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.
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Sassounian: Armenia’s 20th Anniversary: a Young Republic, an Ancient Nation

Armenians worldwide had many reasons to celebrate the month of September, as they observed the 20th anniversary of the twin…

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Sassounian: Visit to Nakhichevan Shows Why Armenians Can Never Again Live Under Azeri Rule

Scottish researcher Steven Sim reported about his troubling experiences in Nakhichevan, an historic Armenian territory now occupied by Azerbaijan. Since…

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Sassounian: Book on Protocols Warns Arabs not to Trust Turkish Friendship

I was privileged to attend a special program in Beirut last Friday, sponsored by the Armenian National Committee (ANC) of…

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Sassounian: Turkey Can Run but Can’t Hide from Long Arm of US Law

World heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis once warned one of his opponents: “You can run, but you can’t hide.” This…

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Sassounian: Same Old Turkish Trick: Make Promises, Get Praised, but Deliver Nothing

Turkish leaders came up with a new ploy last week to impress world public opinion with fake magnanimity toward the…

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Sassounian: Amb. Ricciardone Finally Admits Most Churches not Operating in Turkey

After facing harsh criticism for covering up Turkey’s desecration and destruction of thousands of Christian churches, Amb. Francis Ricciardone, President…

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Sassounian: Senators Should Reject Obama’s Appointee as Ambassador to Turkey

President Obama has an endless number of problems these days. Late last year, when Senators blocked several of his ambassadorial…

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Sassounian: Obama’s Lack of Credibility Undermines Initiative on Genocide Prevention

If President Obama ends up being a one-term president, he has no one to blame but himself. While it is…

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Sassounian: Erdogan Inadvertently Publicizes Armenian Territorial Claims from Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s hysterical outburst at Armenia’s president last week had the salutary effect of publicizing to…

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Sassounian: Congressional Panel Urges Turkey to Return Church Properties

The House Foreign Affairs Committee adopted a strongly worded measure on July 20 pressing Turkey to return all Christian church…

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