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Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
Aug 27 2012
Armenia fosters 'genocide' campaigns in France, Israel
by Sevim Songün Demirezen
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Armenia pushes for its genocide claims of 1915 killings in a recent
move as the genocide museum in Yerevan will cooperate with Jerusalem's
Holocaust museum. France adds Armenian 'genocide' in history books.
Armenia has sped up its efforts to promote its genocide claims ahead
of the 100th anniversary of the 1915 killings of Armenians, with
actions in two countries - France and Israel - whose relations with
Turkey have deteriorated over the past few years.
The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute in Yerevan and the Yad Vashem
Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem will establish cooperation in many
areas, according to an Israeli minister. Reports from France also
claim that newly issued history textbooks contain Armenian genocide
claims, a move likely to further strain already tense relations with
Ankara.
"I offered the Genocide Museum-Institute administration to cooperate
with Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem," Israeli Minister of
Information and Diaspora Yuli Edelstein was quoted as saying by the
Panarmenian news website. "Both our nations have been victims of
horrible crimes against humanity. I think the two institutions would
cooperate quite effectively in terms of the selection of exhibits and
the organization of pavilions," Edelstein said Aug. 24 during a visit
to Yerevan.
Although Israel does not officially recognize the alleged Armenian
genocide, Edelstein wrote the following in the visitor's book at the
genocide museum in Yerevan: "Nobody in Israel denies the fact of
Armenian Genocide."
Turkey's relations with Israel are tense, since Israeli commandos
killed nine pro-Palestinian Turkish activists on May 2010 in a raid on
the Mavi Marmara flotilla, which aimed to stop the embargo on Gaza.
Cultural cooperation between Armenia and Israel is not surprising at a
time when Turkey's relations with Israel have come to the zero point,
Turkish columnist Semih İdiz told the Hürriyet Daily News yesterday.
France, where a recent bill penalizing the denial of Armenian
"genocide" was annulled by the French Constitutional Council, will
start to teach Armenian genocide allegations to secondary students.
'Redundant' details in French textbooks
History-Geography Teachers Council Secretary General Hubert Tison said
the chapter in the new French textbooks gives "redundant" detailed
information on the issue, according to daily Hürriyet. Turkish
Education Ministry officials say they will respond in line with
international law through diplomatic channels. İdiz, a columnist for
Turkish daily Milliyet and also for the Daily News, said the concept
of that the Armenians suffered a genocide was part of French society,
and also said further campaigns would continue until 2015. French
President François Hollande has vowed to introduce a new bill
penalizing denial of the Armenian genocide.
Süha Umar, a retired Turkish ambassador, told the Daily News that the
two developments were a sign of the failures of Turkish foreign
policy, caused by perceived Turkish weaknesses on the issue.
Hollande's approval declines
PARIS - Reuters
French President François Hollande's approval rating fell to 54
percent in August, continuing a steady decline since he came to
office, according to a poll released on Aug. 25. The poll, by Ifop for
Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper, marked a slide from 61 percent who
were satisfied or very satisfied with Hollande's performance in May,
the month he became president, to 59 percent in June and 56 percent in
July. The declining ratings reflect the challenges Hollande faces in
tackling high unemployment and a stagnant economy.
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Aug 27 2012
Armenia fosters 'genocide' campaigns in France, Israel
by Sevim Songün Demirezen
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Armenia pushes for its genocide claims of 1915 killings in a recent
move as the genocide museum in Yerevan will cooperate with Jerusalem's
Holocaust museum. France adds Armenian 'genocide' in history books.
Armenia has sped up its efforts to promote its genocide claims ahead
of the 100th anniversary of the 1915 killings of Armenians, with
actions in two countries - France and Israel - whose relations with
Turkey have deteriorated over the past few years.
The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute in Yerevan and the Yad Vashem
Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem will establish cooperation in many
areas, according to an Israeli minister. Reports from France also
claim that newly issued history textbooks contain Armenian genocide
claims, a move likely to further strain already tense relations with
Ankara.
"I offered the Genocide Museum-Institute administration to cooperate
with Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem," Israeli Minister of
Information and Diaspora Yuli Edelstein was quoted as saying by the
Panarmenian news website. "Both our nations have been victims of
horrible crimes against humanity. I think the two institutions would
cooperate quite effectively in terms of the selection of exhibits and
the organization of pavilions," Edelstein said Aug. 24 during a visit
to Yerevan.
Although Israel does not officially recognize the alleged Armenian
genocide, Edelstein wrote the following in the visitor's book at the
genocide museum in Yerevan: "Nobody in Israel denies the fact of
Armenian Genocide."
Turkey's relations with Israel are tense, since Israeli commandos
killed nine pro-Palestinian Turkish activists on May 2010 in a raid on
the Mavi Marmara flotilla, which aimed to stop the embargo on Gaza.
Cultural cooperation between Armenia and Israel is not surprising at a
time when Turkey's relations with Israel have come to the zero point,
Turkish columnist Semih İdiz told the Hürriyet Daily News yesterday.
France, where a recent bill penalizing the denial of Armenian
"genocide" was annulled by the French Constitutional Council, will
start to teach Armenian genocide allegations to secondary students.
'Redundant' details in French textbooks
History-Geography Teachers Council Secretary General Hubert Tison said
the chapter in the new French textbooks gives "redundant" detailed
information on the issue, according to daily Hürriyet. Turkish
Education Ministry officials say they will respond in line with
international law through diplomatic channels. İdiz, a columnist for
Turkish daily Milliyet and also for the Daily News, said the concept
of that the Armenians suffered a genocide was part of French society,
and also said further campaigns would continue until 2015. French
President François Hollande has vowed to introduce a new bill
penalizing denial of the Armenian genocide.
Süha Umar, a retired Turkish ambassador, told the Daily News that the
two developments were a sign of the failures of Turkish foreign
policy, caused by perceived Turkish weaknesses on the issue.
Hollande's approval declines
PARIS - Reuters
French President François Hollande's approval rating fell to 54
percent in August, continuing a steady decline since he came to
office, according to a poll released on Aug. 25. The poll, by Ifop for
Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper, marked a slide from 61 percent who
were satisfied or very satisfied with Hollande's performance in May,
the month he became president, to 59 percent in June and 56 percent in
July. The declining ratings reflect the challenges Hollande faces in
tackling high unemployment and a stagnant economy.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/armenia-fosters-genocide-campaigns-in-france-israel.aspx?pageID=238&nID=28672&NewsCatID=359