"The international publisher Pearson has paused further distribution of two textbooks used UK schools after a of academics said in a report that they distorted the historical record and failed to pupils a balanced view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The report found that alterations had been made to text, timelines, maps and photographs, as well as to sample student essays and questions.

It concluded that "school children should not be supplied with propaganda under the guise of education" and called for their immediate withdrawal."