IHH Leader Called for Attacking Soldiers on Flotilla Boat

In a so-called 'Factbox' published May 31, the day the IDF took control of the Gaza flotilla, Reuters stated that the IHH -- the group that owned the Mavi Marmara and which is charged with being a terrorist group -- was in fact a charity. Reuters quoted an IHH spokesman:

"Serkan Nergis, a spokesman for IHH, told Reuters: 'We don't have anything against Israel. Our only aim was to carry aid to the people of Gaza. But for Israel, regardless of your religion or your nationality, if you help the people of Gaza you will be declared a terrorist.' "

And flotilla leader Greta Berlin says the IHH is not a religious extremist group. it's just interested in helping people.

Are they telling the truth? Watch this video in which IHH leader Bulent Yildirim and an Arabic translator address flotilla participants, and ask yourself: is it true that Yildirim is *not* hostile to Israel? Does he sound like the leader of a charity disinterested in religion, ethnicity, nationality and, one would assume, politics? Or does he sound like a military leader pumping up the troops before a battle with the enemy that must be destroyed?

Notice that in his speech, Yildirim says "We will claim one of the two victories." As explained by a woman interviewed by Al Jazeera in a video you can view at this address: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3L7OV414Kk the two victories are: reaching Gaza or martyrdom.

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