Turkey's Erdogan Whips Up Antisemitism
by Uzay Bulut from The Gatestone Institute June 10th
"Anywhere which was connected with these people or with these prophets who were all Muslims becomes a Muslim territory.... So any place like this [Israel] had to be freed.... had to be liberated. So, Islam appeared... from their point of view -- as a liberator. And therefore, there is no Islamic occupation.... So, there is no Islamic occupation. There is only Islamic liberation." — Moshe Sharon, Professor Emeritus of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, YouTube, September 10, 2015.
Such accusations are, of course, totally false, but imagine how many ignorant people worldwide they infect with violent Jew-hatred.
In reality, both Muslim Arabs and Ottomans violently invaded Jerusalem and remained occupiers there for centuries.
What actually needs to be condemned is Hamas's terrorism. It is Hamas that aims to destroy Israel, that commits war crimes, and that attempts genocide... as seen, for example, in Article 7 of the Hamas Charter. Moreover, it is Hamas that harms its own people and puts them in danger, and uses them as human shields: an additional war crime. Hamas has made no secret of advocating the use of civilians as human shields.
Erdogan's offer to change the administration of Jerusalem is an open assault on the sovereignty and security of Israel. The three religions are already present and enjoy religious liberty in Jerusalem, unlike the tiny, dying non-Muslim community in Turkey.... Erdogan also issued a threat -- his word -- to Jerusalem if he does not get his way....
A major reason for this Jew-hatred appears to be irresponsible leaders who repeat hateful propaganda while remaining completely blind to, or proud of, their own crimes.
As Hamas indiscriminately bombed Israeli cities from May 11 to May 17, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered a speech in Ankara in which he targeted both Israel and Jews with antisemitic slurs. Erdogan disseminated countless falsehoods that misinformed the Turkish public about Israel, the Jewish people, Gaza, and other issues -- all the while fanning the flames of antisemitism.
In discussing the Islamic history of Jerusalem, where the Jews were living for more than a thousand years before Islam even appeared with Mohammad (c. 570-632) -- and scooping up ancient Jewish leaders on the way:
"Jerusalem... is a region that hosts the most ancient settlements of humanity. Many prophets who were also our prophets, from Prophet Abraham to Prophet David and Prophet Solomon, lived in these lands and left their marks on these lands."
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