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April 24 2014
Levin to Turkey: Admit Armenian genocide
Posted on 24 April 2014.
Carl Levin
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) -- U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich),
issued the following statement concerning the Armenian Genocide:
"Today, April 24, people around the world will pause to observe
Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. We will pause to reflect on the
historical facts of the Armenian genocide - the deaths of more than
1.5 million men, women and children as part of a campaign of
deportation, starvation and violence against an ethnic minority by the
rulers of a collapsing Ottoman Empire in 1915.
"I add my voice to those who have called upon the Republic of Turkey
to recognize the truth of this dark moment in history and to engage in
a forthright discussion about the nature of that history and its
continuing effects.
"The world has seen many examples of how acknowledgement of the past,
however painful, is important to the present and future. Germany's
acknowledgment of the Holocaust was essential to Europe's post-war
recovery and unity. The reconciliation process in post-apartheid South
Africa was essential to creating a stable, more inclusive nation. And
just recently, in Rwanda, we have seen the fruits of attempts to
reconcile twenty years after nearly 1 million people died in
ethnic-driven violence. None of these reconciliation efforts has been
easy; each has stumbled at times. But each has demonstrated the value,
indeed the necessity, of acknowledging and remembering painful
history.
"Moreover, those who perished should be remembered. Silence in the
face of injustice and hatred - whether it is happening today or
happened a century ago - is a signal to those who would exercise
injustice or hatred in the future. By remembering the Armenian
Genocide, we speak out for its victims and for all victims of ethnic
hatred and violence."
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Preceding provided by Senator Carl Levin
http://www.sdjewishworld.com/2014/04/24/levin-turkey-recognize-truth-armenian-genocide/
April 24 2014
Levin to Turkey: Admit Armenian genocide
Posted on 24 April 2014.
Carl Levin
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) -- U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich),
issued the following statement concerning the Armenian Genocide:
"Today, April 24, people around the world will pause to observe
Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. We will pause to reflect on the
historical facts of the Armenian genocide - the deaths of more than
1.5 million men, women and children as part of a campaign of
deportation, starvation and violence against an ethnic minority by the
rulers of a collapsing Ottoman Empire in 1915.
"I add my voice to those who have called upon the Republic of Turkey
to recognize the truth of this dark moment in history and to engage in
a forthright discussion about the nature of that history and its
continuing effects.
"The world has seen many examples of how acknowledgement of the past,
however painful, is important to the present and future. Germany's
acknowledgment of the Holocaust was essential to Europe's post-war
recovery and unity. The reconciliation process in post-apartheid South
Africa was essential to creating a stable, more inclusive nation. And
just recently, in Rwanda, we have seen the fruits of attempts to
reconcile twenty years after nearly 1 million people died in
ethnic-driven violence. None of these reconciliation efforts has been
easy; each has stumbled at times. But each has demonstrated the value,
indeed the necessity, of acknowledging and remembering painful
history.
"Moreover, those who perished should be remembered. Silence in the
face of injustice and hatred - whether it is happening today or
happened a century ago - is a signal to those who would exercise
injustice or hatred in the future. By remembering the Armenian
Genocide, we speak out for its victims and for all victims of ethnic
hatred and violence."
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Preceding provided by Senator Carl Levin
http://www.sdjewishworld.com/2014/04/24/levin-turkey-recognize-truth-armenian-genocide/