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Sassounian: Erdogan Deserves Medal as Fake Friend of Palestinians

During the past week, the world witnessed an amazing performance by a government leader that even the most accomplished Hollywood actor could not match! Turkey’s Prime Minister deserves an Oscar for presenting himself as a great humanitarian and protector of Palestinians. The people of Gaza are certainly oppressed and deprived, but Erdogan is not their knight in shining armor. One cannot champion human rights with unclean hands. This is the height of hypocrisy. How can Turkey blockade A

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Harut Sassounian

Harut Sassounian is the publisher of The California Courier, a weekly newspaper based in Glendale, Calif. He is the president of the Armenia Artsakh Fund, a non-profit organization that has donated to Armenia and Artsakh one billion dollars of humanitarian aid, mostly medicines, since 1989 (including its predecessor, the United Armenian Fund). He has been decorated by the presidents of Armenia and Artsakh and the heads of the Armenian Apostolic and Catholic churches. He is also the recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

13 Comments

  1. TURKISH HYPOCRISY WINS FIRST PRIZE! Very well said Mr. Sassounian.
     
    Ever heard of the Armenian Genocide Erdogan? Did you not understand? Ok i’ll say it in Turkish: Ermeni Soykirimi.

    Perhaps it’s time for the folks at AIPAC and JINSA to remind their Turkish counterparts where they stand in the larger scheme of inhumanity when dealing with injustice and genocide.

  2. Kemal Kılıcdaroglu, is one Turk I would love to sit down and have a chat with.
    Thank you Harut for clearly highlighting the hypocrisy of Erdogan’s rhetoric.  Turkey has clearly decided  that it wants to be a mover and a shaker on the world stage and I am sad to recognize that the US, has played into their hands by allowing them to have so much sway over our positions.  Not a proud moment for me as a US citizen.

  3. Well let’s hope Turley gives a lesson to both USA and Israel. And then let’s hope Israel and USA gives what Turkey deserves.

  4. Let me use Armenian Journalists’ terminology, as referred to Turkey, Israel, Armenia, and the world military powers —
    Armenia — Turkey 1-3
    Israel — Turkey 2-2
    USA — Turkey 1-1
    Israel — USA — Rain, no game
    Israel — Russia 0-0
    Russia — Armenia — Horse race, no game
    Russia — USA — Undecided
    Armenia — USA 1-0
    Kurds, Palestinians are not in championship yet!

  5. Just stupid, this site is not armenian, it’s simply hate turkey propaganda :D
    comedy chanel for people that love to hate

  6. Thank you Harout for this Artickle.
    Armenians do not need Israelis help Armenians could manage their
    live very well without the Israelis fake help.
    If they stay away from Armenians way and stoping back stebbing the Armenians
    thats the best help they can do.

  7. Mr Sassounian.
    reference Basic Rights?
    why do we worry about what turkey did to the Jews administrations and followers?Basic rights.do you think their Administrations deserve any basic rights?are we playing politics now?such as shimon (Persky)Peres he did not worry about our Basic Rights they still don’t but they lobbied with the Turks in 2000 against the resolution for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.and his comment made towards the Armenians(we reject attempts to create a similarity between the Holocaust and the Armenian allegations nothing similar to a Holocaust occur it was a tragedy what the Armenians went through but not a genocide.
    I will say it again if any Armenian organisation embrace the likes of  Simon Perskey`s and his administration deniers kind of people then they sure are as hypocrites are they are.

  8. Hey Turk… you said
    Just stupid, this site is not armenian, it’s simply hate turkey propaganda
    comedy chanel for people that love to hate

    you think this site is stupid because what it is said on these sites are true and puts a BIG SPOTLIGHT  on how conyving, manipulative, two faced and hypocrite your govt is and you can’t stand it? or do you think this site is stupid because the contents of these articles are too complex for your educational level… ?

    If you ask me.. this site is absolutely educational for all including yourself to learn and seek the true undertone on how your govt is playing both side of the card…it is absolutely disgusting to see not only the govt that represent the devil himself doing such things but also to see some people such as yourself supporting such crap…

    I want you to know that Armenians don’t love to hate. we love to point out the truth about the hateful acts your govt tries to put upon others/especially Armenia by manipulation, lies, fakeness, and cover ups.. sad  but true..

    This article definintely hits the bull’s eye…

    Gayane

  9. Imagine how productive the Armenian diaspora would be if they didn’t focus on Turkey all the time. It is amazing how much effort is spent tracking and critiquing Turkey’s every move.  What happens if the U.S. recognizes the genocide – will all these sites go away? 

    Why not use the energy and lobbying funds to better the state of your homeland?  I guess any persecuted minority will always have a chip on its shoulder.  Too bad no one is listening. 

  10. Response to Troy York.
    The only sensible words you said (nobody is listening) you’re dead right. But
    The Armenian Genocide is not an allegation it is real. And as I mentioned above to what a Jewish administrator Shimon Preskey`s to come up and making comparisons between their dead Jewish people and the Armenian dead people. As a politician and not a historian. Making such comments and getting away with it. And I blame our ARF going soft ,on promises made by so many American presidents towards the recognition of the Armenian genocide. The USA should have Hang Shimon Perskey and not Sadam Hussein.
    Persecuted minority will always have a chip on its shoulder.
    As the saying goes every dog has its day.

  11. Antoine .. very well said…

    Troy York.. you might want to study what is going on before commenting on such matters that you do not understand well enough… Armenian Diaspora IS and WILL concentrate on anything and everything to better our homeland but Turkey will not be off our radar… got that? Turkey and people like you want exactly that.. for Diaspora to forget it and remove the spotlight from Turkey on to somethig else..but that will never happen.. as long as Diaspora lives, Turkey will suffer from the pressure of the Diasporan Armenians around the world…even if it takes centuries…

    Gayane

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