Remember P Is for Palestine, the palestinian propaganda children’s book that glorifies terror and violence against Israel? As I posted a while back, there is a sequel on the way.
Now there’s yet another palestinian propaganda children’s book, this time from a different author; introducing Laith The Lion Goes to Palestine!
This is all we know about the book:
Join Laith the Lion as he takes a magical journey to Palestine!
Little lions of any age can join Laith in his flying crib and make new friends in sunny Palestine. Inspired by the author’s son, Laith the Lion encapsulates the spirit and connection many Palestinians feel towards their culture, ancestry and homeland. It’s a journey of discovery, pride, and warmth that your child will want to experience over and over again
That, and the facts the author is palestinian and the illustrator a Jew (of sorts):
Sara McMullin is an illustrator and writer who has written for PBSkids. She is also the creator of The Center Town, The Misadventures of Sea Cucumber Man, Willow, and the Stupid Pillow comic. As a child Sara’s mother gave her the option of either theater and art classes or a Bat Mitzvah. She chose the former and a love of storytelling was born
Even though there is not much to go on, I strongly suspect this book is not going to be promoting tolerance and coexistence. For a start, there’s the “Fun Facts About Palestine” on the website, which clearly refers to the entirety of Israel, yet manages to avoid mentioning the Jooooooos:
The majority of the population is Muslim, although there is also a large population of Christians as well.
There’s also this bit of merch from the website store: the Laith keffiyeh!
[photo removed at behest of the author of the book, but you can see it on the site – a toddler with a kaffiyeh]
A symbol of terrorism around your baby’s neck. How cute!
Needless to say, I will be monitoring developments with Laith the Lion.
