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WIKILEAKS: U.S DIPLOMAT PRESUMED ARMENIANS GROW INDIFFERENT ON GENOCIDE RECOGNITION
PanARMENIAN.Net
September 1, 2011 - 09:42 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A cable sent by U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Armenia
Rudolf Perina was among the classified diplomatic documents released
recently by whistleblower website WikiLeaks.
The American diplomat touched on reaction of the Armenian public to
recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Anti-Defamation League
(ADL).
Perina said that "Armenian media outlets have not played up" the
decision by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to recognize the Armenian
Genocide. "Virtually all television stations reported the news in a
brief, straightforward manner. The newspapers carried the news in short
articles on the front page. None carried any commentary," he said.
The diplomat presumed that the reaction to the ADL decision reflects
the fact that Genocide affirmation is hardly newsworthy. "The facts
are self-evident to most Armenians, and they tend to be much less
emotionally invested," Perina reported. "As Armenia has only a
tiny Jewish population and practically no history of anti-Semitism,
this low-key reaction in the Armenian press and public may also be
attributed, in part, to an overall unfamiliarity with the ADL, and
why its opinion on the issue should be of interest."
August 21, 2007, Abraham H. Foxman, National Director of the
Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today issued the following statement:
"ADL has decided to revisit the tragedy that befell the Armenians. We
have never negated but have always described the painful events of
1915-1918 perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenians as
massacres and atrocities. On reflection, we have come to share the
view of Henry Morgenthau, Sr. that the consequences of those actions
were indeed tantamount to genocide."
From: Baghdasarian
PanARMENIAN.Net
September 1, 2011 - 09:42 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A cable sent by U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Armenia
Rudolf Perina was among the classified diplomatic documents released
recently by whistleblower website WikiLeaks.
The American diplomat touched on reaction of the Armenian public to
recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Anti-Defamation League
(ADL).
Perina said that "Armenian media outlets have not played up" the
decision by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to recognize the Armenian
Genocide. "Virtually all television stations reported the news in a
brief, straightforward manner. The newspapers carried the news in short
articles on the front page. None carried any commentary," he said.
The diplomat presumed that the reaction to the ADL decision reflects
the fact that Genocide affirmation is hardly newsworthy. "The facts
are self-evident to most Armenians, and they tend to be much less
emotionally invested," Perina reported. "As Armenia has only a
tiny Jewish population and practically no history of anti-Semitism,
this low-key reaction in the Armenian press and public may also be
attributed, in part, to an overall unfamiliarity with the ADL, and
why its opinion on the issue should be of interest."
August 21, 2007, Abraham H. Foxman, National Director of the
Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today issued the following statement:
"ADL has decided to revisit the tragedy that befell the Armenians. We
have never negated but have always described the painful events of
1915-1918 perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenians as
massacres and atrocities. On reflection, we have come to share the
view of Henry Morgenthau, Sr. that the consequences of those actions
were indeed tantamount to genocide."
From: Baghdasarian