Salib Bi Tmien Ponot Qatt Ma jista' Jirrapreżenta FEJN NOQĦOD! | WŻK13 campaign

Malta's National Hiphop community Wesq Żibel Klikka (WŻK13 : .) in collaboration with 141 Records and Sempliċiment Tat-Triq launched their campaign against the 8 pointed cross used as a "Logo" for Malta.

The connection with the extreme far-right and fascism makes this a very inappropriate symbol to be used to represent the islands.

The Origin of the Cross Dates back to the Knights Hospitaller in the 11th–12th centuries.

The Order of St. John in Malta

The meaning of this symbolizes virtues such as bravery, loyalty, mercy, and honor, ll tied to Christian chivalric ideals.

After being driven from Jerusalem and later Rhodes, the knights settled on the island of Malta in 1530, given to them by Emperor Charles V of Spain.

The order became known as the Knights of Malta, and their eight-pointed cross became forever linked with the island, hence the name “Maltese Cross” started to make sense.

Hitler’s plan to divide and control Europe began taking shape in the late 1930s, but the formal vision for a divided, Nazi-controlled Europe developed during World War II, especially between 1940 and 1942.

New Order for Europe (Neuordnung Europas)

This is when Hitler’s plan to reorganize Europe into regions truly took form.

The Nazis envisioned Europe as a hierarchy of regions:

• Germany at the center (the “master race” state).

• Satellite or puppet states (like Vichy France, Slovakia, Croatia).

• Occupied territories under direct Nazi rule (like Poland, Norway, Netherlands).

• Eastern Europe (especially Poland, Ukraine, Russia) to be colonized and depopulated under the Generalplan Ost — the long-term plan to remove or enslave tens of millions of people for German settlers.

• Malta was also part of the plan to be on of the regions.

The Administrative divisions were being marked with flages, crosses & medals (Political decorations of the Nazi Party), this is the 1st time in history where the term “Maltese Cross” was being used to refer to Malta without the contacts of The Order of St. John in Malta.

Today, many people do confuse the facts that there are 3 different things.

1. the Order of Malta (a religious, humanitarian organization)

2. the Republic of Malta (the actual modern country), and

3. far-right or neo-Nazi symbols.

   
   

⚜️ 1. The Order of Malta ≠ the Country of Malta

• The Order of Malta is a Catholic religious order, based in Rome, with a global humanitarian mission.

• The Republic of Malta is an independent country, part of the European Union, located in the Mediterranean.

• The two are connected historically, because the knights once ruled the Maltese islands (1530–1798), but they are completely separate entities today.

⚔️ 2. The Symbol Confusion

• The "Maltese Cross" (eight-pointed) is a symbol of honor, faith, and service — used by the Knights Hospitaller, firefighters, medics, and humanitarian groups.

• The Iron Cross (four equal arms, with flared edges) was used by Prussia and Nazi Germany, later associated with fascism and the far right.

• Some extremist groups or individuals today misuse similar cross designs to look “traditional” or “European,” which sadly creates confusion and taints historical symbols that originally had nothing to do with hate or politics.

🚫 3. Why It’s a Problem

When far-right or extremist groups use crosses that look like the Maltese or Iron Cross:

• It distorts history and misrepresents centuries-old Christian or cultural symbols.

• It can make people associate Malta or the Order of Malta with ideologies they have no connection to.

• The Order of Malta itself rejects any extremist or political misuse of its emblem — it’s meant to represent humanitarian service, not division.

If you did not know you’re absolutely correct that this confusion causes real misunderstandings, especially online, where extremist imagery often spreads without context.