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TURKISH JIHADISTS ATTACK ISRAEL
Phyllis Chesler
FrontPage Magazine
http://frontpagemag.com/2010/06/01/turkey-attacks-israel/
June 1 2010
One may describe Hitler as a "vegetarian" (which he apparently was)
but he was still a genocidally exterminationist Jew-hater whose
relentless racism and imperial ambitions led to the death of more
than 60 million people.
One may also describe the Turks on board the "freedom flotilla"
(Orwell himself could not have suggested a better logo) as
"humanitarian activists." But they are still pro-terrorist Turkish
jihadists whose mission was to kill Jews, one way or the other. This
was a mission which aimed to further demonize the already shamefully
tarnished reputation of the Jewish state. This mission planned to
force a violent confrontation; were Israeli soldiers to dare defend
themselves and if Muslims are therefore martyred--even better public
relations, even better for international lawfare against the Israel.
The so-called "humanitarians," at least on one boat, came armed with
metal bars and knives. They were fighters, not pacifists, and they
called out traditional Islamic battle cries: "[Remember] Khaibar,
Khaibar, oh Jews! The army of Muhammad will return!" According to
Palestinian Media Watch:
"Khaibar is the name of the last Jewish village defeated by Muhammad's
army in 628. Many Jews were killed in that battle, which marked the
end of Jewish presence in Arabia. There are Muslims who see that as a
precursor for future wars against Jews. At gatherings and rallies of
extremists, this chant is often heard as a threat to Jews to expect
to be defeated and killed again by Muslims."
"This video shows Israeli soldiers being beaten with long and heavy
metal rods on one of the Turkish boats. Jeff Dunetz ("YidWithLid")
has a series of disturbing and informative videos in which we can see
the planned nature and intensity of the Turkish-Palestinian violence
against Israeli soldiers--an attack which involved stabbings, beatings,
firebombing attempts, throwing soldiers overboard, etc."
Earlier today, Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said
that the Turkish-led flotilla was: "An armada of hate and violence
in support of Hamas' terror organization and was a premeditated and
outrageous provocation. The organizers are well known for their ties
with global jihad, Al-Qaeda, and Hamas. They have a history of arms
smuggling and deadly terror. On board the ship we found weapons
prepared in advance and used against our forces. The organizers
intent was violent, their method was violent, and the results were
unfortunately violent. Israel regrets any loss of life and did
everything to avoid this outcome."
Indeed, the death count currently stands at an estimated nine (mainly
Turkish) dead and 34 wounded. Predictably, the Arab, European,
and liberal media are viewing Israel as the vicious aggressor; as
committing "obscene" acts. Al-Jazeera's website calls what happened
"a massacre." They refer to the dead as "martyrs."
Some say that the Israeli commandos could have used taser guns, rubber
bullets, or simply sent far more soldiers onto each boat. But the
Israelis initially boarded the boats armed with paintball guns. And one
wonders: How many Israeli soldiers can fit on a boat? One Israeli now
suggests that Israel should have surrounded all the boats, stopped
them dead in their tracks, shot out their motors.
Said I: And then done what with them?
Said he: Negotiate.
Said I: Are you crazy? Negotiate with terrorists? And then feed them,
house them, coddle them--terrorists who would not even agree to bring
food and a note to Gilad Shalit? Incredibly, Israel has been doing
just that, treating the wounded terrorists in Israeli hospitals and
preparing to intern the remaining "activists" in air-conditioned
tents in Ashdod.
Said he: There should have been better military planning.
I am sure that Monday morning quarterbacking is always more ingenious
than what happens in the moment of battle. The problem is that, once
again, the Israelis are being attacked for having defended themselves
and the jihadists are still being seen as "martyrs."
Why did Turkey attack Israel? How much Iranian support did they have?
Turkey was once a haven for Jews in flight from the Christian
Inquisition.
Once, long ago, Muslim Turkey gave asylum to Dona Gracia HaNasi,
the noble and generous leader of the Jews who had fled from Christian
Spain and Portugal. Dona Gracia, a widow, was the wealthiest Jew of her
time and, after living in Italy, found final refuge in Constantinople
in 1552. Some wealthy Jews still live in Turkey today--yes, despite
the bombing of two Turkish synagogues in 2003. I wonder how safe they
are and for how long.
As to women? Locked up in harems--but if they were lucky/most unlucky,
perhaps in the Sultan's own harem or seraglio. For example, in 1784,
a French girl, Aimee Dubucq de Rivery, was kidnapped on the open seas
by Algerian pirates who sold her into the Turkish Sultan's harem. Aimee
became known as "Naksh," The Beautiful One, for her fair skin, blue
eyes, and blonde hair. Improbably, incredibly, Aimee became the mother
of the next Sultan, whose name was Sultan Mahmoud II, the Reformer.
Some see the influence of the Sultan Valideh (The Veiled Sultan)
in Selim's letter of friendship to King Louis XVI--and in other
pro-European gestures and customs.
Myths die hard. People still believe that Jews, Christians and other
infidels lived safe and happy lives in Muslims lands. This is a
Big Lie.
As a matter of historical fact, the Turks have a long and bloody
history of cruelty and genocide. They colonized the entire Middle
East, forced conversions or murdered those who resisted. Islamic
gender and religious apartheid flourished.
To this day, the Turks continue to deny the Armenian genocide. And,
the days of Kemal Ataturk are long gone. In the early 1920s, Ataturk
imposed a secular democracy upon the Islamists and unveiled the women.
Now, the Islamists are winning again: Women are veiling, honor killings
are on the rise (both in Turkey and among Turks in Europe).
Recently, a father and grandfather heartlessly buried a 16-year-old
daughter and granddaughter alive for the "crime" of presumably talking
to boys. I have also written about a great Turkish feminist hero,
my friend Seyran Ates, here; Ates was shot for her work among Turkish
immigrant girls and women in Berlin. Her 15-year-old client died.
Ates, a lawyer, was left for dead--but miraculously survived.
And we nearly admitted Turkey into the European Union. One wonders
if they would have intensified their anti-Israel Islamism had they
been accepted as "Europeans," or whether their candidacy was merely
a calculated move in tandem with pre-existing pro-Iranian plans. For
years, Turkey has opposed sanctioning Iran for its nuclear program.
Turkey was among the first to congratulate Ahmadinejad on his
re-election victory. During 2009, Turkey improved its economic ties
to Iran.
I am waiting for the United Nations and for the United States to
condemn this unprovoked attack on a sovereign nation.
From: A. Papazian
Phyllis Chesler
FrontPage Magazine
http://frontpagemag.com/2010/06/01/turkey-attacks-israel/
June 1 2010
One may describe Hitler as a "vegetarian" (which he apparently was)
but he was still a genocidally exterminationist Jew-hater whose
relentless racism and imperial ambitions led to the death of more
than 60 million people.
One may also describe the Turks on board the "freedom flotilla"
(Orwell himself could not have suggested a better logo) as
"humanitarian activists." But they are still pro-terrorist Turkish
jihadists whose mission was to kill Jews, one way or the other. This
was a mission which aimed to further demonize the already shamefully
tarnished reputation of the Jewish state. This mission planned to
force a violent confrontation; were Israeli soldiers to dare defend
themselves and if Muslims are therefore martyred--even better public
relations, even better for international lawfare against the Israel.
The so-called "humanitarians," at least on one boat, came armed with
metal bars and knives. They were fighters, not pacifists, and they
called out traditional Islamic battle cries: "[Remember] Khaibar,
Khaibar, oh Jews! The army of Muhammad will return!" According to
Palestinian Media Watch:
"Khaibar is the name of the last Jewish village defeated by Muhammad's
army in 628. Many Jews were killed in that battle, which marked the
end of Jewish presence in Arabia. There are Muslims who see that as a
precursor for future wars against Jews. At gatherings and rallies of
extremists, this chant is often heard as a threat to Jews to expect
to be defeated and killed again by Muslims."
"This video shows Israeli soldiers being beaten with long and heavy
metal rods on one of the Turkish boats. Jeff Dunetz ("YidWithLid")
has a series of disturbing and informative videos in which we can see
the planned nature and intensity of the Turkish-Palestinian violence
against Israeli soldiers--an attack which involved stabbings, beatings,
firebombing attempts, throwing soldiers overboard, etc."
Earlier today, Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said
that the Turkish-led flotilla was: "An armada of hate and violence
in support of Hamas' terror organization and was a premeditated and
outrageous provocation. The organizers are well known for their ties
with global jihad, Al-Qaeda, and Hamas. They have a history of arms
smuggling and deadly terror. On board the ship we found weapons
prepared in advance and used against our forces. The organizers
intent was violent, their method was violent, and the results were
unfortunately violent. Israel regrets any loss of life and did
everything to avoid this outcome."
Indeed, the death count currently stands at an estimated nine (mainly
Turkish) dead and 34 wounded. Predictably, the Arab, European,
and liberal media are viewing Israel as the vicious aggressor; as
committing "obscene" acts. Al-Jazeera's website calls what happened
"a massacre." They refer to the dead as "martyrs."
Some say that the Israeli commandos could have used taser guns, rubber
bullets, or simply sent far more soldiers onto each boat. But the
Israelis initially boarded the boats armed with paintball guns. And one
wonders: How many Israeli soldiers can fit on a boat? One Israeli now
suggests that Israel should have surrounded all the boats, stopped
them dead in their tracks, shot out their motors.
Said I: And then done what with them?
Said he: Negotiate.
Said I: Are you crazy? Negotiate with terrorists? And then feed them,
house them, coddle them--terrorists who would not even agree to bring
food and a note to Gilad Shalit? Incredibly, Israel has been doing
just that, treating the wounded terrorists in Israeli hospitals and
preparing to intern the remaining "activists" in air-conditioned
tents in Ashdod.
Said he: There should have been better military planning.
I am sure that Monday morning quarterbacking is always more ingenious
than what happens in the moment of battle. The problem is that, once
again, the Israelis are being attacked for having defended themselves
and the jihadists are still being seen as "martyrs."
Why did Turkey attack Israel? How much Iranian support did they have?
Turkey was once a haven for Jews in flight from the Christian
Inquisition.
Once, long ago, Muslim Turkey gave asylum to Dona Gracia HaNasi,
the noble and generous leader of the Jews who had fled from Christian
Spain and Portugal. Dona Gracia, a widow, was the wealthiest Jew of her
time and, after living in Italy, found final refuge in Constantinople
in 1552. Some wealthy Jews still live in Turkey today--yes, despite
the bombing of two Turkish synagogues in 2003. I wonder how safe they
are and for how long.
As to women? Locked up in harems--but if they were lucky/most unlucky,
perhaps in the Sultan's own harem or seraglio. For example, in 1784,
a French girl, Aimee Dubucq de Rivery, was kidnapped on the open seas
by Algerian pirates who sold her into the Turkish Sultan's harem. Aimee
became known as "Naksh," The Beautiful One, for her fair skin, blue
eyes, and blonde hair. Improbably, incredibly, Aimee became the mother
of the next Sultan, whose name was Sultan Mahmoud II, the Reformer.
Some see the influence of the Sultan Valideh (The Veiled Sultan)
in Selim's letter of friendship to King Louis XVI--and in other
pro-European gestures and customs.
Myths die hard. People still believe that Jews, Christians and other
infidels lived safe and happy lives in Muslims lands. This is a
Big Lie.
As a matter of historical fact, the Turks have a long and bloody
history of cruelty and genocide. They colonized the entire Middle
East, forced conversions or murdered those who resisted. Islamic
gender and religious apartheid flourished.
To this day, the Turks continue to deny the Armenian genocide. And,
the days of Kemal Ataturk are long gone. In the early 1920s, Ataturk
imposed a secular democracy upon the Islamists and unveiled the women.
Now, the Islamists are winning again: Women are veiling, honor killings
are on the rise (both in Turkey and among Turks in Europe).
Recently, a father and grandfather heartlessly buried a 16-year-old
daughter and granddaughter alive for the "crime" of presumably talking
to boys. I have also written about a great Turkish feminist hero,
my friend Seyran Ates, here; Ates was shot for her work among Turkish
immigrant girls and women in Berlin. Her 15-year-old client died.
Ates, a lawyer, was left for dead--but miraculously survived.
And we nearly admitted Turkey into the European Union. One wonders
if they would have intensified their anti-Israel Islamism had they
been accepted as "Europeans," or whether their candidacy was merely
a calculated move in tandem with pre-existing pro-Iranian plans. For
years, Turkey has opposed sanctioning Iran for its nuclear program.
Turkey was among the first to congratulate Ahmadinejad on his
re-election victory. During 2009, Turkey improved its economic ties
to Iran.
I am waiting for the United Nations and for the United States to
condemn this unprovoked attack on a sovereign nation.
From: A. Papazian