24 mar 2013
Tel Aviv has 1000 reason to be friends with Ankara: Peres
Israeli President Shimon Peres
Israeli President Shimon Peres says Israel has a thousand reasons to be friends with Turkey, expressing his satisfaction with the resumption of relations with Ankara.
"I can think of a thousand reasons why Turkey and Israel should be friends; I cannot find one reason why they shouldn't be friends," Peres said in an interview with CNN Turk on Sunday.
Peres stated that somehow both Israel and Turkey “wanted to put an end to this misunderstanding and return to the good relations that have existed between Turkey and ourselves for many good years.”
He added that Israel and Turkey are both concerned over the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria.
On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the true motive to resume ties with Turkey was Tel Aviv’s concerns over Syria’s chemical weapons.
On Friday, Israel announced a full resumption of diplomatic relations with Turkey after Netanyahu phoned Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and apologized to him over the deaths of nine Turkish activists in an Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound international flotilla.
The Israeli military attacked the Freedom Flotilla in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea on May 31, 2010, killing nine Turkish nationals aboard the Turkish-flagged MV Mavi Marmara and injuring about 50 other activists that were part of the team on the six-ship convoy.
The Israeli apology was brokered by US President Barack Obama during his recent visit to Israel. Netanyahu had previously only expressed regret for the killings and refused to publicly apologize.
On December 17, 2012, Syrian Ambassador to the UN Bashar Ja’afari said in letters to the UN Security Council and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that the foreign-backed militants could use chemical weapons against Syrians and try to shift the blame to the government.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011. Many people, including large numbers of Syrian army and security personnel, have been killed in the violence.
The Syrian government says that the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of the militants are foreign nationals.
Damascus says the West and its regional allies including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey are supporting the militants.
Israeli President Shimon Peres says Israel has a thousand reasons to be friends with Turkey, expressing his satisfaction with the resumption of relations with Ankara.
"I can think of a thousand reasons why Turkey and Israel should be friends; I cannot find one reason why they shouldn't be friends," Peres said in an interview with CNN Turk on Sunday.
Peres stated that somehow both Israel and Turkey “wanted to put an end to this misunderstanding and return to the good relations that have existed between Turkey and ourselves for many good years.”
He added that Israel and Turkey are both concerned over the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria.
On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the true motive to resume ties with Turkey was Tel Aviv’s concerns over Syria’s chemical weapons.
On Friday, Israel announced a full resumption of diplomatic relations with Turkey after Netanyahu phoned Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and apologized to him over the deaths of nine Turkish activists in an Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound international flotilla.
The Israeli military attacked the Freedom Flotilla in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea on May 31, 2010, killing nine Turkish nationals aboard the Turkish-flagged MV Mavi Marmara and injuring about 50 other activists that were part of the team on the six-ship convoy.
The Israeli apology was brokered by US President Barack Obama during his recent visit to Israel. Netanyahu had previously only expressed regret for the killings and refused to publicly apologize.
On December 17, 2012, Syrian Ambassador to the UN Bashar Ja’afari said in letters to the UN Security Council and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that the foreign-backed militants could use chemical weapons against Syrians and try to shift the blame to the government.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011. Many people, including large numbers of Syrian army and security personnel, have been killed in the violence.
The Syrian government says that the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of the militants are foreign nationals.
Damascus says the West and its regional allies including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey are supporting the militants.
Jihad movement calls on Egypt to pressure occupation to abide by ceasefire
The Islamic Jihad movement called on Egypt, the mediator of the truce agreement between the Palestinian resistance in Gaza and the Israeli occupation, to pressure the Israeli authorities to implement the agreement's terms, which ended the last Israeli aggression on Gaza in November.
Sheikh Khader Habib, a leader in the movement, said in a press statement that the Israeli decision to the limit down the fishing area in Gaza Sea from six to three miles is a violation of the ceasefire agreement.
Habib considered the Israeli decision as a systematic policy to drive fishermen further from them and establish new boundaries for the siege, urging the Egyptian mediator to pressure the occupation to commit to the terms of the truce.
In related matter, Palestinian fishermen confirmed that the Israeli forces forced them on Saturday morning to pull back to three miles after reducing the fishing area.
Nizar Ayyash, head of the Gaza fishermen's syndicate, said that the occupation forces implemented its decision to reduce the fishing area from six to three miles, where they fired toward the Palestinian fishermen in total violation of the truce agreement which had expanded the three-nautical mile fishing limit imposed by Israeli occupation, as part of its naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, to six nautical miles.
The occupation forces announced that the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon agreed to reduce the permitted fishing zone in the Sea of Gaza to three miles instead of six.
This comes after an Israeli promise to Turkey to lift the siege on the Gaza Strip, after its apology for its crime against the Turkish Marmara ship.
Sheikh Khader Habib, a leader in the movement, said in a press statement that the Israeli decision to the limit down the fishing area in Gaza Sea from six to three miles is a violation of the ceasefire agreement.
Habib considered the Israeli decision as a systematic policy to drive fishermen further from them and establish new boundaries for the siege, urging the Egyptian mediator to pressure the occupation to commit to the terms of the truce.
In related matter, Palestinian fishermen confirmed that the Israeli forces forced them on Saturday morning to pull back to three miles after reducing the fishing area.
Nizar Ayyash, head of the Gaza fishermen's syndicate, said that the occupation forces implemented its decision to reduce the fishing area from six to three miles, where they fired toward the Palestinian fishermen in total violation of the truce agreement which had expanded the three-nautical mile fishing limit imposed by Israeli occupation, as part of its naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, to six nautical miles.
The occupation forces announced that the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon agreed to reduce the permitted fishing zone in the Sea of Gaza to three miles instead of six.
This comes after an Israeli promise to Turkey to lift the siege on the Gaza Strip, after its apology for its crime against the Turkish Marmara ship.
23 mar 2013
Netanyahu says Syria was main reason for apology
In Facebook post, PM Netanyahu explains his decision to apologize to Turkey over Marmara raid, normalize relations with Ankara. 'Changing reality requires that we reexamine our relations with countries in the region,' he says.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday rationalized his decision to apologize to Turkey over the IDF's raid on the Gaza-bound Marmara ship that killed nine Turkish citizens.
"The fact that the Syrian crisis is constantly intensifying was a prime consideration," he explained in a post on his Facebook page.
"Syria is crumbling, and its massive stockpiles of advanced weapons are starting to fall into the hands of various elements. What we fear most is that terrorist groups will get their hands on chemical weapons."
The prime minister noted that he spent Saturday resting after a busy week that began with the swearing in of his new government and ended with the visit of US President Barack Obama.
"Before the Sabbath, I spoke to the Turkish premier. Three years after Israel-Turkey ties had been cut off I decided it was time to restore them. The changing reality around us requires that we constantly reexamine our relations with countries in the region.
"In the past three years the State of Israel has initiated several attempts to resolve the crisis with Turkey."
Netanyahu explained that the situation in Syria warrants a reevaluation of Israel's relations with Turkey and noted that the presence of Global Jihad terrorists on the Syrian-Israel border in the Golan Heights "creates serious challenges for our defense establishment."
He further noted that Israel is closely monitoring the situation across the border and is ready to respond to any development .
"It’s important that Turkey and Israel, which both share a border with Syria, are able to communicate with each other and this is also relevant to other regional challenges. In addition, the visit of US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Kerry created an opportunity to end the crisis.
"That is why towards the end of the US president's visit I decided to call the Turkish prime minister on order to solve the crisis and mend the relations between our two nations."
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said that he supports Netanyahu's decision. "The prime minister has made a responsible decision and the settlement he is leading with Turkey does not contradict the fact that we stood our ground for three years," he said in a statement.
"Regional developments and US involvement helped end the crisis. It is a shared interest of both Israel and Turkey." Conversely, former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman slammed the move on Friday calling it a "serious mistake."
Earlier on Saturday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip said that Israel's apology "it was offered the way we wanted."
Addressing the restoration of diplomatic ties through the appointment of ambassadors he said, "We will see what will be put into practice during the process. If they move forward in a promising way, we will make our contribution. Then, there would be an exchange of ambassadors."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday rationalized his decision to apologize to Turkey over the IDF's raid on the Gaza-bound Marmara ship that killed nine Turkish citizens.
"The fact that the Syrian crisis is constantly intensifying was a prime consideration," he explained in a post on his Facebook page.
"Syria is crumbling, and its massive stockpiles of advanced weapons are starting to fall into the hands of various elements. What we fear most is that terrorist groups will get their hands on chemical weapons."
The prime minister noted that he spent Saturday resting after a busy week that began with the swearing in of his new government and ended with the visit of US President Barack Obama.
"Before the Sabbath, I spoke to the Turkish premier. Three years after Israel-Turkey ties had been cut off I decided it was time to restore them. The changing reality around us requires that we constantly reexamine our relations with countries in the region.
"In the past three years the State of Israel has initiated several attempts to resolve the crisis with Turkey."
Netanyahu explained that the situation in Syria warrants a reevaluation of Israel's relations with Turkey and noted that the presence of Global Jihad terrorists on the Syrian-Israel border in the Golan Heights "creates serious challenges for our defense establishment."
He further noted that Israel is closely monitoring the situation across the border and is ready to respond to any development .
"It’s important that Turkey and Israel, which both share a border with Syria, are able to communicate with each other and this is also relevant to other regional challenges. In addition, the visit of US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Kerry created an opportunity to end the crisis.
"That is why towards the end of the US president's visit I decided to call the Turkish prime minister on order to solve the crisis and mend the relations between our two nations."
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said that he supports Netanyahu's decision. "The prime minister has made a responsible decision and the settlement he is leading with Turkey does not contradict the fact that we stood our ground for three years," he said in a statement.
"Regional developments and US involvement helped end the crisis. It is a shared interest of both Israel and Turkey." Conversely, former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman slammed the move on Friday calling it a "serious mistake."
Earlier on Saturday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip said that Israel's apology "it was offered the way we wanted."
Addressing the restoration of diplomatic ties through the appointment of ambassadors he said, "We will see what will be put into practice during the process. If they move forward in a promising way, we will make our contribution. Then, there would be an exchange of ambassadors."
Haneyya: Erdogan to visit Gaza in mid April
Palestinian premier in Gaza Ismail Hanneya announced on Friday night that Turkish premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning to visit Gaza by mid April. Haneyya, in a statement at a Hamas-organized rally west of Gaza, said that Erdogan had also phoned Khaled Mishaal, the political bureau chairman of Hamas, and told him of Israel’s acceptance to its demands of apology, compensation, and lifting Gaza blockade so as to restore relations after the Israeli deadly attack on Mavi Marmara aid ship.
The premier, who was speaking at the rally held on the 9th anniversary of Israel’s assassination of Hamas co-founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, said that Israel had failed in its goal of assassinating Yassin mainly to wipe out his legacy, principles, and steadfastness amongst the Palestinian people.
The premier, who was speaking at the rally held on the 9th anniversary of Israel’s assassination of Hamas co-founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, said that Israel had failed in its goal of assassinating Yassin mainly to wipe out his legacy, principles, and steadfastness amongst the Palestinian people.
Turkey’s Erdogan Briefs Abbas on Deal with Israel
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan Friday called President Mahmoud Abbas to brief him on the agreement he has reached with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu concerning the 2010 Mavi Marmara flotilla incident.
Erdogan told Abbas that all of Turkey’s demands for reconciliation were met.
President Abbas told the Turkish premier that he values his government’s support for the Palestinian cause and the peace process and the fact that Turkish nationals gave their lives on board of the Mavi Marmara in support of the Palestinian cause and the right of Palestinians to live freely and in dignity.
Abbas considered all who died on the flotilla as martyrs.
Turkey recalled its ambassador to Israel following the Israeli navy attack on the flotilla, which was on its way to provide aid to the people of Gaza in light of the Israeli blockade on the coastal enclave. Nine Turkish nationals were killed in the Israeli takeover of the ship.
Netanyahu called Erdogan and apologized for the incident, which paved the way for return of the ambassadors to their posts.
Erdogan told Abbas that all of Turkey’s demands for reconciliation were met.
President Abbas told the Turkish premier that he values his government’s support for the Palestinian cause and the peace process and the fact that Turkish nationals gave their lives on board of the Mavi Marmara in support of the Palestinian cause and the right of Palestinians to live freely and in dignity.
Abbas considered all who died on the flotilla as martyrs.
Turkey recalled its ambassador to Israel following the Israeli navy attack on the flotilla, which was on its way to provide aid to the people of Gaza in light of the Israeli blockade on the coastal enclave. Nine Turkish nationals were killed in the Israeli takeover of the ship.
Netanyahu called Erdogan and apologized for the incident, which paved the way for return of the ambassadors to their posts.
Erdogan phones Mishaal over Israeli apology
Political bureau chairman of Hamas Khaled Mishaal received a phone call from Turkish premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan informing him of Israel’s apology over its bloody raid on Mavi Marmara aid ship.
A statement by Hamas on Friday quoted Erdogan as telling Mishaal that Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu offered an apology for the attack, which killed nine Turkish nationals, and pledged to meet other Turkish demands such as compensations for the families of the dead and lifting the siege on the Palestinian people.
The statement congratulated the Turkish people and leadership over such a victory and big accomplishment represented in forcing Israel to apologize and submit to demands, noting that it was a rare instance.
The success of Turkey in forcing Israel to apologize proved anew that Israel only submits to the language of force, steadfastness and insistence on legitimate rights, the statement concluded.
Netanyahu had reached Erdogan over the phone on Friday and talked with him for half an hour in the presence of American president Barack Obama, who had intervened to broker the deal.
In an official statement, Netanyahu's office said: "In light of Israel's investigation into the incident which pointed to a number of operational mistakes, the prime minister expressed Israel's apology to the Turkish people for any mistakes that might have led to the loss of life or injury."
The deal included restoration of diplomatic ties and cancellation of legal measures against Israeli soldiers who took part in the deadly raid.
A statement by Hamas on Friday quoted Erdogan as telling Mishaal that Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu offered an apology for the attack, which killed nine Turkish nationals, and pledged to meet other Turkish demands such as compensations for the families of the dead and lifting the siege on the Palestinian people.
The statement congratulated the Turkish people and leadership over such a victory and big accomplishment represented in forcing Israel to apologize and submit to demands, noting that it was a rare instance.
The success of Turkey in forcing Israel to apologize proved anew that Israel only submits to the language of force, steadfastness and insistence on legitimate rights, the statement concluded.
Netanyahu had reached Erdogan over the phone on Friday and talked with him for half an hour in the presence of American president Barack Obama, who had intervened to broker the deal.
In an official statement, Netanyahu's office said: "In light of Israel's investigation into the incident which pointed to a number of operational mistakes, the prime minister expressed Israel's apology to the Turkish people for any mistakes that might have led to the loss of life or injury."
The deal included restoration of diplomatic ties and cancellation of legal measures against Israeli soldiers who took part in the deadly raid.
Turkey says apology brought Israel to ‘line of international law’
Turkey says bringing the Israeli regime to the ‘line of international law’ was an important step following Tel Aviv’s apology to Ankara that came more than two years after a deadly Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla in 2010.
The Israeli military attacked the Freedom Flotilla in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea on May 31, 2010, killing nine Turkish nationals aboard the Turkish-flagged MV Mavi Marmara and injuring about 50 other activists that were part of the team on the six-ship convoy.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said in an interview with Turkish TRT television on Friday, “I always mentioned to my counterparts bringing Israel to the line of international law is an important step for Israel to be on a correct spot for the peace and finally manage to come to that spot.”
“We made it clear that Turkey will not change its course of action until an apology is issued,” Davutoglu stated. “What appears to you as a surprise is an effort that has been pursued and forged gradually for three years.”
The comments came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on the same day that he had apologized on behalf of the Tel Aviv regime for its fatal raid during a phone call with Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Netanyahu also accepted Ankara’s demand that the Israeli regime compensate the families of the nine Turkish victims.
The Israeli apology was brokered by US President Barack Obama during his recent visit to Israel. Netanyahu had previously only expressed regret for the killings and refused to publicly apologize.
Ankara and Tel Aviv recalled their envoys in 2011 over the flotilla issue, but on Friday Erdogan and Netanyahu agreed to send back ambassadors.
The Israeli military attacked the Freedom Flotilla in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea on May 31, 2010, killing nine Turkish nationals aboard the Turkish-flagged MV Mavi Marmara and injuring about 50 other activists that were part of the team on the six-ship convoy.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said in an interview with Turkish TRT television on Friday, “I always mentioned to my counterparts bringing Israel to the line of international law is an important step for Israel to be on a correct spot for the peace and finally manage to come to that spot.”
“We made it clear that Turkey will not change its course of action until an apology is issued,” Davutoglu stated. “What appears to you as a surprise is an effort that has been pursued and forged gradually for three years.”
The comments came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on the same day that he had apologized on behalf of the Tel Aviv regime for its fatal raid during a phone call with Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Netanyahu also accepted Ankara’s demand that the Israeli regime compensate the families of the nine Turkish victims.
The Israeli apology was brokered by US President Barack Obama during his recent visit to Israel. Netanyahu had previously only expressed regret for the killings and refused to publicly apologize.
Ankara and Tel Aviv recalled their envoys in 2011 over the flotilla issue, but on Friday Erdogan and Netanyahu agreed to send back ambassadors.
22 mar 2013
Israel announces full resumption of diplomatic ties with Turkey
Israel has announced a full resumption of diplomatic ties with Turkey after apologizing for the deaths of nine Turkish activists in an Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound international flotilla.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that he had apologized to Turkey during a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a deadly 2010 flotilla attack.
He also accepted Ankara's demand for compensation to be paid to the families of the nine activists who were killed.
The deal was brokered by US President Barack Obama during a visit to Israel. Netanyahu had previously only expressed regret for the deaths and refused to publicly apologize.
Tel Aviv-Ankara relations soured after Israeli commandos attacked Turkish aid ship, Mavi Marmara, in international waters in May 2010.
Turkey had previously demanded an official apology from the Israeli regime for the deadly attack on the flotilla, compensation to the families of the victims and an end to the blockade of Gaza as preconditions for normalization of the mutual relations.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that he had apologized to Turkey during a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a deadly 2010 flotilla attack.
He also accepted Ankara's demand for compensation to be paid to the families of the nine activists who were killed.
The deal was brokered by US President Barack Obama during a visit to Israel. Netanyahu had previously only expressed regret for the deaths and refused to publicly apologize.
Tel Aviv-Ankara relations soured after Israeli commandos attacked Turkish aid ship, Mavi Marmara, in international waters in May 2010.
Turkey had previously demanded an official apology from the Israeli regime for the deadly attack on the flotilla, compensation to the families of the victims and an end to the blockade of Gaza as preconditions for normalization of the mutual relations.
2 mar 2013
Haneyya condemns Zio-American campaign against Edrogan
Palestinian premier in Gaza Ismail Haneyya has lashed out at the Zio-American campaign against Turkish premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Haneyya said in a statement on Friday that Erdogan’s statements were true and correct and unveiled the falsity of the Zionist movement.
He said that the statements reflected Erdogan’s stable position and his country’s commitment to the Palestine cause.
The Israeli government and the White House had criticized Erdogan for his statement on Wednesday that "Just like Zionism, anti-Semitism, and fascism, it becomes unavoidable that Islamophobia must be regarded as a crime against humanity".
Erdogan is correct; Zionism is a crime against humanity
Comment by Khalid Amayreh
Israeli leaders have been infuriated by the fleeting remarks made by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the opening session of the Fifth UN Alliance of Civilizations held in Vienna last week.
"Just like Zionism, anti-Semitism, and fascism, it becomes unavoidable that Islamophobia must be regarded as a crime against humanity," Erdogan said.
To the people who are familiar with Israel, especially Palestinians, Lebanese and other Arabs who have been on the receiving end of Zionist criminality; Erdogan's remarks are a statement of the obvious.
After all, Zionism is about the dispossession and usurpation of Palestine from its rightful native people, the Palestinians. It is the biggest act of theft and falsification since Adam and Eve. It was a crime against humanity then, it will always be a crime against humanity, no matter how many Congressmen and women praise the Jewish Golem.
In all honesty, I can't find an iota of untruth in Erdogan's words.
What else can be said about those gangs of Zionist Jews who came from Eastern Europe to arrogate, by way of terror and violence, a land that never belonged to them?
These criminal invaders didn't come to Palestine in order to live and let live. They rather came to Palestine in order to slaughter the indigenous Arabs, Christians and Muslims alike, and dispossess them of their homes and lands in order to establish a racist Jewish state free of non-Jews.
They wanted and still want to do to the Palestinians what the White man did to native Americans in the Americas and Australia. The white colonialists annihilated millions of native Americans and called the genocide "manifest destiny." Likewise, the Zionist murdered untold numbers of Palestinians, massacred Arab villagers at will and drove the bulk of our people to the four winds, and then had the audacity to call the genocidal ethnic cleansing "war of liberation." Indeed, the Zionists and much of the Western world don't even hesitate to commit an act of fornication with truth and history by calling their victims "terrorists."
Even today, 65 years after Israel's misbegotten birth, its leaders are shamelessly demanding that the victims recognize Israel as a Jewish state, where non-Jews, including native Palestinians, have no right to live except as wood hewers and water carriers.
In truth, there are a thousand observations justifying Erdogan's remarks. In the final analysis, Zionism is too nefarious and too ugly to be described in words. It is a movement that combines ethnic cleansing, genocide, racism, mendacity, barbarianism and fanaticism.
In fact, it is extremely hard to find a similar movement in the history of mankind that would parallel Zionism in its brutal ugliness and nefariousness, both at the theoretical and practical levels.
Today, in 2013, we continue to be affronted with Jewish Zionist leaders who continue to argue amongst themselves if non-Jews are genuine human beings. The most prevailing opinion within Orthodox Judaism is that non-Jews, that are more than 7,090.000.000, are actually sub-humans or actually animals in human shape.
This is not merely an anecdotal remark. There are millions of Jews around the world who are fully convinced of the veracity and correctness of this belief. Two years ago, Ovadia Yosef, one of the most respected rabbis in Israel told a Sabbath homily in West Jerusalem that non-Jews were very much like donkeys whom the Almighty created in order to serve Jews.
Yosef is not a marginal or satirical figure in Israel. He was Israel's Chief Rabbi and he now has hundreds of thousands of loyal followers. Unfortunately, his manifestly racist remarks raised no eye-brows in Israel, neither among politicians, nor intellectuals, not even amongst the media, which is very telling, indeed.
It would still be somewhat innocuous if Zionist criminality and racism were confined to the theoretical sphere. But Zionism, especially religious Zionism, which views non-Jews as animals or infra-human beings, also believes that the life of a goy, a non-Jew, has no sanctity and can be expended without any compunction. This is what prompts Jewish interrogators and prison wardens to torture innocent Palestinians to death, as happened with Arafat Jaradat last week.
Today, innocent Palestinians are routinely murdered in cold blood at the hands of Gestapo-like Zionist Jews, and when the murderers are apprehended and prosecuted, every conceivable legal trick is used to exonerate them.
Even when the indicting evidence is overwhelming, all sorts of extenuating circumstances are concocted in order to acquit the killers.
In 1953, Zionist Jews murdered my three uncles in one incident near the armistice line west of Hebron. Moreover, they seized our property, livestock and everything else, condemning us to 30 years of abject poverty.
Until this very moment, my family is yet to receive a simple Mea Culpa let alone any compensation from Israel for this crime. Compare this to rabid Zionist efforts to squeeze Europe to the last penny for stolen Jewish property and other grievances.!!
John Kerry has been dismayed by Erdogan's remarks. But I want to ask the honorable Secretary of State "what do you know about Zionism?"
Would you forgive Zionism if it did to you even a small fraction of what it has been doing to us since 1948?
I know it is difficult for you and your boss, Obama, to be honest and spell out your conscience regarding Israel. But forget you are Secretary of State for a moment and try doing some soul-searching as a moral human being. I have no doubt whatsoever that you will find yourself face to face with the ugliest and most evil entity under the sun.
Yes, the Jewish stranglehold over American politics and policies will silence your conscience and the conscience of your boss. This is exactly what happened to most of your predecessors since time immemorial, which explains America's shameless and unrestricted backing of the most Nazi-like state since Adolph Hitler's Germany.
Today, Israel adopts the policy of lebensraum that Germany practiced at the expense of her European neighbors. True, Israel calls the policy settlement expansion but the substance is the same.
Israel, like Nazi Germany, is carrying out an aggressive policy of ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank by banishing Palestinians from their homes in order to settle Jews in their places.
And you are watching passively while reiterating the same platitudinous jargon that you have been babbling for many decades.
Remember, Mr. Kerry, the holocaust didn't really start with Auschwitz or Treblinka or Bergen Belsen. It started much earlier in the early and mid-1930s when the Nazi authorities were indulging in the same harsh discriminatory and repressive practices that Israeli Jews are now practicing against the Palestinians, with government approval and encouragement.
I don't expect you or your government to take Israel to task over its manifestly criminal behavior toward the Palestinians. After all, you are Israel's protector and guardian. You are part of the problem, and you can't be part of the solution.
But at the very least, don't expect the victims to suppress their feelings by pretending that Israel is actually a charitable entity that has gone astray.
No, Mr. Secretary of State. Israel was evil from the very inception. At least for the Muslims and many Christians of this world as well as millions of other honest people, Israel is and will always be evil.
As for Erdogan, we must salute him for his honesty and rectitude.
He said that the statements reflected Erdogan’s stable position and his country’s commitment to the Palestine cause.
The Israeli government and the White House had criticized Erdogan for his statement on Wednesday that "Just like Zionism, anti-Semitism, and fascism, it becomes unavoidable that Islamophobia must be regarded as a crime against humanity".
Erdogan is correct; Zionism is a crime against humanity
Comment by Khalid Amayreh
Israeli leaders have been infuriated by the fleeting remarks made by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the opening session of the Fifth UN Alliance of Civilizations held in Vienna last week.
"Just like Zionism, anti-Semitism, and fascism, it becomes unavoidable that Islamophobia must be regarded as a crime against humanity," Erdogan said.
To the people who are familiar with Israel, especially Palestinians, Lebanese and other Arabs who have been on the receiving end of Zionist criminality; Erdogan's remarks are a statement of the obvious.
After all, Zionism is about the dispossession and usurpation of Palestine from its rightful native people, the Palestinians. It is the biggest act of theft and falsification since Adam and Eve. It was a crime against humanity then, it will always be a crime against humanity, no matter how many Congressmen and women praise the Jewish Golem.
In all honesty, I can't find an iota of untruth in Erdogan's words.
What else can be said about those gangs of Zionist Jews who came from Eastern Europe to arrogate, by way of terror and violence, a land that never belonged to them?
These criminal invaders didn't come to Palestine in order to live and let live. They rather came to Palestine in order to slaughter the indigenous Arabs, Christians and Muslims alike, and dispossess them of their homes and lands in order to establish a racist Jewish state free of non-Jews.
They wanted and still want to do to the Palestinians what the White man did to native Americans in the Americas and Australia. The white colonialists annihilated millions of native Americans and called the genocide "manifest destiny." Likewise, the Zionist murdered untold numbers of Palestinians, massacred Arab villagers at will and drove the bulk of our people to the four winds, and then had the audacity to call the genocidal ethnic cleansing "war of liberation." Indeed, the Zionists and much of the Western world don't even hesitate to commit an act of fornication with truth and history by calling their victims "terrorists."
Even today, 65 years after Israel's misbegotten birth, its leaders are shamelessly demanding that the victims recognize Israel as a Jewish state, where non-Jews, including native Palestinians, have no right to live except as wood hewers and water carriers.
In truth, there are a thousand observations justifying Erdogan's remarks. In the final analysis, Zionism is too nefarious and too ugly to be described in words. It is a movement that combines ethnic cleansing, genocide, racism, mendacity, barbarianism and fanaticism.
In fact, it is extremely hard to find a similar movement in the history of mankind that would parallel Zionism in its brutal ugliness and nefariousness, both at the theoretical and practical levels.
Today, in 2013, we continue to be affronted with Jewish Zionist leaders who continue to argue amongst themselves if non-Jews are genuine human beings. The most prevailing opinion within Orthodox Judaism is that non-Jews, that are more than 7,090.000.000, are actually sub-humans or actually animals in human shape.
This is not merely an anecdotal remark. There are millions of Jews around the world who are fully convinced of the veracity and correctness of this belief. Two years ago, Ovadia Yosef, one of the most respected rabbis in Israel told a Sabbath homily in West Jerusalem that non-Jews were very much like donkeys whom the Almighty created in order to serve Jews.
Yosef is not a marginal or satirical figure in Israel. He was Israel's Chief Rabbi and he now has hundreds of thousands of loyal followers. Unfortunately, his manifestly racist remarks raised no eye-brows in Israel, neither among politicians, nor intellectuals, not even amongst the media, which is very telling, indeed.
It would still be somewhat innocuous if Zionist criminality and racism were confined to the theoretical sphere. But Zionism, especially religious Zionism, which views non-Jews as animals or infra-human beings, also believes that the life of a goy, a non-Jew, has no sanctity and can be expended without any compunction. This is what prompts Jewish interrogators and prison wardens to torture innocent Palestinians to death, as happened with Arafat Jaradat last week.
Today, innocent Palestinians are routinely murdered in cold blood at the hands of Gestapo-like Zionist Jews, and when the murderers are apprehended and prosecuted, every conceivable legal trick is used to exonerate them.
Even when the indicting evidence is overwhelming, all sorts of extenuating circumstances are concocted in order to acquit the killers.
In 1953, Zionist Jews murdered my three uncles in one incident near the armistice line west of Hebron. Moreover, they seized our property, livestock and everything else, condemning us to 30 years of abject poverty.
Until this very moment, my family is yet to receive a simple Mea Culpa let alone any compensation from Israel for this crime. Compare this to rabid Zionist efforts to squeeze Europe to the last penny for stolen Jewish property and other grievances.!!
John Kerry has been dismayed by Erdogan's remarks. But I want to ask the honorable Secretary of State "what do you know about Zionism?"
Would you forgive Zionism if it did to you even a small fraction of what it has been doing to us since 1948?
I know it is difficult for you and your boss, Obama, to be honest and spell out your conscience regarding Israel. But forget you are Secretary of State for a moment and try doing some soul-searching as a moral human being. I have no doubt whatsoever that you will find yourself face to face with the ugliest and most evil entity under the sun.
Yes, the Jewish stranglehold over American politics and policies will silence your conscience and the conscience of your boss. This is exactly what happened to most of your predecessors since time immemorial, which explains America's shameless and unrestricted backing of the most Nazi-like state since Adolph Hitler's Germany.
Today, Israel adopts the policy of lebensraum that Germany practiced at the expense of her European neighbors. True, Israel calls the policy settlement expansion but the substance is the same.
Israel, like Nazi Germany, is carrying out an aggressive policy of ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank by banishing Palestinians from their homes in order to settle Jews in their places.
And you are watching passively while reiterating the same platitudinous jargon that you have been babbling for many decades.
Remember, Mr. Kerry, the holocaust didn't really start with Auschwitz or Treblinka or Bergen Belsen. It started much earlier in the early and mid-1930s when the Nazi authorities were indulging in the same harsh discriminatory and repressive practices that Israeli Jews are now practicing against the Palestinians, with government approval and encouragement.
I don't expect you or your government to take Israel to task over its manifestly criminal behavior toward the Palestinians. After all, you are Israel's protector and guardian. You are part of the problem, and you can't be part of the solution.
But at the very least, don't expect the victims to suppress their feelings by pretending that Israel is actually a charitable entity that has gone astray.
No, Mr. Secretary of State. Israel was evil from the very inception. At least for the Muslims and many Christians of this world as well as millions of other honest people, Israel is and will always be evil.
As for Erdogan, we must salute him for his honesty and rectitude.
1 mar 2013
Netanyahu fumes over Erdogan’s anti-Zionism remarks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is furious at his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for describing Zionism “a crime against humanity.”
"I strongly condemn the comparison that the Turkish prime minister drew between Zionism and fascism," Netanyahu said on Thursday, adding, "I had thought that such dark and libelous comments were a thing of the past."
He made the remarks in response to Erdogan’s Wednesday speech at the opening session of Fifth Alliance of Civilizations Forum in the Austrian capital city of Vienna, where he said, “Just like Zionism, anti-Semitism and fascism, it becomes unavoidable that Islamophobia must be regarded as a crime against humanity.”
The Turkish premier further decried the rising racism in Europe as “a serious problem for the Alliance of Civilizations Project.”
The development comes as, Turkey severed all ties with Israel over the 2010 killing of nine Turkish activists on a flotilla aid headed to Gaza, setting an official apology, paying compensation to the families of the victims and ending the blockade of the Gaza Strip as preconditions for the normalization of relations with the Israeli regime.
Meanwhile, Turkish newspaper Radikal said recently that secret meetings had been held between Israeli and Turkish officials and Tel Aviv might apologize for “operational errors” during the fatal raid.
Israel has also expressed readiness to meet the second condition, offering compensation, the report said, adding that Turkey has decided to overlook the third condition.
"I strongly condemn the comparison that the Turkish prime minister drew between Zionism and fascism," Netanyahu said on Thursday, adding, "I had thought that such dark and libelous comments were a thing of the past."
He made the remarks in response to Erdogan’s Wednesday speech at the opening session of Fifth Alliance of Civilizations Forum in the Austrian capital city of Vienna, where he said, “Just like Zionism, anti-Semitism and fascism, it becomes unavoidable that Islamophobia must be regarded as a crime against humanity.”
The Turkish premier further decried the rising racism in Europe as “a serious problem for the Alliance of Civilizations Project.”
The development comes as, Turkey severed all ties with Israel over the 2010 killing of nine Turkish activists on a flotilla aid headed to Gaza, setting an official apology, paying compensation to the families of the victims and ending the blockade of the Gaza Strip as preconditions for the normalization of relations with the Israeli regime.
Meanwhile, Turkish newspaper Radikal said recently that secret meetings had been held between Israeli and Turkish officials and Tel Aviv might apologize for “operational errors” during the fatal raid.
Israel has also expressed readiness to meet the second condition, offering compensation, the report said, adding that Turkey has decided to overlook the third condition.
PM Netanyahu Responds to Turkish PM Erdogan's Statement
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sharply condemns Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's statement about Zionism and its comparison to fascism.
"This is a dark and mendacious statement the likes of which we thought had passed from the world," Prime Minister Netanyahu said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sharply condemns Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's statement about Zionism and its comparison to fascism.
"This is a dark and mendacious statement the likes of which we thought had passed from the world," Prime Minister Netanyahu said.
Turkey's Erdogan Calls Zionism "Crime Against Humanity"
Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan (podium, right) and Ban Ki-moon (seated second from left)
Turkey's Erdogan to UN Conference: "Zionism is Crime Against Humanity" Ban Ki-moon Stayed Silent, Must Speak Out
UN Watch expressed shock over anti-Jewish remarks delivered by Turkish prime minister Tayyip Erdogan at a UN summit for tolerance, and urged UN chief Ban Ki-moon -- who was present on the stage yet stayed silent -- to speak out and condemn the speech.
The Geneva-based human rights group also called on Erdogan to apologize.
Speaking yesterday before a Vienna forum of the Alliance of Civilizations, a UN framework for West-Islam dialogue, Erodgan called Zionism, the movement founded in 1897 for Jewish self-determination, a "crime against humanity," likening it with anti-Semitism, fascism, and Islamophobia. Click here for video (minute 8:00 to 8:30); click here for Turkish news report.
Turkey's Erdogan to UN Conference: "Zionism is Crime Against Humanity" Ban Ki-moon Stayed Silent, Must Speak Out
UN Watch expressed shock over anti-Jewish remarks delivered by Turkish prime minister Tayyip Erdogan at a UN summit for tolerance, and urged UN chief Ban Ki-moon -- who was present on the stage yet stayed silent -- to speak out and condemn the speech.
The Geneva-based human rights group also called on Erdogan to apologize.
Speaking yesterday before a Vienna forum of the Alliance of Civilizations, a UN framework for West-Islam dialogue, Erodgan called Zionism, the movement founded in 1897 for Jewish self-determination, a "crime against humanity," likening it with anti-Semitism, fascism, and Islamophobia. Click here for video (minute 8:00 to 8:30); click here for Turkish news report.
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"We remind secretary-general Ban Ki-moon that his predecessor Kofi Annan recognized that the UN's 1975 Zionism-is-racism resolution was an expression of anti-Semitism, and he welcomed its repeal."
UN Watch urged all members of the Alliance's High Level Group, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, "to denounce remarks that fundamentally contradict the very purpose of a forum supposedly dedicated to mutual tolerance."
"Erdogan's misuse of this global podium to incite hatred, and his resort to Ahmandinejad-style pronouncements appealing to the lowest common denominator in the Muslim world, will only strengthen the belief that his government is hewing to a confrontational stance, and fundamentally unwilling to end its four-year-old feud with Israel." www.unwatch.org
UN Watch is a Geneva-based human rights organization founded in 1993 to monitor UN compliance with the principles of its Charter. It is accredited as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in Special Consultative Status to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and as an Associate NGO to the UN Department of Public Information (DPI)
UN Watch urged all members of the Alliance's High Level Group, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, "to denounce remarks that fundamentally contradict the very purpose of a forum supposedly dedicated to mutual tolerance."
"Erdogan's misuse of this global podium to incite hatred, and his resort to Ahmandinejad-style pronouncements appealing to the lowest common denominator in the Muslim world, will only strengthen the belief that his government is hewing to a confrontational stance, and fundamentally unwilling to end its four-year-old feud with Israel." www.unwatch.org
UN Watch is a Geneva-based human rights organization founded in 1993 to monitor UN compliance with the principles of its Charter. It is accredited as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in Special Consultative Status to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and as an Associate NGO to the UN Department of Public Information (DPI)
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5th Global Forum Vienna, 2013. official Opening
Recap Tayyip Erdogan (Turkey), UN AOC, 5ht Global forum Vienna 2013. In his speech, he equated Zionism with fascism. In his remarks, Mr. Erdogan bemoaned "a lack of understanding between religions and sects" and said that the way ahead was "emphasizing the richness that comes from diversity." After he praised "countries which see cultural and ethnic differences not as a reason for division or conflict but as a richness," he complained of what he called the world's indifference to the suffering of Muslims in Syria and elsewhere. About eight minutes into the video, Mr. Erdogan said: Unfortunately the modern world has not passed the test when it comes to Syria. |
In the last two years, we have seen close to 70,000 people lose their lives, and every single day we see innocent children, women, civilians, killed. And the fact that the world has not reacted to this situation seriously injures the sense of justice. In the same way, rising racism in Europe is a serious, problematic area, vis-à-vis the Alliance of Civilizations project.
In addition to indifference vis-à-vis the Muslim countries, we also see harsh, offending, insulting behavior towards Muslims who live in countries other than their own, and this continues to be an inconscionable act that has been ongoing around the world. We should be striving to better understand the beliefs of others but instead we see that people act based on prejudice and exclude others and despiuse them. And that is why it is necessary that we must consider — just like Zionism or anti-Semitism or fascism — Islamophobia as a crime against humanity.
Mr. Erdogan immediately went on to condemn those, including politicians, who use "the media or mass communication vehicles" for "provoking the sensitivities of a religion or a sect or a society."
The Turkish prime minister has expressed his anger with Israeli policies in blunt terms at international forums in the past, most notably at Davos in 2009. He stormed off the stage at the end of a heated discussion of Israel's Gaza offensive, after telling President Shimon Peres, "When it comes to killing, you know well how to kill."
In addition to indifference vis-à-vis the Muslim countries, we also see harsh, offending, insulting behavior towards Muslims who live in countries other than their own, and this continues to be an inconscionable act that has been ongoing around the world. We should be striving to better understand the beliefs of others but instead we see that people act based on prejudice and exclude others and despiuse them. And that is why it is necessary that we must consider — just like Zionism or anti-Semitism or fascism — Islamophobia as a crime against humanity.
Mr. Erdogan immediately went on to condemn those, including politicians, who use "the media or mass communication vehicles" for "provoking the sensitivities of a religion or a sect or a society."
The Turkish prime minister has expressed his anger with Israeli policies in blunt terms at international forums in the past, most notably at Davos in 2009. He stormed off the stage at the end of a heated discussion of Israel's Gaza offensive, after telling President Shimon Peres, "When it comes to killing, you know well how to kill."
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