ANTISEMITISM GETS OUT OF CONTROL IN TURKEY

PanARMENIAN.Net
15.01.2009 15:08 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Prime Minister in Turkey has encouraged hatred
against Israel in his speeches which has become obvious anti-Semitic
propaganda among the general public, according to Director of Global
Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center, Professor Barry
Rubin.

"There are people around the clock besieging the Israeli consulate in
Istanbul shouting their hatred against Israel and Jewish people. All
around Istanbul billboards are full of propaganda posters against
Israel like; "Moses, even this is not written in your book" and
"Israel Stop this Crime." On the streets the people are writing such
graffiti as: "Kill Jews," "Kill Israel," "Israel should no longer
exist in the Middle East," and "Stop Israeli Massacre."

The week-end before, some people wrote, "We will kill you" on the door
of one of the biggest synagogues in Izmir resulted in the closing down
of synagogues. Near Istanbul University, a group put a huge poster on
the door of a shop owned by a Jew: "Do not buy from here, since this
shop is owned by a Jew." A group put posters on his wall saying that:
"Jews and Armenians are not allowed but dogs are allowed." Some young
people are even threatening others with violence if they are seen as
pro-Israel in social networking websites such as Facebook and Hi5.

The document attached is the official statement by the minister of
education stating that tomorrow [January 14] at 11am in all the high
schools and primary schools the students will pay homage to the women
and children dead during the war and furthermore, the teachers of
art will organize the session of painting and writing on the subject:
"Humanity Drama in Palestine" and the winners will receive awards.

The Jewish community can do nothing in response to what has been
going on for the last few weeks, except giving vague statements that
the Turkish Jewish Community does not want the war to be continued
any more.

We have previously faced some strong reaction regarding previous
operations in Gaza and the West Bank but this time is really different
from former ones. I feel open anti-Semitism and hatred from all
these people. Nobody understood, Even some widely read columnists
in Turkey are writing things that lead all these groups toward this
hatred becoming much more dangerous day by day.

But I know one thing: that the world should know about the widespread
and openly anti-Semitic propaganda which far exceeds anything happening
in Europe."