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septembre 25, 2007

IICC:INFOS EN FRANCAIS,ANGLAIS,HEBREU,ALLEMAND,ARABE

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Autorité Palestinienne, Hamas
19/09/2007
Arrestation d’un Palestinien soupçonné d’avoir fomenté une fusillade contre des touristes israéliens à Amman en 2005
Le 31 juillet 2007, les forces de sécurité israéliennes et Tsahal ont arrêté Hisham Hader Shakr, 25 ans, membre du Hamas habitant le village ‘Ein Arik (à l’Ouest de Ramallah). L’interrogatoire des services de sécurité générale a permis de révéler qu’en 2005, alors qu’il se trouvait en Jordanie, Shakr et Shadi Daba’a, tous deux membres des Frères …
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Jihad Islamique Palestinien
12/09/2007
Une roquette tirée sur le Nord du Néguev s’est abattue sur la base de Zikim, …
Le 11 septembre, peu avant 2h00 du matin, une roquette a été tirée de la région de Beit Lahiya au Nord de la bande de Gaza. L’engin s’est abattu au centre de la base de Zikim, blessant 50 soldats.
 
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Jihad Islamique Palestinien
10/09/2007
Nouvelle tentative d’infiltration en Israël depuis la bande de Gaza
Le 6 septembre 2007, des soldats de Tsahal ont une nouvelle fois déjoué une tentative d’infiltration d’une cellule du Jihad Islamique Palestinien (JIP) et du Fatah. L’attaque contrecarrée a été menée par un groupe de six terroristes répartis en deux voitures et découverts à une distance d’environ 250 mètres de la …
 
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Autorité Palestinienne
05/09/2007
Endoctrinement à l’occasion de la rentrée scolaire : une émission diffusée par …
Chaque lundi, Al-Aqsa, le principal vecteur de l’empire médiatique du Hamas, diffuse un programme pour enfants appelé “Premiers de la classe,” dans lequel des enfants compétents dans divers domaines sont interviewés. Le 3 septembre dernier, une émission spéciale à l’occasion de la rentrée scolaire a été consacrée à un …
 
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Activités du Centre
04/09/2007
Bulletins d’information publiés par le Centre d’Information sur les …
Au mois d’Août 2007, 39 bulletins d’information en différentes langues ont été publiés par le Centre d’Information sur les Renseignements et le Terrorisme
 
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août 26, 2007

infos live

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Saturday, August 25, 2007

Meshal: Shalit is Alive and Well

Infolive.tv

Hamas political leader Khaled Meshal, in a Friday interview with CNN in Damascus, said abducted IDF soldier Gilad Shalit is alive and well. Meshal added that Hamas has relayed the information to Gilad’s father Noam, and that the Islamic group has provided Shalit with a pear of eyeglasses. Meshal said his group had released a list of 350 Palestinian prisoners they would see exchanged for Shalit, but blamed Israel for the failure of the negotiations. Meshal’s comments contradict remarks made by Shalit in the recording released in June, in which the abducted soldier said his health was deteriorating and he was in need of hospitalization.

UN Chooses Iran to Lead World Anti Racial Committee

International - UN Chooses Iran to Lead World Anti Racial Committee

International

Iran, who has repeatedly called for the destruction of Israel and denies the Holocaust, has been selected by the United Nations for a leading position in a committee that will plan the 2009 UN world conference against racism. The decision has been slammed by various watchdog committees. The conference planning committee led by Libya is expected to convene in Geneva next week.08/24/07

The Week That Was - The Stories Behind The Headlines

Society - The Week That Was - The Stories Behind The Headlines

Society

Israel this week agreed to extend UNIFIL’s mandate in southern Lebanon. The iDF launched operations in the West Bank and Gaza against the terror infrastructure, killing 13 Palestinians. Iran developed a 900 kilogram smart bomb. On a happier note, Israel’s national basketball team is advancing to the European championships. 08/24/07

Shrinking The Politics - Nadia Hilo

Politics - Shrinking The Politics - Nadia Hilo

Politics

Infolive.tv’s Beni Issembert introduces a new political slot that offers an intimate insight into Israeli politicians. This week, Labor Party Knesset member Nadia Hilo talks about her childhood, and her determination to make a mark in Israeli politics.08/23/07

Five minutes on Infolive.tv

Society - Five minutes on Infolive.tv

Society

At popular demand we bring you five minutes of the sights and sounds of Israel, offering you a brief respite from the daily news. Every day we end our news updates with a minute on Infolive.tv. Sit back and relax and enjoy. 08/23/07

Economic growth skips many

Economics - Economic growth skips many

Economics

Newly released data shows that the Israeli economy has shown extraordinary growth in the first half of 2007, the standard of living has risen and unemployment has dropped.  However, the growth benefits mainly the upper strata of Israeli society, and the considerable gaps between the rich and the poor continue to widen.  08/23/07

Weekly Arab Corner - Sex, Taboo In the Arab World

Middle-East - Weekly Arab Corner - Sex, Taboo In the Arab World

Middle-East

Sex is a complex and taboo subject in Arab society, a topic that is almost impossible to talk about. This week Infolive.tv’s Firas Hamed takes us on a trip of the region, and discusses the “taboo” subject, which eberyone appears to be talking about.08/22/07

Iran Boosts Its Weaponry Capabilities

Middle-East - Iran Boosts Its Weaponry Capabilities

Middle-East

Iran has developed a 900 kg. “smart bomb”, that can be dropped from F-4 and F-5 jets, the Irna news agency announced on Wednesday. Dubbed the Qased or messenger, Iranian officials say the bomb is already operational. Iran claims that very few countries in the world posess the technology of smart guided weaponry. The announcement came a week after the Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards said that Iran has developed a missile that can penetrate the armor of an Israeli-made Merkava tank and a US-made Abrams tank.08/23/07

Public Transport Security Units - The Nation’s Bulletproof Vests- Exclusive

Terrorism - Public Transport Security Units - The Nation's Bulletproof Vests- Exclusive

Terrorism

A government decision to shut down the public transportation unit that since 2002 has manned the nation’s bus stops and prevented numerous bus bombings and terror attacks, was fiercly opposed by the Transport Ministry, Israel Police and Egged. Infolive.tv’s reporter Margot Dudkevitch accompanied the security guards on their rounds in Jerusalem and learned about their activities. If the unit is shut down at the end of December, the public could find themselves confronted with the horrors of terror, a new reality

août 8, 2007

infolive tv in english

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Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Barak: Rocket Defense System A Precondition for West Bank Withdrawal

Infolive.tv

Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Tuesday that he considers completion of a rocket defense system a precondition for any substantive withdrawal from the West Bank, and thus sees great importance in speeding up development of such a system, which is expected to take three to five years. According to Barak, withdrawal without adequate defense from Qassam rockets would endanger Israel’s main population centers.

Humor in Israel: Jewish or Israeli?

Culture - Humor in Israel: Jewish or Israeli?

Culture

Infolive.tv hosts David Waks, a French-Israeli comedian, who speaks of the humor brought by immigrants from different backgrounds to the State of Israel, and answers the age old question of whether humor in Israel is more Israeli or Jewish. 08/07/07

Mahmoud Abbas: The Biography

Middle-East - Mahmoud Abbas: The Biography

Middle-East

As the negotiations between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas move up another notch, Infolive.tv’s Firas Hamed takes an in-depth look at the Palestinian leader who is seen by many as the one who could bring peace with Israel. 08/07/07

Olmert Optimistic Following Jericho Summit with Abbas

Middle-East - Olmert Optimistic Following Jericho Summit with Abbas

Middle-East

Prime Minister Olmert concluded a successful summit on Monday with PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.  According to Olmert, the two spoke of substantive issues and the creation of a framework for final settlement negotiations, ahead of the planned US-sponsored peace conference, with the goal of establishing a Palestinian state.  However, it is doubtfull whether the two will succeed in resolving the complex problems on the table, while Hamas still controls Gaza and public support for Olmert is at an all time low.  08/07/07

Meeting  Kadishman

Culture - Meeting  Kadishman

Culture

Infolive.tv meets Menashe Kadishman, renowned and profound Israeli artist. 

The Israel Project Strives to better Israel’s Image

International - The Israel Project Strives to better Israel's Image

International

Infolive.tv’s Olivier Rafowicz speaks to Marcus Sheff, Executive Director of the Israel Project, an organization working tirelessly to facilitate positive coverage of Israel in the international media, about the Project’s activities in Israel. 08/07/07

Spike Missile

Defense - Spike Missile

Defense

The Military Industry ‘Rafael’ brings you its latest invention - the ‘Spike’ missile.

Qassam Rocket Hits House in Gaza, Killing Two Children

Terrorism - Qassam Rocket Hits House in Gaza, Killing Two Children

Terrorism

A Qassam rocket fired by Palestinian gunmen fell in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning, killed an eight-year-old boy and his six-year-old sister and wounded five other children.  The rocket was fired at the Western Negev, but fell short and hit the children’s house in the village of Beit Lahiya. No Palestinian organization has yet to claim responsibility for the incident.  The wounded children were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Qassam rockets fired at Israel have occasionally fallen inside the Gaza Strip in the past.  08/07/07

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août 7, 2007

infos live tv(the march of the living)

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Monday, August 6, 2007

The March of the Living

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Thousands of Holocaust survivors, family members, politicians and youth activists marched from the Knesset to the Prime Minister’s Office on Sunday, in what they called “the March of the Living,” to raise awareness and protest the government’s decision to grant Holocaust survivors a meager 20 dollar monthly stipned. Despite the controversy it has created, some of the Holocaust survivors wore the yellow Star of David which they were forced to wear in the ghettos and concentration camps during World War II.

Israelis and Palestinians Speak Out Ahead of the Summit

Middle-East - Israelis and Palestinians Speak Out Ahead of the Summit

Middle-East

Ahead of the Monday summit between Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in Jericho, Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank speak out on the chances of the summit producing any substantial results.  A lack of optimism is shared by most of those interviewed on both sides.  08/06/07

Mixed Results in Lebanese Parliamentary By-Elections

Middle-East - Mixed Results in Lebanese Parliamentary By-Elections

Middle-East

Security forces in Lebanon are on high alert on Sunday during by-elections to replace two assassinated members of parliament from the anti-Syrian coalition, Walid Eido and Pierre Gemayel.  The elections are unlikely to change the overall balance of power in parliament.  However, they will test the popularity among Maronite Christians of the Free Patriotic Movement.  On Sunday morning, Lebanon’s minister of Internal Affairs Hassan Sabaa declared the official results of the elections.

A World Tour in Jerusalem

Tourism -  A World Tour in Jerusalem

Tourism

Join us on a tour of a part of downytown Jerusalem where the presence of the 19th century world powers is still felt, and monumental and beautiful structures built by Russia, Italy, Great Britain and Ethiopia line the shady streets and tell of an illustrious past. 08/05/07

The Whistleblower

Terrorism - The Whistleblower

Terrorism

In a taped interview, with his Israeli captors, Hizbullah fighter Mahmoud Ali Suliman admits his involvement in the kidnapping of the two Israeli soldiers a month ago, plus being trained in Iran with scores of other Hizbullah members. 6′41

Abbas to ask for Gestures at Monday Meeting with Olmert

Middle-East - Abbas to ask for Gestures at Monday Meeting with Olmert

Middle-East

Palestinian sources say Prime Minister Olmert and Chairman Abbas, in their Monday meeting in Jericho, will try to reach understandings ahead of a final settlement.  Such an agreement is to be the base for talks at the international peace conference which will convene in fall in the US.  Abbas’ aides say he will ask Olmert for additional gestures, including the release of prisoners and the facilitation of movement of Palestinians betwen the West Bank and Gaza.  08/05/07

Lebanon, a Year Later: From One scorching Summer to the Next

Defense - Lebanon, a Year Later: From One scorching Summer to the Next

Defense

Infolive.tv’s Beni Issembert traveled along the picturesque route 899, which hugs the northern border fence between Israel and Lebanon.  A year after the Second Lebanon War, and it seems not much has changed.  08/02/07

The week that was - the stories that made headlines

Society - The week that was - the stories that made headlines

Society

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited the Middle East to meet Egyptian, Saudi, Israeli and Palestinian leaders, to promote the planned US-sponsored international peace conference scheduled for November. Prime Minister Olmert says the US is still committed to maintaining Israel’s qualitative military edge over other Middle East countries, despite the planned weapons deals with Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

The Minutes of Infolive.tv

Society - The Minutes of Infolive.tv

Society

At popular demand we bring you five minutes of the sights and sounds of Israel, offering you a brief respite from the daily news. Every day we end our news updates with a minute on Infolive.tv. Sit back and relax and enjoy. 03/08/07

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août 2, 2007

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    Thursday, August 2, 2007

    Rice Optimistic on Diplomatic Process

    Infolive.tv

    US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, met with the Israeli leadership in Jerusalem on Wednesday to promote the planned US-sponsored international peace conference. Despite the positive atmosphere and diplomatic momentum, the question remains whether Rice will manage to convert it into tangible progress between the parties in the Middle East.

    Hamas Radio Continues to Incite

    Terrorism - Hamas Radio Continues to Incite

    Terrorism

    Hamas has learned from Hezbollah’s Al Manar TV station, and is waging a psychological warfare campaign over the radio waves.  Its radio station, the Voice of Al Aqsa, broadcasts messages of hatred and exact positions of Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip.  The Israeli government has so far refrained from ordering the IDF to jam the station or destroy the transmitter.  08/02/07

    Sarkozy: No Progress without the Release of Gilad Shalit

    International - Sarkozy: No Progress without the Release of Gilad Shalit

    International

    French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in an interview published Wednesday in the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram, said the Palestinians should renounce terror and release abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit - a necessary step for any progress in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Sarkozy added that France was willing to host final settlement talks between Israel and the Palestinians. 08/02/07

    The Bearers of Tolerance

    Culture - The Bearers of Tolerance

    Culture

    UNICEF and a German nonprofit organization organized a world tour of bear sculptures, each one made by an artist from a different country. The purpose of the exhibit is to encourage tolerance among nations. And indeed, at least among the bears, brotherhood reigns: the Israeli bear is situated between its Iranian and Iraqi neignbors. 08/01/07

    El Al - The Wings of Immigration

    Society - El Al - The Wings of Immigration

    Society

    The history of El Al and the history of Israel are closely linked. As a symbol of the Hebrew State, created in 1948, El Al was associated with every big wave if immigration to Israel. On July 25th, two planes were assigned to bring 600 immigrants from France, reaffirming that despite privitization, El Al is still the national carrier. 08/01/07

    Hezbollah: A Different Picture

    Defense - Hezbollah: A Different Picture

    Defense

    Newly-released testimony of a Hezbollah officer who fled to Europe after the Second Lebanon War paints a slightly different picture from what Nasrallah would like to show: a worn-out organization which suffered extensive damage and was saved from defeat by the ceasefire.  08/01/07

    Chocolate Massage: A Sensual Delight

    Innovation - Chocolate Massage: A Sensual Delight

    Innovation

    An unusual SPA has opened recently in the Golan Heights, catering especially to chocolate lovers.  Veronica and Michael Assaulenko, an Israeli couple who are both massage therapists, opened the Chocolate and Coffee SPA, specializing in massages and treatments based on the cocoa-based delight.
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    Military Hi-Tech Breakthrough

    Defense - Military Hi-Tech Breakthrough

    Defense

    ‘Trophy’ presents an incredible technology set to revolutionize urban warfare: a new protective forcefield for heavy duty tanks.

    Olmert: War with Syria not Expected Soon

    Middle-East - Olmert: War with Syria not Expected Soon

    Middle-East

    Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Tuesday he does not predict the outbreak of a war with Syria in the next few months. “Our neighbors know we would much rather talk about peace than prove that we are stronger than they are,” said Olmert.  Syrian President Bashar Assad said Tuesday that his country was fully committed to regaining control of the Golan Heights, and said Syria is not affected by threats or pressure.  Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Mualem said Damascus would be willing to participate in a US-sponsored Middle East peace conference.  08/01/07

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août 1, 2007

les islamistes de turquie

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PRENEZ GARDE AUX ISLAMISTES DE TURQUIE

Par Barry Rubin, directeur de “Global Research in International Affairs Center” à l’IDC, Herzliya. Il publie “les études turques”

Paru dans le Jerusalem Post du 29 Juillet 2007

Traduit par Albert Soued pour www.nuitdorient.com 

A Istanboul, les Turcs de tout bord m’ont raconté la même histoire pour expliquer la situation politique. “Le homard cuit vivant, ne doit cuire pas cuire dans une flamme vive. On le met dans une marmite d’eau froide et on augmente lentement la température”. Suite à la victoire du parti islamique de la Justice et du Développement (AK), lors des élections parlementaires du 22 Juillet, c’est ce qu’on craint pour la société turque.

Les médias internationaux répètent incessamment que le parti AK est aujourd’hui réellement modéré. En dépit de ses racines islamistes, il serait maintenant un parti du centre, préoccupé surtout par l’entrée de la Turquie dans l’UE (Union Européenne) et par la prospérité de l’économie. En fait c’est l’image que ce parti a essayé de projeter pendant ces 5 dernières années au pouvoir, et vu les résultats, on pourrait accepter cette conclusion. La moitié de ceux qui ont voté pour l’AK l’ont fait précisément parce qu’ils étaient convaincus que ce parti n’avait aucune intention islamiste. L’économie va bien et la Turquie bénéficie d’un système plus équilibré à l’égard de la religion. Pourtant, en même temps, il n’y a aucune preuve que le parti AK restera aussi bienveillant. Et même si le parti est relativement modéré, il n’y a pas de quoi s’en réjouir, car les perspectives à long terme sont inquiétantes. Personne ne sait ce qui arrivera, mais conclure que la Turquie montrera les vertus de transformation d’un islamiste en modéré se situe quelque part entre “prématuré et naïf”. Si le monde n’est pas encore conscient du danger, un scénario pessimiste serait plus probable. Sans exagérer le problème, il y a lieu de ne pas l’ignorer non plus.

Examinons la politique étrangère. Serait-il exagéré de dire que le gouvernement de l’AK est plus à l’aise avec l’Iran islamique qu’avec les Etats-Unis? Réellement pas. Si le sujet de préoccupation principal au Moyen Orient et dans le monde est la dissémination de l’islamisme radical, est-ce que le gouvernement de l’AK désire-t-il voir cette tendance défaite en Irak, au Liban, en Egypte et parmi les Palestiniens? Certainement pas. Même si le gouvernement de l’AK ne veut pas imposer chez lui l’islamisme radical, il n’est pas l’ennemi de cette tendance à l’étranger. La Turquie fut pro-occidentale, mais aujourd’hui elle est neutre, au mieux. L’alliance Turquie-Amérique qui a duré depuis 1946 est morte, mais cela ne signifie pas que les deux pays soient des ennemis et ils ont encore de bonnes relations. Les forces armées sont dans le même esprit, comme par le passé, mais les gouvernements ne sont plus réellement des alliés. Les Turcs semblent attribuer ces problèmes à la guerre d’Irak et à ce qu’ils perçoivent comme une sympathie à l’égard du PKK, le groupe terroriste kurde qui essaye de s’emparer du sud-est de la Turquie. En fait les 2 gouvernements ne sont pas en accord en ce qui concerne la plus importante préoccupation du moment, l’islamisme.

A long terme les perspectives sont également inquiétantes. Il est possible que dans quelques années, ce gouvernement soit renversé par une scission, un scandale ou un retournement économique. En effet, une partie du succès économique est due à une manipulation: de très hauts taux d’intérêt sont offerts artificiellement aux capitaux étrangers qui affluent. Cela peut-il continuer longtemps? Les experts pensent inévitable une prochaine faillite.

Et si l’AK restait au pouvoir très longtemps? Une large majorité au Parlement et un nouveau président du même bord lui donnerait des pouvoirs immenses, nommer les juges qui redessineront les lois du pays, nommer les commandants des forces armées qui permettront l’entrée dans l’armée d’officiers islamiques et neutraliseront les possibilités d’intervention de l’armée dans la vie politique, remplir l’administration par des fidèles soutiens à l’AK qui prendront progressivement des mesures proches de l’islamisme.

En Turquie centrale et orientale, les villes s’orientent vers une foi et une conduite islamique soutenues par les élus islamistes. Un énorme changement est en cours du fait de l’introduction de ce qu’on peut appeler “l’Islam de compétition”, ou l’alignement sur le mieux-disant. En Islam, il était interdit de critiquer tout croyant musulman. Aujourd’hui on trouve toujours quelqu’un qui vous dit que votre niveau de pratique religieuse est insuffisant et qu’il faut faire plus. Il y a donc aujourd’hui en Turquie une escalade de la norme.

Ceux qui ne souhaitent pas voir la menace d’un Islam radical, s’empressent de dire que tout va bien en Turquie, que les élections étaient une victoire de la démocratie et de la modération et qu’il est bon d’avoir un exemple d’un gouvernement islamique modéré dans le pays. Pourtant la victoire de l’AK, même si elle peut être contrôlée, ne doit pas être célébrée. Il faut admettre d’abord qu’il a des risques et que les décisions et les actions de ce gouvernement doivent être surveillées de près. D’autant plus qu’ayant amélioré son score électoral, passant des 30% aux 40%, l’AK pourrait être tenté de faire ce que bon lui semble. Pour éviter cette éventualité et s’assurer qu’il reste modéré et centré, ce régime doit rester sous pression. Cela signifie que l’armée doit continuer à garantir la démocratie et que les médias ne doivent pas être intimidés, car l’érosion de ces moyens de contrôle peut mener au désastre.

Pau de gens à l’extérieur comprennent qu’une des raisons de l’attrait du parti AK – et aussi la raison des critiques antioccidentaux – est qu’il clame qu’il est soutenu par les Etats-Unis, l’Europe et Israël. Le désir de coopérer avec le  gouvernement turc même s’il est dominé par le parti AK, ne signifie pas qu’on aime l’AK au pouvoir.

Les institutions et organismes occidentaux, leurs médias et même leurs gouvernements devraient signifier par les moyens appropriés que l’AK n’est pas leur “tasse de thé” et qu’ils sont prêts à critiquer aussi bien sa politique que son comportement.

Beware of Turkey’s Islamists

In Istanbul, Turks of every political position told me the same story to explain their situation: To cook a live frog you don’t put it in a pot on a high flame. You put it in cool water and raise the temperature very slowly. This is what they fear is happening in Turkey following the victory of the Islamic-oriented Justice and Development (AK) party in the July 22 parliamentary election.

International media coverage repeats endlessly that the AK party is really moderate now. Despite Islamist roots, they say, it is now a centrist party mainly concerned with Turkey becoming a European Union (EU) member and having a prosperous economy.

Certainly, such is the image the party has projected over its five years in power, and there is some evidence to accept this conclusion. Half of Turkey’s voters supported AK precisely because they became convinced that it had no Islamist intentions. The economy is doing well. Turkey might benefit from having a system more balanced regarding religion.

At the same time, though, there is also evidence to doubt that AK is going to be so benign. And even if the party is relatively moderate, it is still nothing to rejoice about. The long-term prospects of AK rule are disturbing. No one knows what will happen, but to conclude that Turkey will prove the virtues of Islamists-gone-moderate is somewhere between premature and naïve.

If the world is unaware of the danger, a bad-case scenario is far more likely. Let’s not exaggerate the problem; but let’s not ignore it, either.

CONSIDER FOREIGN policy. Is it an exaggeration to say that the AK government feels more comfortable with Islamic Iran than with the United States? Not really. If the key issue in the Middle East, perhaps the world, is the spread of radical Islamism, does the AK government want to see this movement defeated in Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt or among the Palestinians? No.

Even if the AK government does not want to impose radical Islamism at home, it is certainly not the enemy of radical Islamism abroad. Once pro-Western, Turkey is now neutral, at best. The US-Turkish alliance, a mainstay since 1946, is dead.

This does not mean the two countries are enemies. They still have good relations. The armed forces may still think the same way as they did in the past. But the two governments are not really allies any more.

Turks tend to attribute the problems to the Iraq war and to what they see as American indulgence of the PKK, the Kurdish terrorist group trying to seize southeastern Turkey. But this is only part of the problem. The real issue is that the two governments are on different sides regarding the most important struggle of our time.

AN EQUALLY worrisome issue is the long-run trend. It might well be that AK falls due to a split, scandal, or economic downturn in a few years. At least part of the economy’s good situation is due to government manipulation. Extremely high interest rates pour out money to foreign investors. How long can this continue? Experts think that a crash is inevitable.

Yet what if AK stays in power for a long time? The combination of a large parliamentary majority and choosing Turkey’s next president gives it tremendous powers. By naming the judges it can shape the country’s laws; by choosing the armed forces’ commander it can reverse the traditional bar on Islamic-oriented officers and neutralize the military’s ability to intervene. Filling the bureaucracy with its supporters will move policies and their implementation closer to an Islamist agenda.

In eastern and central Turkey, cities are moving toward the kind of Islamic forms of belief and behavior supported by political Islamists. A huge change - in Turkey as elsewhere among Muslims - is the introduction of what I call “competitive Islam.”

Historically, in the pre-Islamist era, it was impermissible to criticize any professing Muslim. Now, however, there is always someone to say that any given level of observance is insufficient and must be raised. This approach has now spread to Turkey, bringing an escalation of what constitutes the norm.

THOSE WHO do not want to face the threat of radical Islam generally are eager to say that all is fine in Turkey, that the election was a victory for moderation and democracy, and that it is good to have a model of moderate Islamic-oriented politics governing that country. Again, one should not exaggerate what has happened there. But the victory of AK is not exactly something to be celebrated, even if it can be managed.

The first step is to admit that there are real dangers and monitor very carefully what the AK government does. Now that it has moved from the low 30- to the high 40-percent level of voter support, the party is being tempted to conclude it can do anything it wants. This is bad for all concerned, even for AK itself, whose success is based on caution.

To avoid the danger of AK going too far, to ensure it stays moderate whether or not it wishes to do so, the regime must continue to feel under pressure to stay in the center. This means continuation of the army’s power as guarantor of Turkish democracy; that the media not be intimidated; that courts remain independent. An erosion of these control mechanisms could bring disaster.

Few outsiders understand that one of AK’s sources of appeal - and, ironically, also a cause of anti-Western feeling among domestic critics - is its claim to enjoy support from the US, Europe and Israel. Willingness to work with Turkey’s government, even if it is an AK one, is not the same as wanting AK to be in power.

Western institutions, media and even governments should indicate in appropriate ways that the AK is not their client and be ready to criticize its policies or behavior.

The writer is director of the Global Research in International Affairs Center at IDC Herzliya and editor of Turkish Studies.

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