Istanbul – As IDF forces entered Gaza on Thursday night in the
latest phase of Israel’s ongoing Operation Protective Edge, violent riots broke
out around Turkey threatening the local Jewish community and Israeli
institutions. The head of the IHH terror-tied humanitarian NGO behind the
infamous Mavi Marmara Flotilla, Bulent Yildirim, told local television station
Haber Turk that “Turkish Jews will pay dearly” for Israel’s actions.
“Israel is acting like a
spoiled child,” Yildirim said. “Jewish tourists, don’t dare come to Turkey.
Tonight and tomorrow we are going to hold a different kind of protest, we do
not have patience anymore.”
“The Zionists are putting the
future of the Jews in danger, we can not hold back our youngsters anymore,” he
said.
At the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul and the Israeli Embassy in Ankara
crowds of protesters gathered and shouted anti-Israel slogans.
“Fight! Martyrdom!” they were
heard saying in Istanbul. Protesters attempted to enter the building where the
Consulate is located three times and lit a fire nearby. Haber Turk described
the scene as a “battlefield environment” and rioters were seen throwing stones
and bottles at police.
