TerrorTalks International
This is a podcast about some of the most spectacular terrorist attacks in history. In this podcast, I tell the stories of the terrorists, their victims and the consequences for the survivors and society. About people who will sacrifice their own lives or the lives of others for a political, economic, religious or social goal. Who was behind it, who did they want to hit, and why.
My name is Natasja, and I am a journalist with a Master's in Middle Eastern Studies. Unfortunately, I have experienced terror in my life several times. The massacre in Utøya in Norway happened half an hour's drive from where some of my immediate family lives. A good friend of mine was only a meter away from one of the suicide bombers on the London Underground in 2005. He miraculously escaped with two burst eardrums. Finally, I worked in Afghanistan some time ago, where a major terrorist attack on a local cafe claimed the lives of 21 people. Among other things, the owner, who had served me a layer cake on my birthday the year before. Fortunately, I have never been in the middle of a terrorist attack myself. But these experiences have awakened my curiosity, fascination and, not least, a fear that most people probably know about: It will happen to me someday. That it comes close.
Before you start listening, I must warn you that the podcast contains descriptions and details that can be violent and are unsuitable for especially small children and people who are affected by hearing about murder and violence.
The series is based on journalistic research and contains fictional elements in the shape of made-up scenes and dialogues.
TerrorTalks International
The Jewish Jihadist
The young man stood at the bus stop and waited. He was wearing a full military uniform and had an M16 rifle over his shoulder. His beard was long, and on either side of his face, two dark, curly locks of hair hung and caressed his cheeks. On his head, he wore a kippah, a hemispherical traditional Jewish skull cap often worn by ultra-Orthodox Jewish men to symbolize their religious affiliation. In addition, he had an orange ribbon hanging from one pocket, which implies opposition to the withdrawal from the occupied Palestinian territories in the State of Israel[1].
On the one hand, the young man was not an unusual sight in Israel, where barely 1 million Orthodox Jews, between 12 and 15 per cent of the population, live side by side with modern society. But the man was waiting for a bus heading towards Shefa-'Amr, a city with an overwhelming majority of Arab inhabitants. When the bus arrived after a few minutes, the driver looked at the man, a little surprised and asked him if he was sure it was the right bus. The man nodded and got on board. Not long after, he was to be blamed for one of the worst attacks perpetrated by a Jewish terrorist in recent times, which would end up costing himself and four innocent people their lives.
Music in the episode
O Come O Come Emmanuel (Piano And Violins Version) by Soundvisual: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/75480618-o-come-o-come-emmanuel-piano-and-violins-version
Jewish Folk - Oseh Shalom Bimromav -Slow And Dramedy (Violin And Accordion) - P5 by EyeForMusic: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/105999167-jewish-folk-oseh-shalom-bimromav-slow-and-dramedy-violin-and
Traditional Jewish Music: Shalom Aleichem Clarinet Trio by mybanksbenson: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/107349401-traditional-jewish-music-shalom-aleichem-clarinet-trio
Dramatic Suspense: https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dramatic-suspense-116798/ by https://pixabay.com/users/ashot-danielyan-composer-27049680/
Anuch – Our champion - Music from #Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/anuch/our-champion
Sources in the episode
https://www.nbcnews.com
https://www.nytimes.com
https://radikaliseringogterrorisme.systime.dk/?id=235
Jonathan Cook: Blood and Religion - The Unmasking of the Jewish and Democratic State. Pluto Press, 2006. s. 169-71.
https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drusere
https://www.ynetnews.com
https://www.gov.il/en/departments/general/victims-of-shfaram-terror-shooting-04-aug-2005
https://www.i24news.tv/
https://www.friendsofmossawa.org/post/massacre-committed-by-natan-zada-was-a-result-of-incitement
https://web.archive.org/web/20090219141224/http://kahane.org/meir/interview.htm https://www.haaretz.com
https://alchetron.com/Eden-Natan-Zada
https://www.newsweek.com
Ron Ben-Yishai: How to stop Jewish jihad. ynetnews.com, 31. juli 2015. Oversat af Hans Henrik Fafner.
https://www.information.dk/2003/06/unge-paa-bakketoppen
https://www.jpost.com
www.timesofisrael.com
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