Israeli historian: Islam converts change face of Europe
Jan. 23, 2007
By ETGAR LEFKOVITS
As many as 100,000 French and British citizens have converted to Islam over the
last decade, according to a new book by an Israeli historian.
The figures cited by Hebrew University Prof. Raphael Israeli in his upcoming
book The Third Islamic Invasion of Europe are representative of the
fast-changing face of Europe, which the Islamic history professor says is in
danger of becoming "Eurabia" within half a century.
He noted that about 30 million Muslims currently live in Europe, out of a
total population of 380 million., adding that with a high Muslim birthrate in
Europe, the number of Muslims living in the continent is likely to double
within 25 years.
Israeli also cited massive immigration and Turkey's future inclusion in the
EU as the primary reasons why the face of Europe will be indelibly changed
within a generation.
European concerns over a fast-growing Muslim population is at the center of
opposition to Turkey's entry into the EU, he said, as the inclusion of Turkey
into the EU will catapult the number of Muslims to 100 million out of a total
population of 450 million.
"The sheer weight of demography will produce a situation where no Frenchman
or Dutchman could be elected to parliament without the support of the Muslim
minority," he said Monday in an interview with The Jerusalem Post.
"Muslims will have a more and more decisive voice in the makeup of European
governments."
"With Turkey as a member of the EU, the process will be accelerated, without
[Turkey] it will be slower but it will still happen," he added. Turkey has
strong relations with Israel.
The historian, who has authored 19 previous books, said that Muslim political
power in Europe would directly impact domestic politics, including Europe's
immigration policy, with millions of additional Muslims waiting at the door to
gain entry to the EU as part of "family reunification" programs.
"Every European with a right mind has every reason to be frightened," Israeli
said.
The 50,000 French and 50,000 British who have converted to Islam over the
last decade, including many from mixed marriages, did so for personal
convictions, romanticized notions of Islam, as well as for business reasons,
while others see Islam as the wave of the future at a time when Christianity is
on the wane, Israeli said.
He said that Muslims converting to Christianity existed but their numbers
were significantly smaller.
Israeli noted that conversions in mixed marriages worked only in one
direction since a Muslim woman who marries a Christian is considered an
apostate in her community, and faces physical danger.
"It is time one should wake up and realize what is happening in Europe," he
concluded.
Israeli's book is due out in London in the coming months.
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Comment:
For years the Jews and the Zionist lobby has been influential within Europe
and America and secured help and support for the Israeli state, now they see
Muslim becoming politically active within the framework of Islam and engaging
in discusisons wiht non-Muslim intellectuals and policy makers and explaining
the ideology of Islam and its ruling system the Caliphate. Instead of praising
the initiative of Muslims for better community cohesion and harmony via debate
and discussion, this author creates more hysteria and fear with comments
typical of the BNP and other racist parties.
Its quite ironic that similar things were said about Jews once upon a time no
doubt this man has not learnt any lessons from the history of the Jews in
Europe in the 1930s.
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