Senceless Attack On Turkish Cypriot School Children

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Here is Loucas's Charalampous views on this issue:

Who are the moral instigators?
By Loucas Charalambous

THE young thugs who molested Turkish Cypriot pupils on Wednesday were the least responsible for their actions. Behind this heinous behaviour lie the true guilty, the moral instigators, who must be sought out from within our political establishment. It is they who created and who maintain the climate of antagonism, hostility and hatred toward Turkish Cypriots, aimed at serving their political goals, namely, their grip on power. And the preservation and consolidation of partition is a basic prerequisite of that goal. The young hoodlums were incubated inside this climate of hostility toward the Turkish Cypriot community, a climate created by the government and its satellites.

Some rushed to portray this as an isolated incident. Yet over the past couple of years dozens of similar incidents have happened against Turkish Cypriots visiting the south. Most have not seen the light of day because our police keep a lid on them. But the phenomenon is growing by the day. For example, there have been many cases of organised gangs of hooligans slashing the tyres of cars belonging to Turkish Cypriots. Almost none of these cases have been solved to date. There have been other instances of assault and damages caused to Turkish Cypriot vehicles. At the traffic lights near the Hilton hotel, there have taken place several such incidents before or after football matches, the “heroes” being so-called football fans. And in another act of hatred a few months ago in Lefkara, a restaurant owner refused to serve a company of Turkish Cypriots who had gone there for lunch.

All these are examples of a climate of hostility, which is fostered by the official state. Whenever Turkish Cypriots are arrested at the checkpoints and harassed, the message conveyed is precisely this: hostility and hatred to the other side. When a government minister declares that he will have arrested at the checkpoints all Turkish Cypriots living in Greek Cypriot-owned houses, is this not a message to juvenile delinquents that they are more or less carrying out a national mission by beating up on Turkish Cypriots? When newspapers and politicians scream their lungs out because tomatoes made in Turkey have turned up in our markets, it is this same hostile climate that is being cultivated. And it is these same hypocrites who daily call for a normalisation of relations with Turkey! Worse, statements by government officials and several politicians serve to fuel the flames of hostility. For instance, look at the language and tone of government spokesman Christodoulos Pashardis when he refers to the Turkish Cypriot leadership. It is a language and tone dating back to the 1960s. Look at the abusive epithets hurled on Turkish Cypriot leaders by the radio station of the Zeus media group every time they mention their names. Is it a coincidence that the Zeus group are the main backers of President Papadopoulos?

Of course, the responsibilities of AKEL’s leadership are far grimmer. When, four years ago, Demetris Christofias and the rest of AKEL’s elite resurrected the Yiorkadjis movement and brought it to power, no doubt they knew what they were doing. They were aware that the people in whose hands they placed Cyprus’ fate were the same people who brought about the bloody inter-communal clashes of 1963, which led to the well-known disastrous consequences. They knew that they were handing power to the people whose background is closely linked to armed conflict with the Turkish Cypriot community. Therefore, they also knew that these people in whose hands they placed our fate would seek to preserve partition and separation, which are entwined with their political survival.

So rather than hypocritically asking parents to “put some sense” into their children, it would be better for Christofias to apologise for the woes he has wrought upon us. Even at this late hour, Christofias should try to put a stop to this paranoid downward spiral, which he himself has brought about.

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[RudeGal]

Dream Merchant you are wrong that this mess is caused by Turkey. It was initiated by Greek Cypriot greed for total power, which brought about resistance from Turkish Cypriots. After 11 years of innocents on both sides suffering (tho more overall suffering of Turkish Cypriots) the events of summer 74 happened.

Turkey is the only true friend Turkish Cypriots have had and given situation/embargoes, Turkish Cypriots are locked into this long and not necessarily desired marriage. If Greek Cypriots want to see Turkey's influence removed, the sensible thing is to encourage Turkish Cypriot development independent of Turkey. But what do Greek Cypriots do? They pretend Turkish Cypriot's democratically elected leaders don't exist & insist only do deal with Turkey, they maintain pressure for the total isolation of North (trade, communications, travel, sports, etc) and then they (and sadly also you) try to pass it all off as Turkey's mess. It is not!

If you don't already know, the embargoes against Turkish Cypriots started way before 1974. Some - like football - commenced in 1955, most took hold between 1963-74, and after this time it shifted from an ethnic isolation to a territorial one.

As lord maginnis said in his parl speech on 20 Nov, having declined choice to reunify in 2004 (which is their lawful right) they have no moral claim for world to help them isolate Turkish Cypriots.

For me, bulk of problem in Cyprus is with Greek Cypriots. Annan Plan showed Turkey willing to pull out; it was Greek Cypriots who were unwilling to compromise.

A solution won't come until there is a signficant change of mindset in South.

[Dhavlos]

You cant say that just because we rejected the annan plan, that we reject unification. That is wrong.

And you say that we only want to deal with Turkey...well to be honest, even if we did just deal with teh Turkish Cypriots, would we really, or would the leadership essentially be a puppet of Turkeys desires (ie military bases etc! amongst other things)? Turkey is always the one who calls the cyprob a national issue, rahter than an issue of the Turkish Cypriots ''who Turkey support''...what bloody right to they have to meddle in the affairs of cypriots!?!?

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Rudegal wrote:

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You played with a bomb which exploded in your face, the result of which you have now lost 1/3 of what you had before, why cry? and make all the excuses under the sun? you brought this upon yourself. Your blaming everyone else but yourselves, is this a Greek Cypriot trait or are you raised this way?. To rectify the situation all you have to do is commit to not playing with anything dangerous ever again, provide the guarantees and safety valves necessary and you will return to your old health. The choice is yours....

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Dream_Merchant

I have never seen such a long post that is full of crock. First with you the Armenians are Innocent and now the Greeks and, the Turks are to blame for everything.

Your statements are all full of hate for Turkey and contain no pride in your so called Cypriotness. If you were to be so fond of all Cypriots then where is your love for our Turkish side. You ache to wipe that part of me out and that is the crux of the problem. What you have to understand now and forever that you will not be allowed to do that. Don't tell me to go and live in Turkey because whether you like it or not Cyprus is my home and 37% is dedicated to me. Who we let in and in what numbers is up to us. If you refuse to acknowledge the part that both Armenians and Greeks played in this affair then the Republic of Cyprus can go to hell. The propaganda against the Turks has come to a head and cannot be told from just one side that chooses to distort all the facts. If your Makarios had not done the stupid things that he did there would be no reason for this conversation. What happened in 1974 was a direct action against an aggressor. Because you lost what you started does not make you the victim. They and you are the guilty ones. They for killing hundreds of Turkish Cypriots and you for spreading the lies. The lies like the majority vote of Cypriots wanting ENOSIS. Lies like Nikos Sampson promising Turkish Cypriots safe passage out of a village and slaughtering the men and torturing the women in camps. The lie of signing the 1960 constitution and then ignoring it to oust the Turkish Cypriots. The Akritas plan , the plan for extermination of the Turkish Cypriot and the lies of Greek Cypriots washing their hands of it after its failure. The lies told to the EU over the Annan plan and the last minute manipulation of the people in the south to scupper the plan to gain more time and to hide the government of its real intentions and a thousand other lies your people have made up. You poor little victims all by your own hand. Don't worry, you want to play the blame game then go for it, it is too easy to shoot down now.You cannot hide all your guilt behind the refugees whether you are an Armenian or a Greek. Take your part in all this like a man and we can talk. I have taken all the blame I have to. I have posted it here and on other forums. We played our part and won and lost your lot need to stop acting like spoiled children and act like men and stop hiding behind your refugee mothers skirts. You want to have a war of words then come out of hiding and show us your scars....................be brave.

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