Moledet
10-14-2009, 03:27 PM
New primetime program on Ankara's state-sponsored channel TRT1 depicts monstrous image of Israeli military as bloodthirsty, murderous
Seeing is believing? A new television show which debuted in Turkey recently may provide a partial answer to the recent spike in anti-Israeli sentiment evident in the country.
"Ayrilik" ("Farewell"), a primetime show which airs on Turkish State-sponsored television channel TRT1 depicts the Israel Defense Forces as a murderous, bloodthirsty army.
While the main plot is that of a love story which develops between the lead characters during Israel's January offensive in Gaza Strip, much of the show centers on the IDF's brutish activities.
In an episode of the show available on YouTube, Palestinians clash with IDF forces. Some of the Palestinians have firearms while others use simpler measures like stones.
At the end of the scene, an "IDF soldier" is seen passing by a body of a Palestinian youth and jolting it with his foot, as the youth's mother runs over in tears to cradle her son's body.
The following scene shows another "soldier" run a Palestinian girl into a street corer. She looks at him and smiles, but the "mission driven" soldier shoots her in the chest and watches her bloodied body drop to the floor before leaving the area.
http://www.ynetnews.com/PicServer2/02022009/2219269/6_wa.jpg
Bloodthirsty. The firing squad scene
The opening credits also show a particularly monstrous image of Israeli soldiers, as snapshots of explosions, tanks wreaking havoc, soldiers beating civilians and dead bodies everywhere light up the screen.
One of the shots also depicts a group of Palestinians facing an IDF firing squad.
According to the show's website, it "brings to life the bleeding wound of Palestine. The show depicts all sides of the generations-long tragedy… This season focuses on the women and children and the Palestinian story, as well as the notion that the ultimate solution is love, compassion and world peace."
Diplomatic relations between Jerusalem and Ankara have been tens since Israel launched Operation Cast Lead. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan proved one of the operation's harshest critics.
Relations with turkey seem to have taken a turn for the worst earlier this week, as Ankara decided to cancel an annual joint air force drill with Israel.
http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3790138,00.html
Speechless. I mean, it's something I expect of the Arabs and the rulers of Iran but to have this aired in Turkey? Raises some doubts about friends and foes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M596Ga8-rmU
Seeing is believing? A new television show which debuted in Turkey recently may provide a partial answer to the recent spike in anti-Israeli sentiment evident in the country.
"Ayrilik" ("Farewell"), a primetime show which airs on Turkish State-sponsored television channel TRT1 depicts the Israel Defense Forces as a murderous, bloodthirsty army.
While the main plot is that of a love story which develops between the lead characters during Israel's January offensive in Gaza Strip, much of the show centers on the IDF's brutish activities.
In an episode of the show available on YouTube, Palestinians clash with IDF forces. Some of the Palestinians have firearms while others use simpler measures like stones.
At the end of the scene, an "IDF soldier" is seen passing by a body of a Palestinian youth and jolting it with his foot, as the youth's mother runs over in tears to cradle her son's body.
The following scene shows another "soldier" run a Palestinian girl into a street corer. She looks at him and smiles, but the "mission driven" soldier shoots her in the chest and watches her bloodied body drop to the floor before leaving the area.
http://www.ynetnews.com/PicServer2/02022009/2219269/6_wa.jpg
Bloodthirsty. The firing squad scene
The opening credits also show a particularly monstrous image of Israeli soldiers, as snapshots of explosions, tanks wreaking havoc, soldiers beating civilians and dead bodies everywhere light up the screen.
One of the shots also depicts a group of Palestinians facing an IDF firing squad.
According to the show's website, it "brings to life the bleeding wound of Palestine. The show depicts all sides of the generations-long tragedy… This season focuses on the women and children and the Palestinian story, as well as the notion that the ultimate solution is love, compassion and world peace."
Diplomatic relations between Jerusalem and Ankara have been tens since Israel launched Operation Cast Lead. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan proved one of the operation's harshest critics.
Relations with turkey seem to have taken a turn for the worst earlier this week, as Ankara decided to cancel an annual joint air force drill with Israel.
http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3790138,00.html
Speechless. I mean, it's something I expect of the Arabs and the rulers of Iran but to have this aired in Turkey? Raises some doubts about friends and foes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M596Ga8-rmU