Turkish site: Antisemitism is all the Jews' fault

For centuries, people have debated why antisemitism exists.A column in Turkey's Yeni Mesaj by Akin Aydin comes up with the answer:It's the Jews' fault! The real question that needs to be asked here is why Jews have been targeted so much since the beginning of their existence!Another question is how did those who believed that they were superior because of their...

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Today's antisemitism in Turkish media

Ankara-based news site Baskent Postasi has this as one of their top stories:It starts off a being unsure whether Zionists of the US/UK are trying to control the world:Right now, the 'WORLD' is under the threat of global Imperialism and Zionism!.. Imperialist/Zionist Powers are working with all their might to take over the world as a whole and to be able to rule it from the...

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Turkish media is even more antisemitic than Arab media

I've been looking at Turkey's news media lately, and it often makes even the worst Arab antisemitism look tame.You know how Arab newspapers say "Extremist Jews stormed Al Aqsa MOsque" when Jews visit the Temple Mount? Well, in Turkey today, the consistent headline was "Fanatic Jews raid Al Aqsa mosque."Note the subhead refers to the Israeli flag as "Israeli rags."One newspaper...

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Turkey is inciting war against Israel - and Jews

Turkey's president Recep Erdogan declared today to be a  national day of mourning in Turkey for the leader of a murderous, raping terrorist organization. memorial services for one of the architects of the October 7 pogrom were held in every one of Turkey's mosques. Turkey is still a member of NATO.Yesterday, Erdoğan told President Biden that Israel is working to...

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Ever hear about the secret powerful Jewish lobby in Turkey?

Iraqi news site Buraitha News, which is a Shi'ite site, has an "analysis" of Israel-Turkish relations by journalist and TV presenter Tabarak al-Raadi. She recently earned her PhD in International Relations from the University of Baghdad.It starts off with:The issue of the role of the Jewish lobby in Turkey may shed light on the Israeli-Turkish relations, which are...

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Another large set of Palestinians who proudly trace their ancestry from elsewhere

This video segment from VOA News describes how many Gazans trace their roots to Kurdistan.Of course, we knew this. There are plenty of Palestinians with the last name "el-Kurd" or "el-Kurdi," and many prominent Palestinian families proudly trace their roots to Arabia or Syria or Morocco or Turkey and everywhere else.Here is my latest list of Palestinian surnames and where...

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