Armenian Jews applaud genocide bill
31 January 2007
JTA - Global Jewish News
The Jewish community of Armenia applauded the Armenian genocide resolution introduced by U.S. lawmakers.
U.S. Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.), George Radanovich (R-Calif.) and Joe Knollenberg (R-Mich.) announced Tuesday the introduction of legislation calling on President Bush and his administration to recognize the Armenian genocide.
Leaders of Armenia’s small Jewish community praised the resolution and expressed solidarity with the approximately 1.5 million ethnic Armenians killed between 1915-17, “because the histories of our people are similar and we too have gone through discrimination, tragedy and a genocide.”
The bill was brought to the House in 2006, but was tabled by then-Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) The statement of support from Armenia’s Jewish community comes at a time of increased tensions between Turkey and Armenia, after the recent murder of a prominent Turkish journalist of Armenian descent, Hrant Dink.
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JTA - Global Jewish News
The Jewish community of Armenia applauded the Armenian genocide resolution introduced by U.S. lawmakers.
U.S. Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.), George Radanovich (R-Calif.) and Joe Knollenberg (R-Mich.) announced Tuesday the introduction of legislation calling on President Bush and his administration to recognize the Armenian genocide.
Leaders of Armenia’s small Jewish community praised the resolution and expressed solidarity with the approximately 1.5 million ethnic Armenians killed between 1915-17, “because the histories of our people are similar and we too have gone through discrimination, tragedy and a genocide.”
The bill was brought to the House in 2006, but was tabled by then-Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) The statement of support from Armenia’s Jewish community comes at a time of increased tensions between Turkey and Armenia, after the recent murder of a prominent Turkish journalist of Armenian descent, Hrant Dink.
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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