The Crusades and the Islamic Army

As witnesses of the 20th century, the Serbian-Bosnian genocide was unquestionably a "Crusade." The modern West carried out genocide through the Serbs, and the massacre happened in Srebrenica.

While Bosniak Muslims in the heart of Europe were being slaughtered, Western states, despite having the power and will, watched the savagery unfold. They not only failed to stop the Serbs, they even showed tolerance by taking sides. If they hadn't taken sides, they wouldn't have witnessed the Sarajevo siege, which lasted for 1,425 days from April 5, 1992, to February 29, 1996.

They watched because those being killed were Muslims. In the Bosnian War, which witnessed the largest mass killings in Europe since World War II, over 300,000 people, the majority of whom were civilians, lost their lives.

When the Bosniaks started winning significant victories against the heavily armed and continuously monitored Serbs, Western states immediately stepped in. Negotiations began, and the war was halted.

The late Alija Izetbegović, who led his people and meticulously preserved justice and the Muslim stance in the midst of war, summarized that there was no civilization in the West: "When I go to Europe, I don't walk with my head down. Because we didn't kill children, women, and the elderly. We didn't attack any sacred places. Yet, they did all of these things. In front of Western eyes, on behalf of Western civilization."

The historic warning of the late Alija gains even greater significance today: "Whatever you do, do not forget the genocide. Because a forgotten genocide will be repeated."

We forgot, couldn't hold them accountable, and the genocide supported by Western countries is being repeated in Gaza.

Israel's 17-year blockade of Gaza, with more than 2 million people inside, is a thought and act of recurring genocide to completely annihilate it. The Gaza genocide is occupation for Israel, to completely seize Palestinian land. For the U.S. and European countries, it is a "holy war." Western civilization has either actively supported every occupation, war, and blockade against Muslim people, or turned a blind eye to the rivers of blood with a policy of "neutrality."

The motivation for Catholic Croats and Orthodox Serbs to annihilate the Muslim Bosniak people and the hatred to destroy Gaza with those inside are one and the same. Zionist Israel and Evangelical West's alignment against the Muslim Palestinian people essentially targets all Muslims and Islamic countries. Muslim communities still believe that this extraordinary alliance, which has not touched them and is not targeting them, will be stopped through negotiations. Thinking that an agreement ground will be built while preserving current interests would be a great mistake to carry into the future.

We need to name it clearly: Israel, with the Christian West it has taken under its dominion, started a religious war against Muslims. They will not turn back from this path because all their motivation, courage, and desire to kill come from the religions they have corrupted. Such a force with eyes wide shut can only be met with force. The idea that our newspaper, Yeni Şafak, has been emphasizing for a week, the idea of Islamic countries forming a joint military force, is currently the most significant deterrent option. Without taking a concrete step and implementing a deterrent policy, the next invasion step will be even larger.