Letters to the Editor
Armenian Genocide recognition used as political scoring card
Here we go again: the Armenian Genocide is being used as a political scoring card game for Israel. The Knesset has passed a resolution to recognize the Armenian Genocide as such.
Where was the Knesset all these years? Did it just realize its long-overdue duty? No—now, since Israel’s relations are bad with Turkey, it is resorting to using the Armenian holocaust as a weapon for gaining political points with Turkey.
I think this is a total insult to us Armenians. It is about time we tell these supposed do-gooders not to do any favors for us. Stop using our tragedy for your misguided political (or maybe financial) gains.
We are not a toy to be played with.
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I came here from a previous Armenian Weekly op ed where the writer complained about Netanyahu making reference to the Knesset recognizing the Armenian Genocide that hadn’t happened at that point, and now there’s an op ed complaining about the Knesset recognizing the Armenian Genocide because they’re doing it to mock Turkey.
Well, Turkey should be mocked. They committed a great sin (many, if we include the countless abominations of the Ottomans) and they should be punished for it in the same way that God punished the nations who oppressed Israel in the past. With total destruction.
Israel, or anyone else, can be a tool for that destruction.