The commencement of flights by Israeli national airline El Al to the country will be “a Trojan horse for the Maldives,” warns controversial British politician George Galloway.
In a video message aired at the Adhaalath party national congress that concluded last night, the former MP said that he was “deeply shocked” by the government’s decision to authorise the operation of Israeli national carrier in the Maldives on December 13.
“At a time when Arab doors are closing on Israel as a result of the Arab revolution, the idea that the Maldives, an entirely Muslim country, would open the door for El Al, the Israeli national carrier, and bring the Israeli flag into their country, and bring the Mossad and all the attendants who will come with it, is just absurd to me,” said Galloway.
He added that Israeli flights would be “a Trojan horse for the Maldives.”
“You will be bringing Israel into your country at a time when most civilised people are trying to get Israel out of their country,” he continued.
“So I very much hope the people of the Maldives will rally behind the campaign to stop this infiltration of the country by this Zionist settler state. The blood of the Palestinian people for 63 or 64 years now is on this project and nobody should want to share in this blood.”
In April this year, the religious conservative Adhaalath party threatened to terminate its coalition agreement with the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) in protest if Israeli flights are allowed to commence flights to the country.
Transport Minister Adil Saleem however said in June that the airline would allow Maldivians to visit Masjid-al-Aqsa in Jerusalem, the third holiest site for Muslims.
Adil Saleem noted that 500 Maldivians had visited Israel this year and authorising El Al to operate flights to the country would provide a cheaper option for pilgrims.
Official figures meanwhile revealed that 433 Israeli tourists visited the Maldives in 2004, followed by 758 in 2005; 569 in 2006; 838 in 2007; 1307 in 2008; 1588 in 2009 and 1380 in 2010.
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" Even at overseas airports, El Al security agents conduct all luggage searches personally, even if they are supervised by government or private security firms."
This is why it becomes an issue of sovereignty. "MOSAD"
This is entirely different from Maldivians visiting Israel and Israelis visiting Maldives.
Mr. Galloway keep your controversial dirty politics out our shores. As a Maldivians I assure you that here in Maldives we hate outsiders interfere in our affairs. Aren’t you getting enough Brits to listen to your controversial hate massages?
You never know what the Israelis are upto.
Have a look at the following link.
Thank you Galloway...
Well said, and i agree 100%...
Thank you Galloway. For being a much-needed dissenting voice in a cacophony of repetitious affirmation which we are forced to believe, amounts to unchallengeable truth.
This Galloway butt head must be the illegitimate lost child of Hitler or Himmler.
One wonder's how Adaalath party unearth this sperm. The people Adaalath party keep in touch are certainly very questionable.
I will not be surprised if Adaalath Party is a member of a right wing Nazi pary of Europe. Whole world needs to keep and eye on Adaalath Party and who they keep associations with.
No wonder Hess Body was exhumed resonantly to burn and throw the rubbish into the sea so that people like Mr. George Galloway would not use the site to go on pilgrimage.
When are you going to change you Name to NAP Nazi Adaalath Party.
George Galloway -You published the Fidel Castro Handbook, a biography of the former Cuban President in 2006. Youve advocated military rule in Pakistan. Pakistan Government was funding your company Asian Voice. George you are a great friend of the barbaric mullahs in Iran. Banned from Canada! You once said to Oxford students: "You are confusing me with someone who gives a f--k". George to cap it all off - we also saw you on Big Brother and you really are a class A a--hole!
Once El-Al starts operations in Maldives, Ibrahim Nasir Ranna Badeyri Kilege Faanu Airport will be the safest in the Islamic world.
and Adaalath Nazi Party ANP can not carry on any of there terrorist activities any more.
Did you people know during former President his Excellency Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's time Hulhule was a gun running airport, yes, Ex President supplied weapons to Yasir Arafat on our National Airline.
Mr. Galloway, go home and try spreading these hate speeches and see what happens to you, why are you spreading hate in our little community.
We are true muslims and we wish Israelis "Hidhaya".
So Mossad travels only on Al-El? Nobody told them there are other airlines?
mr. galloway thank you so much. and also thanks to adhaalath party.
When the f*cking hell will the Maldivian politicians realize that, we are famous now, and we're no more a tiny dot in the Indian ocean. Please for Allah sake don't let the zionists plan our destruction.
Mr Galloway is an independent thinker and pro-Arab and pro-Muslim voice. I totally agree with him. Israel is trying to gain and increase their legitimacy. A foothold in the Maldives will be a victory for Israel-at the expense of Palestinians. Arabs are in a very weak position and will remain so for another 100 years. By supporting Israel, Maldives will no doubt please the USA-which is the main backer and support of Israel.
Looks like our beloved George is mentally sick. Check this out http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e80_1215044352
lets see if murders Israelies or even arrogant and corrupt Arabs or drunk and fornicator of western nations can push humanity to the edge of inhumanity in the name of democracy, freedom of expression, capitalism or twisted form of religions!! We Maldivians are watching every step of government of Maldives, we know the drunks, fornicators and free thinkers in government. we also know the fake religous scholars of Adaalath party who doesnt practice what they teach in their private life and only wants power like some of those in MDP and DRP or PA!! we are watching...we are listening..we are contemplating..we will rise up!! No nation, no human should ever be compelled to be in denied of worshiping to Allah SW and practice the sunnah!
Also we know you know who we are too! So no worries! this rising up shall be done silently with your perfect knowledge..we know minivannews is platform for tracing the "different ideologies"!!! we know..
Insolent fools. George Galloway is the champion of champions..`
The arrival of this El'Al will be an exercise in precision as far as the universe is concerned. It will a lesson that these coconut infused retards, or Dhivehin will feign never forget. Make a false move I dare you. It only adds to this delight..'
The Israhell's political mapping now extends into the Indian Ocean- that is not a message of hate. That is the sublime level plane between rage and serenity you Wannabe-American hockey-pucks, you BBC and V-channel infused barrels of Rum, you Araba-phobic Anglophiles converts have already failed to achieve. Now form a file in those ranks as we inspect you.
Good luck to Adalat.
The wishes and sentiments of the people must be respected. I do not believe Maldivians want El Al operating in Maldives.
Dear Member's of Adaalath Party,
oh where, Oh where did you find this George Galloway to MEOW in your congress, Surely the learned scholars of your party should know better than invite a Pussy Cat to Meow in your parties most important meeting.
No wonder nobody listens to your religious speeches.
Dear Mr. Right Honorable George Galloway, its not a Trojan Horse you are barking about, apparently it a Trojan Pussy Cat.
Well done Neo Nazi Adaalath Party, you have out played this time with royalty.
Congradulation NNAP, Well done.
With Shaheem, as a president of Maldives, you all are welcome to the "Rep of Bulhaaa Raaje".
Okay! even if the we don't want to discriminate Israelis from other people, I don't agree on the idea of saying YES to Israeli airline into our country because many many people in this word today including non-Muslims very very hate the Israelis for their continued well-planned BRUTALITY and killings of humans including children and their mothers before their loved ones....to hate hate Israel for this SIN only is I think enough being human beings
Maldives will never be the "TROY" for the Israeli's. If any problem is to arise from this relationship, it will be from within maldives from our own 'extremists'. And Mr. Galloway, you are one who is instigating this. So dont blame the Israelis.
some of the comments against adhaalath and mr.galloway are outright stupid. shows how desperate these zionist lovers are.
Is Adalth not considering that this guy is planning conspiracy theory to harm the Maldives, as he knows Maldives would benefit from Israeli tourists. We take this as a proof that this Israeli airliner will bring good instead of bad, otherwise this enemy of Allah would not suggest vice versa.
Mr. Galloway I agree u.
Critics of George Galloway try to show him as some kind of madman, however in relation to Israel, and the inhuman and illegal Israeli treatment of Palestinians, west bank settlements built on stolen land etc he is absolutely correct. Israelis manage to visit Maldives using other airlines, so the reasons given for allowing El Al to operate from here are bogus..cheaper options for pilgrims visiting religious sites in Israhell? Please!!
Galloway seems you are the UK equivalent to our Umar Naseer keke
Funny how a brit MP becomes a bad guy, while not too long ago some of them were hailed for helping President Mohamed Nasheed and the MDP. I wonder why JJ Robinson didn't write a piece on Galloway.
Mullahs joined the European Nazi Party.
The Mullahs do not understand certain things in Maldivian society. Adhaalth party is of opinion that Maldivians trends to listen to a Whiteman and his philosophy and politics. This is the reason they got involved with lunatic Galloway the Nazi.
Poor ignorant mullahs what can you expect from them after all they have an ideology that is not acceptable for modern of thinking.
The firy nature of Galloways comment is not helpful. In this region (The Middle East) such firy rhetoric inspires violence, and this is a travesty of justice.
Everytime violence is used or advocated by either side of the Middle East Conflict, we see that the situation becames ten times worse. I am a passionate advocate of non-violent struggle, because, humanity is sacred!
Violence in the middle east cannot be called a legitimate Jihad, as it does not fit the criteria of a JUST WAR.
Jihad is derived from the Arabic jhd, which implies the meaning 'to strive from the depth of one’s utmost being, to exert oneself with all ones might.'
Jihad does NOT mean violence!
Al-Qital is the Arabic word in the Qur’an for warfare, and it was a tragedy that Al-Qital became the way Jihad was expressed only due to the violent nature of the tribal society.
Sirah (Islamic history) reveals that the Prophet (SAW) did everything in his power to change people’s violence and brutality without using violence. He himself was bullied and tortured expressing compassion and acting as a shield for others, his path was one of non-violent self sacrifice for the wellbeing of others.
How come my link did not appear with my earlier comment.
I hope it works this time.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5311500/SAS-patrolled-near-suspected-Israeli-spies
Oh a**hole of neo Nazi Adaalath party and one-way track Mullahs we all despise bloody Arabic culture. Maybe it is your ways but we detest your ways. You party will never rule this country. Oh boy thinks of Sheikh Iliyas being the president of Maldives. Oh god that will be the doomsday!
@ Rocket, your link, so what has it to do with Maldives? I think if we think of that angle than the Indians have to worry. We are too small not important for Israel to waste recourses. Think of the positive things.
Thanks Adhaalath for bringing a view from a UK politician. Until today I was an undecided voter for the 2013 election. Guess what? Adhaalath Party has my vote (2013 election).
Thanks Adhaalath party for educating us on this important issue.
criticizing israel doesnt make a person a nazi. all these name calling and stupid comments show how desperate the zionists in this country has become.
we will make sure no zionist airline land here in our country. if it land it has to land on our bodies. i call upon all the maldivians to go and protest on the airport runway on that day. i'm sure such a protest will attract tens of thousands similar to all the protests held by adhaalath. it will have the backing of all the opposition parties and hundreads of NGOs. lets all come out and show in numbers who has the majority here and force the government to its knees.
@ hassan ahmed
"Rocket, your link, so what has it to do with Maldives? I think if we think of that angle than the Indians have to worry. We are too small not important for Israel to waste recourses. Think of the positive things."
Hassan, the link has nothing to do with Maldives. What I am saying is Israel seems interested in a lot more things than what we think they might be interested in.
Unlike Maldives, New Zealand is a developed country. The NZ people have all the priviledges available of a developed country. Yet they too have these suspicions. May be they are suspicious for a reason. May be they are right. May be the Israelis did have some business at Christchurch when the quake happened. May be not.
My point being, Israel is famous for these things. This is not the first time they are caught up in such a drama. Few years ago, Mossad was associated with the killing of a Dubai (if I remember correctly; or was it Lebanese?) businessman. Like our $ 800 million trade, no one could prove the Israeli association with the killing. So the case was closed.
There are many instances where Mossad is associated with such acts. So why be naive and think El Al will only make the pilgrimage trip for our fellow Maldivians easier?
"We are too small not important for Israel to waste recourses."
I disagree.
Totally and completely disagree.
We are a country with enormous, enormous potential. Many of us are not aware of our potential simply because Maumoon has done so little in terms of developing the country. If someone like Bill Gates can get even one of our islands, we will realise the potential we have. So dont be naive in thiking that we are too small to make a difference for anyone.
today i am so proud to be a member of adhaalath. i pray my party and maldives every success.
Galloway has lost the elections in an embarassing way in Scotland. He praised Asad of Syria, only to see that he befriended a ruthless dictator. He praised the insurgents in Iraq killing British and American soldiers and provided Hamas with money to support killing innocent civilians and escalating the conflict.
When confronted with the truth he claimed them to be lies, although youtube is full of evidence.
Now he has a new project the Maldives.
How much hatred and wrongdoing can one man accomplish?
http://MiddleEastInterpreter.wordpress.com
To those who seem to lack an understanding of the larger picture in regard to Israel... it is not just Galloway that speaks of the Israeli threat to the world...
Be informed... 🙂
UK Jewish MP: Israel acting like Nazis in Gaza
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMGuYjt6CP8&feature=player_embedded
@Zeena, well done! Bravo! That means your kind (female) will not be attending school. You all shall be deprived of any sort of education.
this middleeastinterpreter is an israeli troll. israel employs an army of volunteer and paid bloggers to comment on stories about israel on everywhere including forums, blogs etc..
as for Galloway, actually it shows that ppl do care about humanity irrespective of their religion background. here we have a full blooded western dignitary who knows the ways of the world in solidarity with the oppressed in palestine. look at what we, the 100% so called muslim country ignorantly towing the line of the racist oppressor israel. Israel is not after logistics arrangements for their holidaymakers, but rather seeking internation legitimacy to cover their crimes.
@ hassan ahmed
all of your fearmongering will not achieve anything. as far as i know adhaalath is the only political party that has an active women's wing.
no matter how much propagenda people like you spread we will be voting and campaigning for adhaalath. adhaalath has a very bright future in this country. i can assure you that.
Isreal is the most aggressive country in the world. Mark my word it cannot operate a flight to this country. The people will not allow it. And should not. They have occupied a territorial and are killing its people.
Believe me, years of bad decisions and stupid mistakes have created a nightmare in this country, the term "Politically Correct" is a Misnomer. Politicians are not ALWAYS correct, nor do they give their ear to the voice of WeThe People.
@ ummu, well go ahead vote and go back a century, do you what sort of political system your beloved party with a women’s wing hope to create. A BENEVOLENT, OLIGARCHY, in this kind of system there is no need for general public opinion or votes.
I assume your spiritual leader shall be Mullah Iliyaas and the presidential candidate shall be honorable Fares Maathoda member Muthalib. LOL
Another crazy man out of wedlock try to enter our politics...his thoughts are well out of general public notions and needs to be flushed through the toilet drain...If MOSAD want to enter Maldives they have all the means available. All airlines would carry them and they could work in many companies in Maldives. This David is so out of modern espionage..Maldivians will not buy your cheap shit.
u r not very truthful are u minivan when you claim to be "the most independent news for maldives"....hehehe your propaganda is so blatantly obvious, even a 6 year old can see it
i have no intrest arguing with someone who makes no sense.
in maldives there is a written constitution and any party which come to power has to follow it. be it my party or your party.
fortunately our constitution was written in a manner which can safeguard islam.
anyways my vote still goes to the adhaalath. long live adhaalath, long live maldives constitution, long live maldives, long live islam- for ever.
Hey, give the poor Israelis a break! Despite the unwavering financial and political support of the USA, all these invasions and occupations (Sinai, Gaza, Lebanon etc) have been very stressful, and supressing the nasty Palestinians and building on their land, all these years has not been an easy business..even God's chosen people need to go somewhere nice and peaceful such as the Maldives to relax. And there is the bonus of all those nice Maldivian identities and passports to clone while they are chilling out!
MP George Galloway is a bold person without fear for nobody, always talks shear truth. Look at his interviews in UK and US. He is one of the most famous and res-ected MP of Britain. So its time we Maldivians to open our eyes into reality after listening to speeches from intelligent people like Galloway rather than call him a person of hatred. He has angrily rejected many people who speaks against jews many times in his interviews, but what he speaks against is Zionism, not Judaism. So ignorant people here like Ben, get your brains off from your balls and come to reality or get out of Maldives and go back to your hatred and racism full Australia.