WILL THIS BE THE BEGINNING OF ISRAEL RECOGNISING THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE?
Israeli activist accuses Erdogan of historical amnesia for denying Armenian Genocide
September 08, 2011 04:28
Haim Ouizemann, vice president of the Israeli Organization of the Francophonie (OFI), who is also involved in politics and is working for several media outlets, has written an open letter to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
In his letter Ouizemann condemns Turkey’s response to the report of Palmer and decision to expel Israeli Ambassador to Turkey Gaby Levy. Ouizemann also raises the issue of the Armenian Genocide and condemns Turkey for historical amnesia. In a letter published on Israël Flash website Ouizemann says that Turkey intends to appeal to the International Court in The Hague but at the same time is suffering from historical amnesia and denial policy. He stresses that Ankara continues to deny their undeniable responsibility for one of the biggest genocides in modern history, the Armenian Genocide.
He also mentions that Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk was forced to emigrate to U.S. due to persecution and death threats because of his extraordinary courage, unconditional support to the Armenian issue and his words: “One million Armenians and 30 thousand Kurds were killed in these (Turkish) lands, but no one, except for me, dares talk about it.”
“One and a half million Armenians, Turkish citizens, are still waiting for justice. Meanwhile, you are resisting paying tribute to memory of the victims. If you want to come to The Hague, then you should get there before us. You’re already late for a century,” he says.
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