Whether Bibi and certain Israelis like it or not, in the Netherlands several pro-Gaza demonstrations have been organized, which have been quite successful so far, with more than 10,000 pro-Gaza protesters taking to the streets of Rotterdam. In recent days however, following the example of French, German and Italian authorities who opted to 'contain' or ban such protests due to violence or 'anti-semitic' words, Dutch authorities decided to 'contain' upcoming protests on the basis that 40 - 50 people were seen waving ISIS flags and chanting 'death to Jews' during a pro-Gaza protest in the Hague.
What's up with that?
© TwitterThe protests in the Hague, district Schilderswijk, mark the first time the black flags of ISIS have been flown in Europe
First, let's take a look at some of these people waving ISIS flags as a speech is given in the background. The following video footage was presented by Doctor Shimon Samuels of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, which shows a crowd of about 50, waving ISIS flags and yelling "Maut al-Yahud' (Death to the Jews)". Since the 'speech' is in Dutch, see translation below.
It should be noted that whoever the speaker was, he made quite a few grammar mistakes in Dutch with some sentences making little sense. In any case, the transcript is as follows:
Nobody dares to say today we are of Moroccan descent, curse Morocco, we are not of Moroccan descent. We are of Muslim descent, but the people who want to express nationalism, they know that today, ...when you look at it: an Algerian who kills a Moroccan because of a flag. They are now fighting with each other because of a flag, because of some piece of land, when they're blood brothers. They are from the same species of animals [unintelligible] yet they kill themselves. Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, [unintelligible] is one land, don't let yourselves be misled by the colonization of the French and the Spanish, what they did to our country. They destroyed our country. And know that [unintelligible] the blood of the martyr who has been [stuttering] during the time that the French have tried to kill the Moroccans. Their grandchildren stood up, they haven't killed all the men. Their grandchildren have stood up, who protested against the West, against America, and the Jews. [Someone in the crowd says: who doesn't speak up, is Jewish.] [unintelligible, speaker continues:] ... with images of pregnant Palestinian women with the text: 1 bullet, 2 kills. You people are laughing over there, why are you laughing. [unintelligible] Anyone who doesn't join, doesn't belong with us. Either you join, or you walk away.The Moroccan Community
The first thing that jumps out is the focus on Moroccans. Why not the Turkish, Afghans, Syrians, Iraqis, Palestinians (obviously!) and other ethnicities living in the Netherlands? It isn't so hard to figure out. First, a bit of background: For years, the Moroccan community has, directly or indirectly, borne the brunt of attacks from Dutch citizens, politicians and the government who accuse them of committing violence in districts of the Hague, Rotterdam, Amsterdam and other cities; whether it is the destruction of public or private property, harassing the elderly, making racist comments or otherwise. The GateStone Institute (International Policy Council) notes that according to a report conducted by the Dutch national police (KLPD) in 2009:
It reveals that in absolute numbers, Amsterdam has the most Moroccan criminals (2,497), followed by Rotterdam (1,798) and The Hague (1,271). When taking into account recidivism, the western Dutch city of Gouda has the biggest Moroccan crime problem, followed by Utrecht and The Hague.The perception of Moroccans in Holland as being violent and rebellious is long-standing. Mention it to any random Dutch person and they know exactly what you're talking about. Certainly, Moroccan youths have caused trouble in many neighborhoods, The Hague being no exception, but as is often the case, these youths are effectively marginalised and neglected by Dutch society with increasing racism in the Netherlands, making it difficult for them to get a job.
The report also shows the percentage of Moroccans among the total number of arrested criminals: Gouda leads with 31%, followed by Utrecht (23.7%) and Culemborg (22.6%).
Dutch readers may want to watch this documentary that illustrates the kind of relationship between the police and citizens, mostly Moroccans, in the Schilderswijk district of The Hague. The examples of police behavior shown in the documentary, which include raiding houses in the middle of the night and kicking a helpless handcuffed Moroccan, probably contribute to some Moroccans' rebellious behavior towards authority. This is in contrast to the claim made by Dutch journalist Fleur Jurgens who said that parents of Moroccans ''are to blame for the antisocial behavior of their children by teaching them at a young age to hate the Dutch and abhor their society."
Being a Moroccan or of Moroccan descent in this country is difficult. To give an example of the mindset of some people, and one particular politician; not too long ago, anti-Islam and anti-Moroccan PVV political party leader Geert Wilders asked his supporters in the Hague the following:
"Fewer or more Moroccans in your city and in the Netherlands?". "Fewer! Fewer!" the crowd shouted, with a smiling Wilders answering: "We're going to organise that."
© ANPMoroccans in Schilderswijk, the Hague
Is ISIS All About Morocco?
So, who
The current Muslim Terror threat against Western nations, as portrayed by ISIS (or 'al-qaeda' before it) is entirely a creation of Western governments and intelligence agencies. That does not mean that they are not real jihadis with weapons; they are, but they are in no way representative of the vast majority of Muslims in the Middle East or anywhere else. That should be obvious given that these particular jihadis are more interested in killing other Muslims than Westerners. Neither are they a threat to Western nations, primarily for the above reasons, and also because they get most of their weapons from their Western handlers.Interestingly, ISIS has little interest of involvement in Morocco. The ISIS group operating in Iraq is concerned with killing Iraqi Shias (and Sunnis), and threatening the last Christians in Iraq to convert to Islam, pay a special tax or be killed. In short, they're like the West's Mafia in the Middle East. The speech made during the protest in the Hague, condemning the West, the USA., Jews, France, etc. doesn't match with the actions of 'ISIS' in the Middle East, i,e, the killing and threatening of fellow Iraqis or Muslims.
If ISIS supporters really did care about Muslims, their focus during the protest in the Hague would primarily be on the situation in Gaza. Ahmed Marcouch, part-Moroccan Labor MP, appears to have understood this quite well: "What are these kids doing there in the first place? ISIS is pure barbarism, it is bloodthirsty," he told The Daily Beast. "We can't allow them to win our children away from us." "The greatest insult of ISIS may even be toward the Muslims and Islam itself."
His message to those being manipulated by ISIS handlers was: "I call on the Muslim community: stand up and don't allow your religion to be hijacked by these idiots! Don't make light of them, but make yourself strong against them, these barbaric criminals. Muslims have to speak out: 'Not in my name! Stay away from my faith.'"
As Samuels, who presented the video footage, noted: "This rally had little to do with Gaza solidarity. It was unambiguously targeted against Jews, but also according to the Dutch press sought to lynch journalists, who were pulled to safety by the police, otherwise serving as silent spectators."
We can't help but wonder whether this was all a set-up, obviously unknown by those who attended, to increase police surveillance of and interference with pro-Gaza protests in the same way the French, German and Italian authorities have done. It should also be said that, whoever the speaker was, he probably tailored his speech to rile up the Moroccan people waving the flags by mainly talking about Morocco, and much less about the overall aim of ISIS; killing other Muslims. Note also the comment at the end of the speech, which amounted to George Bush's famous "You're either with us, or with the terrorists."
Agents Provocateurs in Paris
Another must-read to get a better understanding of the situation is Niall Bradley's blog-post: Agents provocateurs turn Paris pro-Palestine protests violent: Cui bono? In this article we read that several 'protesters', during a pro-Gaza protest in Paris, "upon burning the Israeli flag, proceed to hold up an Al Qaeda flag, along with the US, French and UK-sponsored Syrian 'rebel' flag." Niall writes:
So, are they with the French government, or are they against it? It's curious that theirs and the state's interests happen to align with the Empire's, in complete contradiction to the outward appearance of 'rioting against the state', and that the net result of their actions will be the banning of peaceful protests, the very thing they are rioting against!The same seems to be going on in the Netherlands. Provocateurs standing in the way of peaceful protests.
Again we see agents provocateurs are agitating protestors towards violence in the interest of the State.
Are they even aware that that's what they are? Most of them probably aren't. By this point, the 'Al Qaeda jihadist' meme has caught on and thousands of young Muslims in the 'civilized world' have fallen into the Western intelligence trap: they believe the world can be changed for the better through violent 'Islamist' revolution.
Probably hundreds of those protesters in Paris have been to 'wage Jihad' in Syria... and come back home safely. This is not 'a problem the French government is struggling to cope with'. This is a scenario that French intelligence services actively fostered - in tandem with their British and American counterparts - to recruit, fund, train and secure safe passage and return for thousands of 'jihadists', generally unemployed 2nd or 3rd generation immigrants of Muslim extraction (although more and more of them are white middle-class boys looking for something to do).
Why on Earth would any state do something so apparently detrimental to its own interests?
For precisely the above scenario: banning protests, thereby stifling dissent, requires pretexts for compelling the masses to remain cowed and compliant. The Powers That Be are braced for "mass civil unrest" as extreme weather ramps up, food shortages kick in, and people start really freaking out.
Final Thoughts
The last paragraph in Niall's article is something to keep in mind. The Netherlands has fully supported the West's propaganda campaign against Russia. Considering Schiphol airport's connections to Israel and the possibility that someone planted a bomb on board Flight MH17, killing 298 people, of which about two-thirds were Dutch, and considering the Netherlands' recent attempt at retribution - it all points to a government that is part of the problem, not the solution.
The floods that resulted from a month's worth of rain in the Netherlands last Monday and caused 10 million in damages is something we should pay attention to. Keeping in mind the possibility of a strong correlation between periods of authoritarian oppression and catastrophic and cosmically-induced natural disasters, it is not looking good for the Netherlands, and the situation may very well get worse, on all fronts.
I've seen these black flags before. On the religious celebratory day - or it may have amounted to a longer period of time, even up to a week, for Fatima Zahra, one of the most respected figures in Shia Moslem cultures.
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Do we know what these black flags actually say or what they are really meant to symbolise? Or, have they been 'borrowed' by ISIS in order to 'commandeer' a religion and vilify others? I get a bit worried when I see copy cats and it might be worth asking a religious scholar what the flags in the ISIS 'presentation' actually mean. Bearing in mind that much of the language used in the Koran is old Arabic (kind of like Shakespearean English).
If something is written on a flag, I'm going to want to know what it says, so I can get some idea of the reasons behind it's 'magical' appearance.
To the Shia, Fatima has a similar status to Mary for a Catholic.
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