Meanwhile, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) hasreleased footage of statements made by Bulent Yildirim, head of the IHHTurkish Islamist organization, which organized last week’s blockaderunners.Yildirim, who delivered a fiery speech in Gaza in February 2009 filledwith references to “martyrdom,” addressed his listeners as the “peopleof paradise.”“Raise your fists to the skies and repeat after me: What can the enemydo to me? I carry paradise in my heart... If they kill me – that ismartyrdom for the sake of Allah. Allahu akbar,” he said.“Last night, everything in the world has changed, and everything isprogressing toward Islam,” Yildirim added. “Anyone who does not standalongside Palestine – his throne will be toppled. All the peoples ofthe Islamic world would want a leader like [Turkish Prime Minister]Recep Tayyip Erdogan.”Last week, another video taken from the Mavi Marmara was released by the IDF Spokesman’s Office, in which a passenger was heard passionately discussing his desire to “be martyred.”“When I went on the first convoy, I wanted to be a shahid [martyr],” the man says in the video. “I wasn’t that lucky.Second time, I wanted to be a shahid. Didn’t work. Third time lucky, with the help of God, I will be a shahid.”
Flotilla activists: Go back to Auschwitz
Turkish organizer: Everything is heading toward Islam.
Meanwhile, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) hasreleased footage of statements made by Bulent Yildirim, head of the IHHTurkish Islamist organization, which organized last week’s blockaderunners.Yildirim, who delivered a fiery speech in Gaza in February 2009 filledwith references to “martyrdom,” addressed his listeners as the “peopleof paradise.”“Raise your fists to the skies and repeat after me: What can the enemydo to me? I carry paradise in my heart... If they kill me – that ismartyrdom for the sake of Allah. Allahu akbar,” he said.“Last night, everything in the world has changed, and everything isprogressing toward Islam,” Yildirim added. “Anyone who does not standalongside Palestine – his throne will be toppled. All the peoples ofthe Islamic world would want a leader like [Turkish Prime Minister]Recep Tayyip Erdogan.”Last week, another video taken from the Mavi Marmara was released by the IDF Spokesman’s Office, in which a passenger was heard passionately discussing his desire to “be martyred.”“When I went on the first convoy, I wanted to be a shahid [martyr],” the man says in the video. “I wasn’t that lucky.Second time, I wanted to be a shahid. Didn’t work. Third time lucky, with the help of God, I will be a shahid.”