Islam has twice invaded Christian Europe. In 1683 the Ottoman Empire tried to «liberate» the city of Vienna. Or is it more correct to say that the city was liberated from an Islamic siege and occupation?
The question of liberation or occupation is seldom about land. Its most likely a question about values. Its also a question about ideology and faith.
Few Europeans are aware that Islam was close to take over the Austrian capital of Vienna as late as the year of 1683. The Muslim army that attacked central Europa through the Balkans, was obviously portraying them self as «freedom fighters». They came to «liberate» Central Europe.
The Christians in Vienna did not want to be «liberated» by the Muslims. They looked on the Islamic forces as hostile. They represented a real threat of an unwanted Islamic occupation.
The Jews that lives in Judea and Samaria today feels the same way.
They do not want to be liberated by Islam. They feel that a two-state-solution will bring their freedom to and end, and the two Jewish districts will be given back to the previous Islamic occupiers.
Why do I use the term «Islamic occupation»?
Because before the liberation of Judea and Samaria in 1967, the two districts were under Islamic occupation. Even from 1917 to 1948 the land was free from Islamic oppression, controlled by the United Kingdom. The Britishers had «liberated» the land from an «occupation» by the Ottoman Empire that had lasted 400 years.
Today, the European Union wants to put the liberated Jewish settlers back under the same yoke of Islam, it self was fighting to be liberated from in 1683.
Since the city of Vienna needed to be protected from the threat of an Ottoman Islamic occupation, why should the same forces be allowed to reign over the Jewish homeland?
Is it the Jews or the Muslims who have liberated people in the Middle East, and particular inside the state of Israel?
The Ottoman control of Judea and Samaria has to be branded as an Islamic occupation, Likewise the Jordanian control over Judea and Samaria from 1948 to 1967.
People fight wars to either liberate others, or to get rid of their own occupation. After the six day war in 1967, Judea and Samaria was liberated. Still, most of the Biblical heartland of Israel is free from occupation. But the International community has already forced Israel to give some of the liberated Jewish land back to its previous occupiers.
First Published, September 11th, 2009.
Written by Ivar
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