The YouTube clip below is of Turkish demonstrators celebrating on April 24, 2010, the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Protesters taunted Armenian Americans, the vast majority of whom had family members who were raped or murdered during the genocide, with signs such as 'Armenian girls like Turkish guys.' Following the protest, the Turkish Ambassador to the United States, Namik Tan, welcomed the Turkish demonstrators into the Turkish Embassy.
"Renowned Holocaust and genocide scholar Israel Charny has said that to deny the mass murder of genocide is to 'celebrate the deaths of the same victims and to intimate cynically that the doctrine of power which brought about their destruction is still in force, to be used when opportunity permits.' "
"In light of the Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's fresh threats to deport undocumented Aremenians from Turkey a few weeks ago, if countries dare to pass resolutions to mark the anniversary of the genocide, Charny's chilling words and this disturbing video illustrate the importance of fighting against U.S. complicity in Turkey's hateful campaign to deny the genocide."
Watch:
Source: Reprinted by Nahapetian, Kate (May 5, 2010), Government Affairs Director, Armenian National Committee of America.
Watch video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNfpYNeSyfE&sns=em
"Renowned Holocaust and genocide scholar Israel Charny has said that to deny the mass murder of genocide is to 'celebrate the deaths of the same victims and to intimate cynically that the doctrine of power which brought about their destruction is still in force, to be used when opportunity permits.' "
"In light of the Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's fresh threats to deport undocumented Aremenians from Turkey a few weeks ago, if countries dare to pass resolutions to mark the anniversary of the genocide, Charny's chilling words and this disturbing video illustrate the importance of fighting against U.S. complicity in Turkey's hateful campaign to deny the genocide."
Watch:
Source: Reprinted by Nahapetian, Kate (May 5, 2010), Government Affairs Director, Armenian National Committee of America.
Watch video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNfpYNeSyfE&sns=em
