Former Syrian Defense Minister Mustafa Tlass died on Tuesday (June 27, 2017) in Paris. [7] His marriage secured his position among the traditional elite and enabled him to advance socially. [42] Firas, a business tycoon, left Syria for Egypt in 2011, too. "[24][25], There have been three missing Israeli soldiers in the Bekaa valley since the June 1982 war in Lebanon. "I gave the Medal of the Republic's Hero, to a soldier from Aleppo, who killed 28 Jewish soldiers. Tlass allegedly told a Saudi magazine: "We sent Israel the bones of dogs, and Israel may protest as much as it likes. The governor of Al-Sham decided to execute the criminals, [but] at this point the foreign states and their consulates began to play a major role. [32] In this book, he argues that the true religious beliefs of Jews are "black hatred against all humans and religions," and that no Arab country should ever sign a peace treaty with Israel. [1] His father, Abdul Qadir Tlass, was a minor Sunni notable who made a living during the Ottoman period by selling ammunition to the Turkish garrisons. Instead of one Muhammad 'Ali in the 19th century... they found several Muhammad 'Alis [in the 20th century]. Rare. [2][6] He received primary and secondary education in Homs. [12][13] The Soviet Union then agreed to back down and sell Syria weapons. Born in a Sunni Muslim family, he joined the military academy after completing his primary and secondary education from a local school,. In 1991, when Syria was participating on the Coalition side in the Gulf War, he stated that he felt "an overwhelming joy" when Saddam Hussein sent SCUD-missiles towards Israel. Materials may only be cited with proper attribution, Iranian Website Irdiplomacy.ir: Iraq Is Another Azerbaijan For Turkey, Founder And Former Leader Of U.S. White Supremacist Organization, Now Living In Russia, In Russian TV Interview: I Established My Organization To Create A Network Of Support During A Civil Unrest Crisis; Hitler Was The Result Of Past Circumstances And Has Nothing To Do With Us; I Feel Like A Political Dissident; We Use Social Media To Recruit, Under Article 406 of Iraqi Penal Code, Which Provides For Death Penalty, Iraqi Court Issues Arrest Warrant For President Trump For Killing Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis. This sparked a grave international crisis because of the dangers this unification posed to European interests… During this stormy time, Damascus was shocked by a terrible crime – the priest Tomas Al-Kaboushi [the Capuchin] fell victim to a group of Jews who sought to drain his blood to prepare baked goods for their Yom Kippur holiday [sic]. Mustafa Tlass Military officer and politician (1932–2017) Mustafá Tlass político y militar sirio. "[21][22] In October of the same year, Tlass stated that there was no such country as Jordan, but only "South Syria". The book can be purchased on the Internet in the original Arabic and is available in French, Italian, and other languages. Mustafa Tlass is a Syrian army officer and politician who served as the Syria’s Minister of Defense from 1972 to 2004. [3] [37] After the death of Assad in 2000, a 9-member committee was formed to oversee the transition period, and Tlass was among its members. Fatir Sahyun [فطير صهيون] - By Mustafa Tlass. Hafez al-Assad, an Alawite, and Mustafa Tlass, a Sunni, both came from rural peasant families. ", [3] The 1983 edition states that, "the investigators exposed the crime and even the covert religious motive underpinning it. Share. Tlass, who served as defense minister in 1972-2004, joined the Syrian Ba'th Party in 1972 after participating in the 1966 Neo-Ba'th coup that ousted president Amin Al-Hafiz. [2] His father, Abdul Qadir Tlass, was a minor Sunni noble who made a living during the Ottoman period by selling ammunition to the Turkish garrisons. [4] His paternal grandmother was of Circassian origin and his mother was of Turkish descent. Tlass was born in Rastan in 1964. They activated their supporters in Parliament and the press, organized support demonstrations, and sent off prominent European Jews [to help the accused]. General Tlass is the son of a more prominent general, Mustafa Tlass, who was defense minister from 1972 to 2004 and a close ally of President Hafez al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad's father. [citation needed], In 2000, the widow and children of Ira Weinstein who was killed in a February 1996 Hamas suicide bombing, filed a lawsuit against Tlass and the head of Syrian military intelligence in Lebanon, Ghazi Kanaan, charging that they were responsible for providing the perpetrators with material resources and training. He published several books of his own, and started a publishing house, Tlass Books , which has been internationally criticized for publishing anti-Semitic materials. The younger Tlass, a general in the Syrian Republican Guard, defected to the opposition early in the war but was sidelined there, unable to find a new role. [46], Official Gazette of Syria (11 July 1974 Issue). Among the military arrangements was a 1 billion dollar Israeli Russian sale of military aircraft to China, which were to be jointly produced by Russia and Israel. I am proud of his courage and bravery, for he actually killed by himself 28 Jews by count and cash. [However,] the Jews did not settle for this, but sought to wipe out what was written on Father Tomas's grave in the Franciscan church: 'Here lie the bones of the Capuchin missionary Father Tomas, murdered by the Jews on February 5, 1840'…"[2], "The 1840 incident recurred several times in the 20th century when the Zionists carried out the mass crimes in Palestine and Lebanon – acts that shocked the conscience of good people all over the world and were condemned by world public opinion. Antisemitic book in which he tried to prove the truths of the blood libel published against Jews. [17] He was also a member of Baath Party's central committee. Haidar’s closeness to Rifaat al-Assad, who attempted a coup d’état and made Haidar his adviser, according to what was mentioned in Mustafa Tlass’s book “Three Months Shook Syria” in the 1980s, pushed the former regime to hold him accountable and to punish him. Mustafa Tlass was born on May 11, 1932 in Al-Rastan, Syrian, is Senior officer. [38], Whether true or not, Tlass and his supporters were viewed by many as opponents of the discreet liberalization pursued by the younger al-Assad, and to maintain Syria's hardline foreign policy stances; but also as fighting for established privileges, having been heavily involved in government corruption. Tlass authored several books, including the antisemitic best-seller The Matzah of Zion (1983), which repeats the Damascus blood libel of 1840, namely the allegation that the Jewish community perpetrated the ritual murder of a Christian priest in … Syrian defeat in the 1967 Six-Day War embarrassed the government, and in 1968 al-Assad managed to install Tlass as new Chief-of-Staff. He is the son of the former Syrian Defense Minister Mustafa Tlass and Lamia Al Jabiri, a member of an aristocratic Aleppo family. Punishments vary according to people’s importance [3] His hobbies are said to include horseback riding, tennis, and swimming. In addition to the loathsome crime itself, the investigation revealed grave issues regarding its motives, linked to the precepts of the Jewish religion, as set out in the Talmud...", "[Following the exposure of the crime], the Jews caused a great uproar everywhere. [8] A 1966 coup by an Alawite-dominated Ba'ath faction further strengthened al-Assad, and by association Tlass. [2] The photo of the priest's headstone in the 1986 edition shows the inscription: "The Jews slaughtered him, [his body] was not found in its entirety… and these are the remains of his bones. The investigation proved the Jews' responsibility [for the crime] but they bribed the rulers and obscured the signs of the crime." Mustafa Tlass is a Syrian army officer and politician who served as the Syria’s Minister of Defense from 1972 to 2004. Mirʼāt ḥayātī by Muṣṭafá Ṭalās ( Book ) Waṭan fī al-wafāʼ : maʻa al-ʻImād Awwal Muṣṭatá ... Mustafa Tlass Military officer and politician. In 1965, while he was Ba'athist army commander of Homs, Lieutenant Colonel Mustafa Tlass arrested his pro-government comrades. Books. Politicians similar to or like Mustafa Tlass. The truth about Syria in the age of fake -news and propaganda. [2] In 1952, he entered the Homs Military Academy. ", "The crime took place in Damascus, a city of tolerance and peace, just as many similar [crimes] took place in other parts of the world. 2. Monitoring the daily events in the occupied territories proves, beyond a doubt, that what is called 'Zionist racism' is only the continuation and refinement of Talmudic precepts…"[3], "With the publication of this book, I intended to illuminate some of the secrets of the Jewish religion by [describing] the actions of the Jews, their blind and repugnant fanaticism regarding their belief, and the implementation of the Talmudic precepts compiled in the Diaspora by their rabbis who distorted the principles of the Jewish belief (the religious law of the Prophet Moses), as it is said in the Koran [2:79]…"[4]. His conclusion? He then promoted Tlass to high-ranking military and party positions. He was educated in Homs, and entered the Homs Military Academy in 1952. He published several books and created the publishing company, Tlass Books. [3], During the 1960s, Hafez al-Assad rose to prominence in the Syrian government through the 1963 coup d'état, backed by the Ba'ath party. [3] On the other hand, members of his family also worked for the French occupiers after the First World War. Austria undertook to defend the Jews. [citation needed] When Hafez al-Assad was briefly imprisoned by Nasser at the breakup of the union, Tlass fled and rescued his wife and sons to Syria. [44] His daughter Nahid was married to Akram Ojjeh, who was a Saudi millionaire arms dealer. [31] He also published two-volume memoirs, namely Mirat Hayati (Reflections of my life) in 2005. [citation needed], Under cover of the 1970 "Corrective Revolution", Hafez al-Assad seized power and installed himself as Dictator. ", [4] At the end of his introduction Tlass thanks his comrade-in-arms Col. Bassam 'Assali, who was his "right hand in preparing the book." In a move deliberately calculated to antagonize the Soviet Union to stay out of the succession dispute then going on in Syria, Mustafa Tlass allowed himself to be photographed waving Mao Zedong's Little Red Book, just two months after bloody clashes between Chinese and Soviet armies on the Ussuri river. Mustafa Tlass In 1983, Mustafa Tlass, Syria’s defense minister, wrote a book in which he a ritual murder committed by the Jews of Damascus in 1840. Mustafa Tlass strived to be seen as a man of culture. The foreigners divided the areas of influence among themselves. *FREE* shipping on eligible orders. Mustafa Tlass About. He then devoured the neck of one of them and ate it in front of the people. [2] She is a member of the Aleppine aristocracy. "[34], The succession of Bashar al-Assad, Hafez's son, seems to have been secured by a group of senior officials, including Tlass. He opened a publishing house: Tlass books, publishing anti-semitic writings and controversies. 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[42] Mustafa Tlass left for France for what he described as medical treatment. Mustafa Tlass. For them, like many men in third world countries, … 80's. But the narrative in particular centers on Manaf Tlass, son of Mustafa Tlass, Hafez Assad's long-serving defense minister. ", "They [convinced] the Austrian consul to intervene in the investigation in favor of some of the accused, on the pretext that they were Austrian subjects… Similarly, they exploited the tolerance of the Egyptian authorities and the French consul [in Istanbul], and contacted the accused to urge them to deny [all charges]. "[33][34], Regarding the book, Tlass has stated that "I intend through publication of this book to throw light on some secrets of the Jewish religion based on the conduct of the Jews and their fanaticism" and that both Eastern and Western civilizations threw Jews into ghettos only after recognizing their "destructive badness". Tlass is survived by his wife, Lamia (nee al-Jabiri), whom he married in 1958, and their two daughters, Nahed and Sarya, and two sons, Firas and Manaf. [However], it rapidly overcame its ignorance about [the Jews]... and now every mother warns [her son]: 'Be careful not to stray far from home, lest the Jew comes, puts you in his sack, takes you, and slaughters you and drains your blood in order to prepare the 'matza of Zion' [the Passover matzos].' [5] Tlass is said to also have some Alawite family connections through his mother. Fadi Hallisso. Fatir Sahyun [فطير صهيون] - By Mustafa Tlass. The first edition's cover displayed a group of Jewish people carrying out the murder, sketched to look 'Jewish' according to Nazi depictions. [45] His younger daughter, Sarya, is married to a Lebanese from Baalbak. The second edition features a Menorah, the Jewish symbol, cutting the victim's throat. [42], Tlass married Lamia Al Jabiri in 1958. In his introduction, he wondered how such a terrible crime could have happened in a place like Damascus. Competent and formally-trained battlefield commanders entered the ranks of the fledgling rebellion, from a young relative of former Syrian Defense Minister Mustafa Tlass [vi] to Hussein Harmoush, a career officer of the Syrian army and a Colonel in the 11th armored division of Syria’s Third Corps. Tlass also wrote books about Syria’s military and political history and also books of poetry, general Arab history, and a history of the military tactics used by Muhammad. Tlass was promoted to minister of defense in 1972, and became one of al-Assad's most trusted loyalists during the following 30 years of one-man rule in Syria. Talas, Mostapha el. Other Informations. ", "[Furthermore], the Jewish leaders in Europe and America swung into action, and exploited their financial and media influence to urge the great powers to intervene in their favor. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Tlass (Arabic: مُصْطَفَى عَبْد الْقَادِر طَلَاس, romanized: Musṭafā ʿAbd al-Qādir Ṭalās; 11 May 1932 – 27 June 2017) was a Syrian senior military officer and politician who was Syria's minister of defense from 1972 to 2004. In August 1998, Tlass caused a minor uproar in Arab political circles, when he denounced Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat as "the son of sixty thousand whores. He published several books of his own, and started a publishing house, Tlass Books, which has been internationally criticized[20] for publishing alleged anti-Semitic materials. [19], Tlass attempted to create a reputation for himself as a man of culture and emerged as an important patron of Syrian literature. '", "[In the meantime] a state arose for the Jews in Al-Sham [Greater Syria]. ", "This crime was not the first of its kind. 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[9][10][11] In a move deliberately calculated to antagonize the Soviet Union to stay out of the succession dispute then going on in Syria, Mustafa Tlass allowed himself to be photographed waving Mao Zedong's Little Red Book, just two months after bloody clashes between Chinese and Soviet armies on the Ussuri river. Thus, it is not surprising that Damascus was shocked by this loathsome crime. The covers of both editions show a man with his throat slashed and his blood collecting in a basin. But has the Jewish enmity disappeared, or do the precepts of the Talmud – with all their crimes and distortions - continue to play their hate-filled role against humanity and the society around the Jews? Follow. The “highly-regarded” Syrian defense minister Mustafa Tlass is the loathsome creep who wrote The Matzah of Zion, a book that presents the Damascus blood libel (that Jews use the blood of young Arabs to bake matzah bread) as historical fact. Syrian senior military officer and politician who was Syria's minister of defense from 1972 to 2004. Tlass also draws conclusions regarding "the importance of national sovereignty." Tlass opened a publishing house in Damascus and was the first person to try to uncover pre-Ba'ath Syria in an objective manner. [3], Tlass was the only member of the Ba'ath government who took part in the traditional social establishment of Syria. He also claimed that Prince Charles gave him a gold-plated Sterling submachine gun as a gift. [citation needed], In 1998, Syrian Defense Minister Tlass boasted to Al Bayan newspaper that he was the one who gave the green light to "the resistance" in Lebanon to attack and kill 241 US marines and 58 French paratroopers, but that he prevented attacks on the Italian soldiers of the multi-national force because "I do not want a single tear falling from the eyes of [Italian actress] Gina Lollobrigida, whom [I] loved ever since my youth. 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