Israeli Professor: Rape Palestinian Sisters and Mothers To Stop TerrorismBrandon Turbeville Although the interview was conducted nearly three weeks ago, shortly after the bodies of three Israeli teens were found after being kidnapped and murdered, Dr. Mordechai Kedar stated that the only way to force terrorists to think twice about their actions is the threat of the rape of their sisters and mothers. A Middle East scholar from Bar-Ilan University in Israel, Dr. Kedar stated that You have to understand the culture in which we live. The only thing that deters [Hamas leaders] is a threat to the connection between their heads and their shoulders. Hakol Diburim (Its All Talk) host Yossi Hadar then asked if that consideration could filter down the ranks of Hamas, Kedar responded No, because lower down the considerations are entirely different. Terrorists like those who kidnapped the children and killed them the only thing that deters them is if they know that their sister or their mother will be raped in the event that they are caught. What can you do, thats the culture in which we live. Hadar attempted to rein Kedars statements back somewhat by saying that We cant take such steps, of course. However, Kedar reiterated his own statement by responding that Im not talking about what we should or shouldnt do. Im talking about the facts. The only thing that deters a suicide bomber is the knowledge that if he pulls the trigger or blows himself up, his sister will be raped. Thats all. Thats the only thing that will bring him back home, in order to preserve his sisters honor. Kedars statements rest firmly in a long line of inflammatory and wholly immoral comments arising from modern academia across the world. Indeed, the inhumanity and ridiculous statements of university professors, academics, and scientists is by no means a monopoly of Israel. Kedars comments, however, have a more immediate relevance to the time and context of which they were made. This is because Kedar is suggesting the use of rape, particularly the rape of individuals who are completely innocent, as a weapon of war a war that is currently taking place. Kedar is also making these comments in the context of a ruling class that is rabidly racist against Palestinians and non-Israeli Jews. As a result, feminist activists have sent a letter to the president of Bar-Ilan University Rabbi Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz in complaint. The letter states opposition to Kedars words of incitement that grant legitimacy to Israel Defense Forces soldiers and Israeli civilians to commit rape, and endanger both Israeli and Palestinian women. Kedars words echo expressions that treat rape as a remedial practice, although it is a war crime. It is important to mention that Kedar is a research fellow at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan. He also served as Chairman of the Israel Academia Monitor organization, a group that is actively involved in exposing extremist Israeli academics who exploit academic freedom in order to take steps to deny Israels right to exist as a Jewish state. In other words, Kedar is a chief witch hunter of Israeli academics who may question official propaganda and racist anti-historical myths regarding the nature of Israel and the questions surrounding its legitimacy. Considering the track record of Israel in its campaign of extermination against the Palestinian people, one must wonder if Kedars comments will be hidden under the rug or if they will become official Israeli policy. Recently from Brandon Turbeville: Brandon Turbeville is an author out of Florence, South Carolina. He has a Bachelors Degree from Francis Marion University and is the author of six books, Codex Alimentarius The End of Health Freedom, 7 Real Conspiracies,Five Sense Solutionsand Dispatches From a Dissident, volume 1 and volume 2, and The Road to Damascus: The Anglo-American Assault on Syria.Turbeville has published over 300 articles dealing on a wide variety of subjects including health, economics, government corruption, and civil liberties. Brandon Turbevilles podcast Truth on The Tracks can be found every Monday night 9 pm EST at UCYTV. He is available for radio and TV interviews. Please contact activistpost (at) gmail.com. 