2023-11-10 06:58:25
Birol Kılıç, Vienna, Observation, News – Analysis, 10.November.2023
On 9.November.2023 Messages of all party representatives in the Austrian Parliament and President Van der Bellen in Austrian history important breaks It was important to show that the
The events are explained both by the statements that took place in the Austrian Parliament in the evening, in the presence of representatives of all parties and the Austrian Jewish Association, as well as the words of President Van der Bellen when he received the important international press agencies and media representatives accredited from Vienna at noon on the same day. It is easier to understand where these breaks are when we write them below.
After the Hamas terrorism in Israel on October 7, 2023, it is important for Turkish immigrants to be more careful and aware in Austria, Germany and the EU. On 9.November.2023 I can easily express it with the notes I took from Vienna.
What happened in Vienna on November 9, 2023?
It should not be overlooked that in Vienna, one of the important capitals of the EU, on the anniversary of Kristalnacht, the pogrom, looting and massacres in Austria between 9th November and 10th November 1938, local politicians made the promise of “never again” in a different and stronger tone than ever before. It is necessary. This tonnage directly concerns the Turkish community and all Muslims living in Austria.
Kristallnacht (literally “Night of Crystal”) is often referred to as the “Night of Broken Glass”. This name refers to the wave of violent anti-Semitic pogroms (planned massacres) that took place mainly in Vienna, throughout Austria and Germany on 9 and 10 November 1938, and is indisputable as part of the dark history of Austria and Germany.
„Thursday, November 9, 1938, marks the 85th anniversary of the night of November 10, 1938, when Jewish prayers and synagogues were set on fire, Jewish shops were looted and Jews were harassed in Germany and Austria. On the night of November 9, 1938, the previous discrimination against the Jewish population in Germany and Austria, especially in Vienna, during the Nazi period was officially ended. turned into open terror, systematic persecution and exile.“
Local and national politicians representing the state in Austria warned that the word “never again” is more meaningful than ever on the anniversary of the 10 November 1938 pogroms in Austria.
9. November. To celebrate the beginning of Remembrance Day 2023, Austrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen, Austrian Federal Chancellor Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) and Vice-Chancellor Werner Kogler (Greens) in the morning. He laid a wreath at the Shoah Wall Memorial in Vienna-Alsergrund. Van der Bellen wrote on Twitter (X) that the past days and weeks have shown that the principle of “Never again” is more valid than ever and stated the following: „We are all called to fill it with content. (…) If Austria is serious about “Never again”, it must show it. Not sometime, but now.“
Today is 10. November.2023. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey and the leader of the National War of Independence, passed away at five past nine o’clock, and millions of republic and Atatürk lovers remember this day with sadness, love, respect, longing and respect. About Ataturk, “He didn’t make cheap poses. He was concerned with serious issues, he aimed for deep and wide-ranging issues, and solved them. “ These expressions serve as a lesson to “incompetent politicians, bureaucrats or representatives” who think that sharing a picture and 30-second videos on social media is politics.
Prime Minister Nehammer, leader of the Austrian People’s Party, said on Twitter that he is fighting against anti-Semitism. “a shared duty and responsibility” He defined it as: “‘Never again’ now.” he said.
Green Party leader Austrian Deputy Prime Minister Kogler warned that “the darkest page of our history” should never be forgotten.
Other members of the government, including Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner and EU and Constitution Minister Karoline Edtstadler (both ÖVP), were also present, as were Austrian Parliament Speaker Wolfgang Sobotka (ÖVP) and SPÖ leader Andreas Babler.
SPÖ leader Andreas Babler said in his press statement: „We stand in solidarity with Israel and all Jews against terrorism and all forms of antisemitism. The increase in antisemitic incidents is worrying.”
President of the Vienna Jewish Community (IKG) Oskar Deutsch said “Never again” in his speech to the Austrian Parliament. His promise was broken again 33 days ago on October 7, 2023. This was the greatest crime against Jews since 1945. Deutsch stated that the attack cannot be equated with the Shoah, that is, the Jewish genocide of the Nazi period, but that Hamas’s target was the Shoah Holocaust, and emphasized Israel’s role as a “life insurance” for the Jews.
Oskar Deutsch, President of the Vienna Jewish Community (IKG)
Schönborn was shaken
„We must be ready to defend ourselves decisively and unitedly wherever our way of life is attacked,” said NEOS President Beate Meinl-Reisinger. Meinl-Reisinger said that our own history teaches us “the fundamental responsibility to stand up for the security, freedom and integrity of Jews worldwide.”
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the spiritual leader of the Catholics who is considered the representative of the Vatican in Austria, also expressed his shock at the current anti-Semitic potential: “As Christians, we cannot remain silent on this issue. We clearly stand with our Jewish brothers and sisters. “Respect for human dignity is indivisible.” said.
President of the Austrian Parliament „Sobotka: „What Nazi Hitler was once, Hamas is now.“
The commemoration ceremony continued in the evening in the Austrian parliament. In his opening speech, Sobotka, the speaker of the host Austrian Parliament, condemned the terrorist organization Hamas’ attack on Israel at the beginning of October and said, “These days it is ‘never again’.”
Sobotka said in the opening speech of all parties in the Austrian Parliament, “ Between 9 November 1938 and 7 October 2023 He said they had one thing in common, which was the existence of an aggressor who wanted to destroy Jews worldwide. “If it was Hitler and his followers then, it was Hamas now,” he said. Hitler, who was born in Upper Austria and was a citizen of Austria-Hungary, spent his youth in Linz and Vienna, and expressed his anti-Semitism, especially during this period, in his book “Mein Kampf”, which he wrote while he was in prison in Germany, and wrote about Vienna’s famous anti-Semite Karl He wrote that Lueger took him as an example in this regard.
ÖVP’s Austrian Parliament Speaker Sobatka’s equating Nazi Hitler with Hamas brought to mind AKP leader Turkish President Erdoğan’s statement regarding Hamas. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan harshly criticized Israel in his speech at the AKP Parliamentary Group Meeting on Wednesday, October 26, 2023 and said, “Hamas is not a terrorist organization, it is a liberation and mujahideen group” he said.
Cardinal Schönborn was shaken
„We must be ready to defend ourselves decisively and unitedly wherever our way of life is attacked,” said NEOS President Beate Meinl-Reisinger. Meinl-Reisinger said that our own Austrian history and past teaches us “the fundamental responsibility to stand up for the security, freedom and integrity of Jews worldwide.”
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn also stated that he was shocked by the current anti-Semitic potential in Austria, without naming Muslims, and said: “As Christians, we cannot remain silent on this issue. We clearly stand with our Jewish brothers and sisters. Respect for human dignity is indivisible“
Israeli Parliament Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, 7 October 2023 Hamas terrorism on 9 November. He named it the second of “Kristalnacht”, which connects the night of 1938 to the 10th of November and is considered the night of the plundering of Jewish religious places of worship and the beginning of the massacres of Jews in Germany and Austria. In a video message shown in the Austrian Parliament, he expressed his thanks for the event and for Austria’s fight against antisemitism.
Auschwitz survivor reports to the Austrian Parliament
Benno Kern, a 95-year-old eyewitness of Jewish origin who lived and survived the massacres in 1945, received a standing ovation. Kern, an Auschwitz survivor, gave a moving first-hand account of the looting and pogroms of November 1938. My Benno Kern narratives, for example, “On November 10, 1938, the principal and teachers of the Jewish Talmud-Thora School in Vienna were beaten bloody, Torah scrolls were rolled on the street and a fire was lit in the courtyard.” His emotional narration of the looting of November 9, 1938 attracted attention. .
Virtual reconstructions at the Austrian Parliament allowed participants to visualize synagogues destroyed in Austria in 1938. Shortly known as IKG, young members of the organization that officially represents the Jewish Community in Austria organized a commemorative march called “Light of Hope” in the evening.
Austria and Germany do not deny the Jewish genocide, which began to rise on November 9, 1938. They accept it and teach it to their children in schools. A Muslim citizen coming from another country,
Reactions to “trying to sell snails in a Christian neighborhood” will be much harsher than the speeches in the Austrian Parliament on November 9, 2023. This is the summary of the conversations.
They need to be careful about both the Austrian right and the existing laws and emotional atmosphere when they go out on the streets to say Israel, Palestine or Jews, without learning about Austria’s Jewish genocide and its history, and especially not to get into trouble for the Turkish community living in Austria by using Turkish flags. Whoever wants to protest can do so in the name of his/her own name, association and institution and bear the consequences, both positive and negative. In Austria, everyone has the right to protest on the streets. But let us also know that the “Krystal Night” speeches of the Austrian Parliament on November 9, 2023 represent a “turning point” in terms of laws and reactions.
What happened on crystal night?
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