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- Burak Bekdil: Turkey: Islamist Justice at Its Best
by Bassam Tawil • December 9, 2020 at 5:00 am The Palestinian journalists' group is angry not only because two Israeli reporters visited Ramallah. It is upset because the reporters dared to reveal an inconvenient truth: that Palestinians are enjoying themselves and that, despite the outbreak of the coronavirus, the economy in Ramallah is doing well. This truth goes against the Palestinian leadership's official and long-standing propaganda line: that the Palestinians are "suffering" as a result of the bad economy and therefore the world needs to continue providing them with hundreds of millions of dollars each year. The only journalists the Palestinian leadership tolerates are those who do not question its policies and decisions and who do not ask embarrassing questions. Will the International Federation of Journalists [the largest in the world; it represents more than 600,000 media workers from 187 organizations in 146 countries] condemn the Palestinians for threatening Israeli journalists on a regular basis? ... International organizations rarely see any evil on the Palestinian side. The only culprit, for them, is Israel. The silence of the IFJ and other international media organizations and human rights groups is nothing short of a green light to Palestinians to physically attack the next Israeli reporter they see on the streets of Bethlehem or Ramallah.
 The Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate is furious because two Israeli reporters visited the Palestinian cities of Ramallah and Bethlehem, as part of a news item on the cities' nightlife and restaurants, hotels and coffee shops, which are thriving despite the coronavirus pandemic. This truth goes against the Palestinian leadership's long-standing propaganda line: that the Palestinians are "suffering" as a result of the bad economy and therefore the world needs to continue providing them with hundreds of millions of dollars each year. Pictured: The recently opened "Corona Sandwich" restaurant in Bethlehem. (Photo by Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images) At a time when Arab journalists from the Gulf are visiting Israel and saying that they are looking forward to working with their Israeli colleagues, Palestinians are continuing to incite hatred against the Israeli media and threaten Israeli journalists. While the Arabs in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are working toward normalizing their relations with Israel, the Palestinians are continuing to threaten anyone who wants to make peace with Israelis. The Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate (PIJ), a group dominated by loyalists of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, is furious because two Israeli (Jewish) correspondents visited the Palestinian cities of Ramallah and Bethlehem, where they spoke with local businessmen. The Israeli television correspondents, as part of a news item on the buzzing nightlife of Ramallah and Bethlehem, interviewed the owners of restaurants, hotels and coffee shops. Continue Reading Article by Burak Bekdil • December 9, 2020 at 4:00 am It has been 7½ years after Elvan was killed in what appears to be a direct shot in the face. The Turkish state is still trying to make sure that not a single officer will be punished for the tragic death of a 15-year-old boy. Worse, there is no sign of accountability within the Turkish public administration system. The dramatic, undeniable scene was captured by a photographer, Abdurrahman Gök who later posted the photos. Gök is now facing trial for potential links with terror groups and could get up to 20 years in prison. What about the officer who shot Kurkut?... a serious crimes court in Diyarbakır acquitted the defendant, a police officer, known only by his initials, Y.S. Justice, apparently, is too scarce a commodity for Turkish extremists who are often busy protecting Palestinian terrorists and accusing civilized nations of modern barbarism. The Australian story could be an example of modern barbarism.... but it has a fair ending. The Turkish stories of medieval barbarism in the 21st century do not.
 On December 28, 201,1 a group of Kurdish peasants were smuggling cheap gasoline into their Turkish village from northern Iraq. Turkish F-16 fighter jets attacked the group, killing 34 people, including 17 children. Under public pressure, the Erdoğan administration launched an investigation into the attack. Not a single official was found guilty. Pictured: The funeral procession for the victim, outside Uludere Hospital in Sirnak province, on December 30, 2011. (Photo by Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images) Barely a week after he pledged judicial and democratic reforms, Turkey's strongman, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, typically rediscovered his Islamist self. He reminded the world, once again, how corrupt and hypocritical his understanding of universal justice is. "We observe that the [Israeli] state terror against Palestinians goes on," Erdoğan said in a speech in which he complained of injustice. "Arms up, Palestinian children are being murdered." Continue Reading Article |
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