March of Jerusalem’s walking flotilla is “scare of the month”

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The same anti-Israel agitators who brought the flotillas and forced border crossings into Israel are now pushing for a “global march to Jerusalem” on March 30th.

Their goal is to have a million people marching on Israel’s borders from the surrounding countries, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, in an attempt to reach Jerusalem and holding demonstrations in Arab areas in Israel as well as by Israeli embassies around the world.

According to CIF Watch and Hadar Sela, an Anglo-Israeli writer living in Israel who worked with CIF Watch reporting on the GMJ, its organizers include members of Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, far-left extremist groups and received backing from the Iranian government. The CIF Watch fact sheet states the “official statement of the organizers of GMJ attempt to portray the movement as a peaceful protest aimed at highlighting the so-called “Judaization of Jerusalem.”

“A great deal of time energy, publicity and money has been invested in the GMJ project by its organizers,” said Sela via email, “too much for them to allow it to fade away without anything happening.” The Muslim Brotherhood backers are looking for “results,” he said, meaning, “blood, intense world-wide media coverage and some sort of international condemnation a la Goldstone Report.” He also noted that it would be in the interest of Bashir Assad, Iran and Hizbollah to have this distraction turn world eyes on Israel.

Sela predicts that Egypt will contain protesters in Cairo, Jordan will allow some agitation. Syria had government sponsored demonstrations and border breach attempts last May. Sela anticipates trouble on the Lebanese border from Hizbollah and Moslem foreigners. Their goal is to create a violent incident, he said, to force a UN ruling or “intervention on Jerusalem and indeed the conflict as a whole.”

“Some people are so eager that Israel gives up its land that every few months they create a new scare, sort of the ‘flavor of the month,’” said Naftali Bennett, Bibi Netanyahu’s former chief of staff. “Last time it was the third intifada and the ‘September Tsumani,’ and now it’s the ‘March on Jerusalem.’I doubt anything will come of this, because the reality on the ground is pretty good for Israelis and Arabs alike. They don’t have much of an interest in ruining the great economic growth and progress. But even if there is some action against us, Israel is strong, and can deal with it. I’d suggest to the scare mongers to chill out. We’ve been here 3800 years and we’ll be here many more millennia.”

As to what can be done, Sela suggested that, “we must get the information out regarding the terror connections of the organizers prior to the event. In this world of instant communications, whoever dictates the tone of the initial headlines wins the PR battle.” He added that it is important to note that “All the parties involved aspire to the end of Israel’s existence,” and reject any negotiations. Sela also suggests that pro-Israel supporters organize pro-Israel counter demonstrations at Israeli embassies and consulates.

The IDF is reportedly making preparations for the march and is prepared. Intelligence reports do not expect any massive disturbances. Even so Israel has warned that anyone approaching its borders would be considered an infiltrator and Israel asked its neighboring countries not to allow marches to the border.

CiF Watch is a grassroots group of concerned people from all over the world and of no particular political or religious affiliation, formed in 2009, to combat antisemitism and anti-Israel bias in the British newspaper ‘the Guardian’.

Advisory board members of GMJ include George Galloway, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Archbishopo Desmond ATutu and Sheikh Rael Salah.

Throughout its long history, over 3,000 years, Jerusalem has served, and still serves, as the political capital of only one nation - the one belonging to the Jews, noted Eli Hertz, president of Myths and Facts.