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The Crusades were fundamentally a defensive response to the expansion of Islamic armies, which had already conquered significant portions of the Christian world, including the Holy Land, Egypt, North Africa, and Spain. As these forces threatened the Byzantine Empire and Europe, Christian nations recognized the need to act. The First Crusade aimed to protect against ongoing Muslim attacks, which persisted into the 20th century. During this period, over a million Europeans were abducted and enslaved in North Africa and the Ottoman Empire.

Facts about slavery often overlooked in school include the history of white Christian Europeans being enslaved in Africa. For nearly 300 years, the southern coast of Europe faced threats from the Islamic Barbary States, which targeted coastal communities and Christian ships. One notable raider, Turgut Reis, was a prominent Turkish admiral. In 1551, he enslaved the entire population of 5,000 from the Maltese island of Gozo. Three years later, he attacked Vieste, Italy, massacring men and capturing 7,000 women and children as slaves. Even as far north as Ireland, the Barbary pirates raided Baltimore in 1631, taking the population to Algiers as slaves.

Jews were heavily involved in the slave trade, with up to 80% of slave owners being Jewish. They owned most slave ships and conducted auctions. Pope Alexander VI, a Jewish pope, signed the doctrine of discovery, legalizing colonialism and the transatlantic slave trade. Columbus, funded by Jewish individuals, discovered the Americas, where indigenous people were initially considered people until the papal bull declared them heathens for political reasons.

Pirates, particularly from Algeria, posed a significant threat to British shipping in the 17th century, capturing over 350 British ships between 1672 and 1682 and enslaving hundreds of Britons annually. In 1627, they even raided Iceland, taking nearly 400 people. By the early 19th century, Barbary pirates continued to target American vessels, enslaving their crews. The phrase "to the shores of Tripoli" in the US Marine Corps hymn references a naval expedition aimed at rescuing 100 Americans from slavery in North Africa and serves as a warning against future pirate attacks on American ships.

In the late 1700s, the United States faced the issue of its sailors being taken as slaves by the Barbary states in North Africa. Around 1.5 million European and American slaves were estimated to have been taken between 1750 and 1850. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams confronted the ambassador in London, questioning why this was happening. The ambassador's response was that the Quran permitted them to do so because the Americans were considered infidels. In response, Jefferson sent a navy to crush the Barbary states. It is important to note that Islamic fundamentalism is not a result of American democracy, and blaming the US for it is a false narrative.

Jewish historians reveal a history of Jewish involvement in the slave trade, with auctions closing on Jewish holidays. Jews dominated the slave trade for centuries in the Western world, dating back to Roman times. The Roman Jews relied on slavery for income, while Charlemagne and Pope Gelasius allowed Jewish involvement in the slave trade. Throughout history, Jews were prominent slave dealers in European society, with higher slave holdings per capita than non-Jews. This information is documented in various Jewish historical sources.

Speaker 0 describes a long history of Jewish subversion and influence in Spain. He notes that Jews prospered under the Visigoths but conspired with Arabs in Africa to overthrow them, citing evidence from the early eighth century including contacts with African Jews to prepare Moorish incursions across the Straits of Gibraltar and a June council of Toledo condemning Jews for plotting with Hebrews beyond the seas. He recounts the loss of Barcelona to Moors, claiming many Christians were killed and Jews remained unpunished. After Islam’s conquest, Jews flourished culturally, excelling in medicine and helping bring Aristotle to Europe. During the Reconquista, Saint Ferdinand allegedly rewarded Cordoba’s Jewish population with mosques converted to synagogues but imposed conditions the Jews violated. As Islam fell back to North Africa, Jews allegedly collaborated with Muslims, fueling Christian suspicions of an alien alliance between the two communities that supposedly enabled civil order to be enforced through canon law, while Jews, not being Christians, could not be targeted by it. They allegedly engaged in subversive activities with impunity, causing resentment. The narrative then pivots to the paradox of Pedro the Cruel, where greater Jewish power allegedly increased their vulnerability to violence. Walsh is cited asserting that Jews were disliked not for Moses’ teachings but for practices like slavery, usury, proselytizing, forcing circumcisions, and pressuring debtors to abandon Christ. Usury is highlighted as a main grievance, since Christians were forbidden to charge interest, creating a Jewish monopoly on lending and capital. The text recounts episodes in Cuenca (1326) and Valladolid (1385) illustrating tensions over usury. Farmers faced starvation or usury, leading to Jewish wealth concentration. The church tried to curb Jewish influence, but rulers pursued short-term gain, culminating in Henry of Trastámara’s rise, persecution of Jews, and mass flight or refuge in Paris. Henry later repented by freeing Christians from debts to Jews, yet realized Jews could not pay taxes or lend the king money without extortion. Jews’ financial and administrative skills proved indispensable to rulers, fueling continued cycles of resentment and social upheaval. By 1391, anti-Jewish riots in Seville and across Castile led to forced conversions (conversos), significant numbers baptized under duress, and suspicion that converts remained secretly Jewish. Murano became a terms of opprobrium for conversos, who leveraged church protection to exploit opportunities, while sincere converts endured suspicion. By the 1440s, conversos allegedly controlled large shares of indirect taxes; their wealth enabled social mobility and access to offices, provoking further suspicion and moral decline at court. Mob violence and weak leadership under Enrique el Impotente culminated in executions and burnings of conversos in multiple cities prior to Isabella and Ferdinand’s rise. Isabella, influenced by Fri Alonso de Hoyeda and other clergy, grew convinced that radical measures were needed; the Inquisition was established in 1478 to root out Judaizers, chosen to operate beyond intimidation or bribery. The monarchs expelled Jews on 03/31/1492 from Castile and Aragon, offering baptism as an alternative but finding little incentive to convert after the Inquisition’s reforms. Expulsion relocated the problem to Northern Europe, with many Jews settling in Antwerp, becoming central to trade networks and mercantile enterprises connected to Lyon, Ferrara, Rome, and beyond. The narrative asserts that Antwerp’s Jewish and Portuguese conversos formed a spy network for anti-Spanish, anti-Catholic forces, leveraging printing to disseminate Protestant Bibles and engage in cultural subversion, ultimately contributing to Spain’s long-term setbacks. Speaker 1 shifts to Jewish pirates in the Caribbean, tracing their roots to the 1492 expulsion and the period’s anti-Semitic context. He notes exiled Spanish Jews sought revenge at sea, with figures such as Sinan Reyes, adversary of Barbarossa, and Moses Cohen Henriques, a key player in the 1628 capture of the Spanish Silver Fleet. Henriques allied with the Dutch West India Company and piratical networks; Diego Perez de Costa, a converso, commanded three pirate ships before retiring to Safed to study Kabbalah. A “pirate rabbi” reportedly aided Sephardic Jews in Amsterdam, keeping kosher on the high seas. Jewish pirates often partnered with non-Jewish pirates, producing cross-cultural connections—Hebrew treasure maps, ships named for biblical figures, and Jewish tombstones bearing skull-and-crossbones. The speakers discuss whether “Jewish pirates” is the right label, noting many served in advisory roles but agreeing they participated in illegal trade and attacks on Spain, while building a global mercantile and intelligence network. The segment closes inviting viewers to subscribe and share topics for future videos.

In 1788, the United States faced the issue of its sailors being enslaved by the Barbary states in North Africa. Around 1.5 million European and American slaves were taken between 1750 and 1815. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams confronted the ambassador, who justified the actions by citing permission from the Quran due to the victims being infidels. In response, Jefferson sent a navy to crush the state. It is important to note that Islamic fundamentalism is not a result of American democracy, and blaming democracy for it is a false narrative that absolves the true criminals.

In 1492, the expulsion of 200,000 Jews from Spain led some to seek revenge as pirates. Sinan Reyes, "the Great Jew," served as second in command to Barbarossa, attacking Spanish ships. His son was once kidnapped by King Charles V, but Red Beard rescued him. Moses Cohen Henriques masterminded the capture of the Spanish Silver Fleet in 1628 with pirate Pete Hain, amassing treasure worth over $1 billion today. Henriques established his own pirate island and continued raiding. Yakov Curiel, a converso Jew, repented from piracy and became the first Baal Teshuvah pirate, settling in Safed. A "pirate rabbi" terrorized Spanish ships, using loot to found a Sephardic community in Amsterdam and keeping kosher at sea. Jewish pirates partnered with non-Jewish pirates, resulting in cultural crossovers like Hebrew treasure maps and ships named Queen Esther. They fought the Spanish, shared naval secrets, and built trade networks. While some scholars debate the term "Jewish pirates," Jews were involved in illegal trade and raids against the Spanish Empire, influencing leading pirates and resisting oppression.

Islam rapidly expands from the Arabian Peninsula, attacking the Middle East, crossing the Mediterranean, and targeting southern France and Spain. Despite the common association of Islam with Arabs and deserts, it projects power throughout the Mediterranean, attacking coastal towns, taking slaves, and engaging in over 200 battles in Spain alone. Meanwhile, Islam also attempts to break into Europe through Turkey. Over time, the Christians push back the Muslims in Spain, but Constantinople falls, leading to the jihad spreading to Eastern Europe. This relentless jihad is driven by the teachings of Mohammed and the desire to fight against non-believers. New sultans would often initiate wars to establish their reputation in Islamic history.

For over a thousand years, Arabs enslaved black people, resulting in 15 million deportations. However, this history is rarely discussed compared to the transatlantic slave trade, which lasted a century and involved 12 million deportations. The transatlantic slave trade is more well-known, possibly due to the availability of photographs and the fact that white slaveholders allowed their slaves to reproduce, while Muslims castrated their slaves. Slavery has been a global practice throughout history, with figures like Plato, Cleopatra, and Genghis Khan having slaves. The abolition of slavery was primarily led by white countries during the Industrial Revolution and the development of moral philosophy. It took another century for African countries to abolish slavery, often under pressure from Western powers. Even today, slavery persists in Mauritania, with hundreds of thousands of slaves.

Here is a condensed summary of the transcript’s key points on the 10 largest slaving civilizations in history, with the claims presented as stated. - Tenth equal: Abyssinia (Ethiopian Empire) — ran for seven hundred years from December to 1974; cumulative population of 207 million; early years 10% slaves, later 2 to 4%; meaning 9 to 10,000,000 people enslaved; cited as 10% early, 2–4% later. - Tenth equal: Umayyad Caliphate — in barely a hundred years between 06/1961 and 07/1950, enslaved some 10,000,000 across North Africa, the Eastern Mediterranean, and the Middle East. - Ninth: China’s Qing dynasty — definitions of slavery debated; total population 2,500,000,000, of which maybe 0.5% were slaves (12,600,000 total); argument presented that 3–5% could be slaves, meaning 75 to 125,000,000; noting many served in bonded and other forms. - Eighth: Ancient Egypt — 3000 to 30 BC; cumulative population 264,000,000; roughly 5% were slaves, meaning 13,000,000 enslaved. - Seventh: Third Reich — in twelve years, enslaved as many as 26,000,000 people, mostly abducted from Central and Eastern Europe; fastest enslavement rate of any civilization mentioned. - Equal sixth: Joseon dynasty (Korea) — 1392 to 1897; estimated 28,000,000 enslaved. - Equal sixth: Byzantines (Roman Empire) — capital Constantinople (Istanbul); total population 400,000,000; 7% were slaves, totaling 28,000,000. - Fifth: Sultanate of Delhi — ran from 12/00/2006 to 1526; population 446,000,000; 8% were slaves, meaning 36,000,000 enslaved. - Fourth: Mali Empire — 12/14 to 1610; West African civilization; roughly one third of its population enslaved; slave rate far higher than others; total population 170,000,000; slave population 57,000,000; notes it created West Africa’s extensive slave trading infrastructure (routes, markets). - Third: Abbasid Caliphate — controlled Middle East and much of North Africa from 07/1950 to December; cumulative population 635,000,000; roughly 10% were slaves, totaling 63,000,000 enslaved. - Second: Mughal Empire — Northern India from early sixteenth to mid eighteenth century; total population 1,400,000,000; 8% were slaves, total 112,000,000 enslaved. - First: Roman Empire — 27 BC to March (year unspecified); total cumulative population just over a billion; 10 to 20% were slaves, meaning about 160,000,000 enslaved; Romans enslaved the most people of any civilization. Additional notes from the speaker: - No place for the British on this list, despite well-known British slave trade; the British kept more scrupulous records than others. - In eighteen o seven (1807), the British were the first major power to abolish slavery and enforce abolition. - Romans and Nazis aside, no place for European nations, not even the Portuguese, nor for the US. - The Ottomans, possibly the greatest slave traders in history, stole enormous numbers into slavery from Africa, the Mediterranean, and Eastern Europe (Poland, Ukraine, Russia); as many as 10,000,000 passed through their markets. - The word slave derives from Slav. - Slavery is as old as human civilization, with thought to be as many as 50,000,000 people living slave-like existences today, mostly in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

Jewish involvement in the African slave trade predates the transatlantic slave trade by about 1000 years. The transatlantic slave trade began in 1441 when Portuguese sailors kidnapped Africans and brought them to Europe. Africans were taken to the Caribbean in 1502, where the transatlantic slave trade started. The theoretical justification for the slave trade was based on the Hamitic myth, also known as the curse of Ham story, to rationalize and justify the trade.

In Christian nations, usury (charging interest) was illegal, so Jews became money lenders. Over time, they owned everything, leading to expulsion by kings. This cycle repeated for centuries, as kings feared Jews' financial power. Napoleon warned of compound interest's ability to consume property. Today, credit card and student loan interest enslave people, replacing physical slavery with debt slavery.

Jewish historians have documented the involvement of Jews in the slave trade on the American continent. They reveal that Jewish buyers dominated slave auctions, often purchasing slaves at low prices due to lack of competition. This history of Jewish involvement in the slave trade extends back to Roman times, where Jews played a significant role as slave dealers. Jewish Encyclopedia and other sources confirm the Jewish control of commerce, including the slave trade, during the Middle Ages. These historical records shed light on a lesser-known aspect of Jewish history.

Jewish involvement in the African slave trade predates the transatlantic slave trade by around 1000 years. The transatlantic slave trade began in 1441 when Portuguese sailors kidnapped Africans and brought them to Europe. Africans were then taken to the Caribbean in 1502, where the transatlantic slave trade started. The Hamitic myth, also known as the curse of Ham story, provided intellectual justification for the slave trade, allowing people to rationalize their actions.

Arab slave traders brought African slaves to brokers in towns like Damascus and Baghdad. Some of these brokers were Jewish and played a significant role in the slave trade. Professor Jeffries faced criticism for focusing only on a Jewish broker in Newport, Rhode Island, while ignoring the involvement of Jews in Amsterdam, Lisbon, Chadid, Toulouse, Marseille, and Bristol. These Jewish merchants had the financial means to finance voyages and caravans for slave trading. While they may have considered it an honest business, they are now regretful of their involvement.

Arab slave traders sold African slaves to brokers, including Jewish brokers in towns like Damascus and Baghdad. Professor Jeffries faced backlash for mentioning Jewish involvement in the slave trade, focusing on Newport, Rhode Island. However, Jews in Amsterdam, Lisbon, Cadiz, Toulouse, Marseille, and Bristol were also significant in financing voyages and caravans for the slave trade. Despite their denial, these Jewish merchants played a role in the slave trade.

Jewish historians reveal a hidden history of Jewish involvement in the slave trade in the Americas and Europe for over 2000 years. Records show Jews dominated the slave trade in the Western world, even back to Roman times. They were major slave dealers in European society and controlled commerce, including the slave trade, in the Middle Ages. Jewish Encyclopedia and other sources confirm Jews' significant role in the slave trade, with higher per capita slave holdings than non-Jews. This history is often overlooked or suppressed.

The United Nations reports that African migrants passing through Libya are being sold as slaves by traffickers and militia groups. These migrants are held for ransom after being bought and sold in garages and car parks in Sabah, a major smuggling hub in Libya. The head of the UN agency's Libya mission shared this information at a news conference in Geneva. The situation is alarming, with migrants being sold for prices ranging from $2 to $500. Limited military action has been taken in Libya.

Jewish historians reveal a hidden history of Jewish involvement in the slave trade, dominating auctions in the Americas and Europe for centuries. Records show Jews as main buyers, even postponing auctions on Jewish holidays. From Roman times to the Middle Ages, Jews were major players in the slave trade, with higher slave holdings than non-Jews. This history, carefully documented but often unknown, sheds light on a controversial aspect of Jewish involvement in commerce throughout history.

Portuguese Jews played a role in starting, financing, and profiting from the Transatlantic slave trade. Colonialism and slavery centered around families from Zealand and Amsterdam, operating through private companies like the Dutch East India Company. Sephardi Jews, descendants of Portuguese immigrants in Antwerp, migrated to Zealand and later Amsterdam and Suriname. They introduced "living ebony" (slaves), competing with local traders. Slave trade had been a hallmark of European Jewry, predating Northern Europeans in Africa. Jews founded the West Indian Company (WIC), introducing black slave ownership in Dutch provinces. By the late 16th century, they established a slave market in Liverpool. In 1596, a ship arrived in Middelburg with West African slaves, but the mayor initially shut down the market, declaring humans could not be property. The WIC continued the trade, disregarding Dutch laws. By 1650, a criminal elite profited from slavery, including white political dissidents and Irishmen. Sephardi Jews set up a distribution center in the Dutch Antilles. By 1760, they controlled about 9% of the slave trade. Meanwhile, slavers in the Mediterranean, including the "pirate rabbi" Samuel Palaci, enslaved Europeans, who faced harsh conditions.

The speaker questions why public schools focus on the Transatlantic slave trade and not on other slave systems, arguing that slavery was widespread across history and regions. They claim the Ottoman Empire enslaved six hundred years and 5–10 million people, with sexual slavery being institutionalized and slaves sourced from Central Europe, the Balkans, and among Hungarians, Russians, and Ukrainians. They assert the word slave derives from “Slav.” They also assert lengthy slave trades in other regions: the Trans Indian slave trade lasting over twelve hundred years and enslaving 4–10 million people; and the Trans Saharan slave trade lasting over twelve hundred years and enslaving 9–17 million people. The speaker asserts that these systems ended after, not before, the North Atlantic slave trade, and emphasizes that chattel slavery was practiced in all these places. They claim that in 1776 the majority of countries in the world practiced chattel slavery, and that while Europe and the United States were early in abolishing slavery, it continued much longer in the Middle East, Africa, and in places like China, Thailand, and Mongolia. They state that if one looked back to 1776, 90–95% of the countries in the world practiced slavery, a norm for thousands of years. They also state that the United States banned slavery in seven states at a time when the rest of the world had banned it in only seven countries. The speaker contends that the reason these histories aren’t taught is that schools are framed through a Marxist lens of oppressed versus oppressors, intentionally teaching history out of context as a form of brainwashing designed to make dividing and conquering society easy. They claim that, without historical context, it allows framing the United States as uniquely evil, whereas, in reality, it is Britain, the United States, and the West that are responsible for driving the institution of slavery into extinction. Additionally, the speaker promotes their own work, stating they teach courses on real history and what it means to be an American, and that they write books on the First Amendment and the Second Amendment, inviting readers to engage with their material.

Making war on civilians is a serious crime in the law of war. Throughout the conflict in Syria, there was a complex relationship with groups like Al Qaeda and ISIS, sometimes fighting them while also using them against the Syrian government. Many Islamic terrorists from various countries joined these groups, knowing they could lawfully kill civilian husbands and take their wives and children. This led to an organized campaign of rape across Syria, with slave markets emerging in rebel areas that listed prices for women. Disturbingly, the highest prices were for young children, as pedophiles sought to exploit them under the prevailing laws that allowed repeated assaults on widows and children.

Islam rapidly expanded from the Arabian Peninsula, launching attacks across the Middle East and into southern France and Spain. This expansion involved naval assaults on Mediterranean coastal towns, resulting in significant violence and the capture of over a million slaves from Europe. In Spain, over 200 battles occurred over 400 years, with Christians eventually pushing back against Muslim forces. Meanwhile, in the east, the fall of Constantinople marked the beginning of Jihad in Eastern Europe. Northern Africa and the Middle East became entirely Islamic. This relentless Jihad was driven by the teachings of Mohammed, with new sultans often initiating wars to establish their legacy in Islamic history.