As for the first research article, I found it quite significant everywhere in the Muslim-dominant World and even certain sectors of the West including Japan.
As for other Antisemitism,please refer to my precious postings (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20130128)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20130129).
I do not mean that all of the Muslims share with this anti-Semitic views based upon inaccurate, incorrect information, but according to my more than 22-year-observation of Malaysia, this dangerous phenomenon can be indeed observed as a warning sign among not only the Malay-Muslims but also other non-Muslim local people there. For example, I could find similar strange books in Malay at a university bookshop in Kuala Lumpur last December!
To resolve this problem, the second statement by the State of Israel might be utilized as a good example:‘Empower people'. We have to constantly continue learning from others, not to despise or harm them but to find something excellent in them to expand our narrow horizon and to improve ourselves.
Anti-Semitism is definitely derived from a total lack of proper historical understanding and knowledge.
Unfortunately, Malaysia is not free from this prejudice towards the State of Israel and Zionists. (Lily)
1. MEMRI（http://www.memri.org）
Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No.925
On Facebook, Pakistan Cyber Force Promotes Antisemitism And Jihad, 6 February 2013
by Dr. Mirza A. B. Baig（a Senior Analyst at MEMRI's South Asia Studies Project (www.memri.org/sasp)）
Introduction
Pakistan Cyber Force (PCF), a Pakistani nationalist group active on social networking sites, is using its Facebook page to promote antisemitism and hatred of Israel, the U.S., and India.[1] In numerous posts, it describes America as the "United States of Zionism," or USZ, and promotes a jihadi viewpoint.
The PCF Facebook page was first launched in September 2009, but was subsequently removed for some time, presumably for advocating hatred of Jews and the U.S. Once back on line, beginning November 9, 2012, it began republishing its earlier posts. A post on that date states: "They can block our pages but they can never stop us. Nasr MinaAllah Wa Fathun Qareeb [Seek help from Allah and victory is at hand]!" As of this writing, its page has over 11,000 likes; it claims that before it was shut down, its page had over 36,000 likes.
In a blog post on Blogspot linked to a Facebook post, also dated November 9, the PCF blamed "Zionists" for its removal from Facebook, stating: "Pakistan Cyber Force censored again by Zionists." The blog post added: "This is not the first time that Pakistan Cyber Force has been censored. Previously, [a] few of our articles were deleted by Google...."[2]
An April 4, 2011 article in The Tribune Express, a leading Pakistani newspaper, pointed out PCF's involvement in "cyber combat activities."[3]
Like most right-wing groups in Pakistan, the PCF blames the U.S., Israel, and India for all major problems faced by Pakistan today, and justifies Hitler's killing of Jews. A November 15 post states: "The way Zionists have occupied Palestine and are committing genocide of Muslims through terrorism, one can understand by watching them as to why Hitler had them killed. The world would not have seen this day if Hitler had not spared the Zionists."
On its Facebook page, the PCF also draws on anti-U.S. and anti-Israel statements by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to advance its antisemitism campaign.
The organization does not differentiate among Jews, Zionism, Israel, the U.S., or and India, all of which it sees as threats to Pakistan and to the cause of Islamist forces. As far as it is concerned, even the U.S. troops fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan are Zionists.
In Facebook Post, PCF Quotes Pakistani Author Qudratullah Shahab: "If At Any Time Any Fatwa For Jihad Is Issued... Pakistan's Armed Forces And Barehanded Population Will March Towards Israel... Craving Jihad"
On November 25, 2012, the PCF posted on Facebook a page from Shahab Nama, the autobiography of Pakistani writer Qudratullah Shahab, commenting "Every Zionist in the East and the West, and within Pakistan, is hell-bent on attacking and weakening the Pakistan Army." According to the post, some Pakistani nationals are working against Pakistan's national interests, and they are therefore Zionists. The post added that Qudratullah Shahab, a civil servant, wrote that Pakistanis would not hesitate to march towards Israel if a fatwa for jihad against Israel was issued.
According to the post, Qudratullah Shahab had warned: "America's real and basic loyalty is with Israel. And it is also known to all that if at any time any fatwa for jihad is issued in the name of Islam, then Pakistan's armed forces and barehanded population will march towards Israel, without waiting for anyone's order, craving jihad."
In numerous posts on its Facebook page, the PCF paints extremely negative images of the U.S., India, and Israel. It also portrays Zionism as a threat to the cause of Islam and Pakistan.
On November 24, it posted an image (see above) of someone wearing a tee shirt with the following text: "The world stopped Nazism; the world stopped apartheid; the world must stop Zionism." In most of its posts, it writes Israel "Isra-hell."
A December 28 post defines Israel (see below) as follows: "Is-ra-el: noun: Rogue state created by ethnic cleansing; specializes in state terrorism and humanitarian crimes; sponsored by the United States." The post goes on to quote from leftist American intellectual Noam Chomsky and the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy to support its case against the existence of Israel.
In a November 25 post, the PCF accuses Israel of genocide against the Palestinians, quoting Sheikh Khalid Yasin, executive director of the Islamic Teaching Institute, as saying: "Never forget! Palestinians have no army, no navy, [and] no air force. Israel does not even allow Palestine to obtain foreign aid (medicine/clothing, etc). In contrast, America has given Israel weapons of mass destruction... Israel has already used its chemical weapons on Palestinians. This is not a war, this is genocide." The post also calls the U.S. the greatest terrorist.
A December 21 post shows two images of U.S. President Barack Obama captioned "The descendant of Antichrist rules America today." On the first image is written, "We don't negotiate with terrorists," while on the second is written, "because we are terrorists."
Another post includes an image of President Obama with an antisemitic mark on his face.
Driven by zeal for Islamic revivalism, the PCF sees the dismantling of America as essential to the advance of Islam. A November 15 post presents a collage of images (see below) showing a U.S. map, a torn U.S. flag, a U.S. soldier at a crossroads, fire, and a wrecked overturned jeep with Islamic logo of Zarbul Hadeed ("Strike of the Iron") on it, along with swords and the Koran. A caption in Urdu reads: "The dreamer of breaking up Pakistan [i.e. America] – 20 American states begin demand for secession." It continues, "We won the war yesterday, the war is continuing today also; we broke Russia yesterday, and now it is the turn of the U.S." Along with the image, the PCF also sent via Twitter: "Previously it was USSR, now it will be United States of Zionism. #RiseOfIslam #FallOfZionism."
PCF In Facebook Post On Pakistan's Anti-Polio Vaccination Campaign As Zionist Agenda: "We Exposed The Zionist Eugenics Agenda Of Mass Vaccination And Deliberate Injection Of Deadly Diseases"
While the PCF considers the Afghan Taliban to be working in defense of Pakistan by launching attacks against the U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, it sees the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants fighting against the Pakistan Army as anti-national and considers their jihad is unjustified. On December 9, the group posted on its Facebook page an image of a U.S. tank attacked by the Afghan Taliban, commenting: "The U.S. tank has been set ablaze by the Afghan mujahideen, and all six Zionist soldiers have been killed, and the rest have fled."
Another November 15 post showed an image of a cracked road with the caption: "The dent resulting from an [IED] attack by Afghan mujahideen... on the other side are the dogs of the TTP [i.e. the Pakistani Taliban] who have no time left after blowing up mosques and schools and killing children." It adds that the TTP are "USZ/India-backed terrorists."
A November 22 post called the Afghan Taliban militants the "real mujahid" and accused the TTP militants of working as agents of the CIA and RAW, the Indian intelligence agency.
A November 25 post cites an Urdu daily report stating that five Pakistani children had died from vaccination, to support the group's warning to Pakistanis about the Zionist agenda in Pakistan's anti-polio vaccination program. The post reads: "The Pakistan Cyber Force was mocked and ridiculed when we exposed the Zionist Eugenics agenda of mass vaccination and deliberate injection of deadly diseases in the most innocent – the New Born Babies. Now even the worst critics have been silenced!"
Urging Pakistanis to boycott products of various companies, the group claims that the companies are owned by Jews, or support Israel, and that the money paid to them by Muslims is used to make bombs for use against Muslims. In a November 19 post, it asked people to boycott Lays potato chips, calling them "another Zionist-backed product." One post features an ad for Coca Cola, adapted to criticize the family pictured in it for enjoying a Coke; the altered caption captions states: "We are very happy today because we have supported Israel in their attempts to martyr Palestinians by buying Coca Cola."
The PCF accuses Pakistani television channels of advancing the so-called Zionist agenda in Pakistan. In several posts, it terms Pakistan's immensely popular GEO TV channel the "Zionist channel," calling it "Jew TV." It blames Pakistani television channels for promoting shamelessness and nudity, accusing them of strengthening Western influences in Pakistani society.
In a November 17 post, it urges Pakistanis to "break the slavery chain of the Zionist media" in Pakistan. In one of its posts in Urdu, it said in reference to the country's electronic and print media: "We are the mules of the Jews... we will show nude dance and music... because we are from the race of Satan; our mission is to destroy Pakistan and Pakistani Army; this task has been assigned to us by our antichrist father [the U.S.]."
Depicting leading Pakistani figures such as former Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani, former parliamentarian Farahnaz Ispahani, and leading Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir as agents of Zionists, it accuses them of advancing the Western agenda in Pakistan.
In numerous posts, it portrays India as an ally of the Zionist forces, posting images accusing Indian security forces of massacring Kashmiri Muslims. Following the border clashes in Kashmir in January 2013, it posted messages of right-wing Pakistani analyst Zaid Hamid, who advocates a narrative of Ghazwa-e-Hind (Battle of India), allegedly a dream of Prophet Muhammad prophesying that the Muslim armies will rise from India to meet with the forces of Jesus in present-day Israel to establish global Islamic rule. According to a January 16 post, Hamid says: "Pakistani nation – wake up. Hindu Zionists are planning a war when we are weakest within... Let the Hindu Zionists come. We have been waiting for Ghazwa-e-Hind for centuries."
PCF calls for boycotting Western companies that "support apartheid Israel" – McDonalds, Coca Cola, Nestle, Starbucks, L'Oreal, etc.
A Pakistani member of the Jinnah Force, named for Pakistan's founder M. A. Jinnah, steps on Indian flag.
This post states that Lays potato chips contain pork, which is forbidden to Muslims; pigs are considered unclean.
This post lauds Al-Qaeda terrorists in Algeria for demanding the release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqi, imprisoned in the U.S. for attempting to kill U.S. military personnel in Afghanistan, in exchange for Western prisoners.
The destruction of the U.S.. The text, in Urdu, notes: "The dreamer of breaking up Pakistan [i.e. America] – 20 American states begin demand for secession."
The Amn Ki Asha peace initiative launched jointly by Pakistani and Indian media, as a betrayal of Pakistan.
Endnotes:
[1] Facebook.com/PakistanCyberForceOfficial, accessed January 12, 2013. The original text of the posts used in this analysis has been lightly edited for clarity.
[2] http://pakistancyberforce.blogspot.com/2012/11/pakistan-cyber-force-censored-again-by.html, accessed January 23, 2013.
[3] http://tribune.com.pk/story/140377/propaganda-online-welcome-to-the-war-on-comments/, April 4, 2011.
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2.The Foregin Minister of Israel（http://www.mfa.gov.il）
Israeli statement to UN Commission for Social Development, 7 February 2013
Statement by Ms. Noa Furman, Minister-Counsellor: "The secret of Israel's success can be summarized in two words: empowered people."
Mr. Chairman,
We convene today to advance critical items on the global agenda: poverty eradication, employment generation, and social integration. These are complex issues. They will not be solved easily. It is on us to find the ways to empower people, communities and nations to move the obstacles from their path - and travel down the road to success.
A Jewish proverb says, "You shall eat the fruit of your own work and you shall be happy." It teaches us that empowerment, work and happiness go hand in hand.
The secret of Israel's success can be summarized in two words: empowered people. We are a nation of pioneers who took our destiny into our own hands. In just sixty years, Israel transformed from a developing country into a powerhouse of technological innovation. We have moved from cultivating apples to designing Apple Computers and harvesting oranges to building Orange mobile phones. We did so with very few natural resources, relying only on our wealth of brainpower and willpower.
The Israeli experience shows that human capital is the greatest natural resource of all. It proves that the best way to attain sustainable development is to put citizens in charge of the process. If you invest in your people - and empower them through education and a democratic political system - they will shape a better future for the country. As the Secretary General's report aptly puts it, "It is people's own actions that empower them, rather than those of others."
Israel's entrepreneurial spirit lies at the heart of our development cooperation work.
At home and abroad, Israel works to empower women, youth, and marginalized groups with the tools to create the future they want. MASHAV - Israel's Agency for International Development Cooperation - uses targeted skills training programs to bring the power of entrepreneurship to all corners of the world. MASHAV has trained more than 22,000 young people in Latin America, in cooperation with the Young American Business Trust.
For more than a decade, MASHAV has been working with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the Mount Carmel Training Center, to organize skills promotion workshops for women entrepreneurs from the Caucuses and Central Asia. These women are learning skills that empower them to find and create decent work, move out of poverty and become active members of society.
We are advancing the same kind of efforts at home. We have created special programs to empower members of the ultra-Orthodox and the Arab sectors of Israeli society climb the income ladder. The Appleseeds Academy is one of them. It provides technological training to more than 100,000 people per year. Another program is led by the Israeli economic development fund Koret, which is partnering with Microloan giant KIVA to help Bedouin and Arab Israeli women set up their own microenterprises.
People with disabilities are at the heart of Israel's empowerment agenda. Last year, we ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This marked another milestone in Israel’s continuous work to fully integrate our 1.5 million citizens with disabilities. Citizens with disabilities enjoy numerous protections under Israeli law. For instance, the Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Law prohibits discrimination in all domains of life and mandates that all public buildings be accessible.
Mr. Chairman,
Too often, cumbersome regulation and failed public policies stand in the way of empowering too many people around the world today. This is unacceptable. Instead of standing in the way of empowerment, laws and regulation should create enabling environments in which entrepreneurship flourishes.
Entrepreneurship empowers individuals to create employment for themselves and their communities. Entrepreneurs are pioneers and problem-solvers. They can tackle the toughest challenges around them - from poverty to environmental degradation.
This year, the General Assembly adopted a resolution on Entrepreneurship for Development presented by Israel together with nearly a hundred co-sponsors. The resolution calls on governments to foster entrepreneurship as a means to empower citizens, fight poverty and achieve sustainable development. We hope it will mark a milestone in the way governments think about the empowerment of their citizens.
Mr. Chairman,
Empowerment policies are not complete if they do not include social protection and provide basic entitlements. Access to education, health and housing are critical in the economic empowerment of poor people. When these basic needs are met, the poor have a better chance to find decent work, improve their living standards, and become fully integrated in society.
Mr. Chairman,
Talent, drive, and passion are found in all societies. These powerful forces can change our world for the better. But people are only free to act if governments remove the obstacles from their path. By empowering citizens politically, economically and socially, governments can allow their people to be the drivers of their own success. That, we believe, is the surest path to sustainable development.
Thank you.
3. Free Malaysia Today (http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com)
‘Politicing religion is deliberate action’, 10 February 2013
by Joseph Tawie
Sarawakians must be wary of BN's divdie and rule policy and their inaction over the Bible burning issue, says Baru Bian.
KUCHING: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s deafening silence in face of Perkasa’s call to burn the Malay version of the Bible shows that the Barisan Nasional government had a ‘deliberate plan’ to politicise religion and ‘contain’ Christianity.
Reminding Sarawakians to be wary of BN’s divide and rule policy, Sarawak PKR chief Baru Bian said: “Witness the ‘Allah’ issue, the deafening silence by the prime minister in the face of Ibrahim Ali’s call for the Malay Bible to be burnt, Dr Mahathir’s association with Perkasa and most recently, the revelations of the ongoing RCI in Sabah into Project IC.
“My friends, we cannot be blind to all these events.”
Bian said both Malaysia and Sarawak were a secular nation and state and as such had no “official” religion.
“The constitution guarantees us freedom of religion and that guarantee must be honoured. We must not let matters of personal belief tear us asunder,” stressed Bian, who is the Ba’Kelalan assemblyman.
On the coming parliamentary election, he said: “As we prepare for the polls, let us reflect on what is dear to us as Sarawakians, and what we value most in our society.
“Let us ponder over why the people of a land as rich as Sarawak are amongst the poorest in this country after 50 years under the BN government.
“Let us resolve to say ‘enough’ to the shamelessly wealthy BN politicians and their cronies.
“On that most crucial day, let us exercise our wisdom at the ballot boxes and vote out the wolves, which have preyed on the innocent for far too long,” he said.
“As the snake sloughs its skin, so let us shed ourselves of the BN and its divisive and destructive policies.
“Let us cast off that oppressive regime of spongers tainted with corruption and crime, who have led this nation on a path to near-bankruptcy.
“This year of the Water Snake, let us take charge of our destiny by steering our course to one of rebirth and healing. This may well be our last chance to save what remains of our beloved Sarawak.
“With God’s grace, truth and justice will prevail,” he said.
(End)
