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: A Glimmer of Hope, Amid the Discord on the Armenian Genocide Museum

In a recent column titled “There is a Time to Sue and a Time to Settle,” I urged the Armenian…

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Sassounian: California to Extend until 2016 Deadline to Sue Insurance Companies

Eleven years ago, the California Legislature extended until the end of 2010, the deadline for filing lawsuits against insurance companies…

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Sassounian: Council of Europe not Deceived by Erdogan’s Double-Talk

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made an embarrassing appearance before the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)…

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Sassounian: There Is a Time to Sue and a Time to Settle

It is unfortunate that the noble and sacred concept of establishing an Armenian Genocide Museum and Memorial (AGM&M) in Washington,…

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Sassounian: Sarkozy Joins Obama in Deceit: Neither Should Be Reelected in 2012

Armenians in France and the United States have a common challenge in 2012: to do everything in their power to…

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Sassounian: FOX-TV Airs Two Interviews on Armenian Genocide

In April, FOX-TV (Los Angeles) invited this writer for a live in-studio interview on the Armenian Genocide for two consecutive…

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Sassounian: Mr. President, Armenian Americans Reject Your Offensive Word Games on Genocide

Despite Armenian Americans’ persistent admonishment of President Obama to refrain from substituting “Meds Yeghern” (Great Calamity) for the Armenian Genocide…

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Opinion

Sassounian: Genocide Recognition and a Quest for Justice

Armenians Should Be Seeking Justice, Rather than Symbolic Recognition for the Genocide Committed Against Them by Ottoman Turkey. The Armenian…

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Serj Tankian to Join LA Armenians in Obama Protest on April 21

Armenian Americans are offended that President Obama is going to launch his reelection campaign in Los Angeles this week, on…

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Armenians Should Confront Obama During his California Visit Next Week

It is a shame that the largest Armenian community in the Diaspora has failed to take advantage of President Obama’s…

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