Reports of anti-Semitism in Armenia seek to save Israel’s reputation – paper

Azg, Yerevan
19 Nov 04

Text of Ara Martirosyan’s report in Armenian newspaper Azg on 19
November headlined “Armenians are expressing anti-Semitism?”

Recently the Jewish community of Armenia has talked about signs of
anti-Semitism in the country. Such statements are weird, to say the
least, as there is no Jewish community as such in Armenia, but there
are Armenian-Jewish families and children from these mixed
marriages. They can be considered both Jews and Armenians. Secondly,
the authors of the statement should have known that not only
anti-Semitism but also any kind of xenophobia is strange for
Armenians. So what is the reason for this statement made on behalf of
the Jewish community in Armenia, most of whom must be unaware of it?

The expression of Jewish chauvinism and disgraceful actions taken
against a servant of the Armenian Church in Jerusalem are still fresh
in our memory. Not long after the incident with the Armenian priest, a
servant of the Greek Orthodox Church was attacked. It is already a
fact that the Israelis do not, to put it mildly, have a friendly
disposition towards the country’s national and religious minorities
and that Armenians see the result of this anti-Armenian mood every
day.

It is interesting why the so-called Jewish community of Armenia did
not condemn the anti-Armenian acts, instead of declaring that they are
being persecuted.

It is clear as day that they are trying to save Jerusalem’s
reputation. As there is no serious ground for accusing Armenians of
anti-Semitism, we may assume that they want to justify the
anti-Armenian mood. This step puts them on a level with their wretched
compatriots.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress