WHO WILL LET TURKEY FREE
James Hakobyan

Largir
Sept 5 2007
Armenia

Another U.S. based Jewish organization, the American Jewish Committee
recognized the Armenian Genocide. Only it is not clear whether we
should now be happy or careful. In terms of historical justice, the
fact itself is encouraging. Perhaps only this, because pragmatically
it is not clear how Armenia and the Armenians benefit from it.

Besides moral satisfaction, of course. It is childish indeed to expect
that Turkey will give up and open the border and apologize to us to
rid of the jaws of international recognition and condemnation.

Turkey has not done so far and will not do after the recognition
by the Jewish Committee. This country will rather try to turn to
Israel to find out what it has done that made Israel suddenly review
its traditional rejection of the Armenian genocide. In other words,
Turkey and Israel might be settling scores in the nearest future,
and as one of the experts on Turkey said in a news conference a few
days ago, tensions are expected to grow. Of course, it is not clear
what it will change for us. But if the experts on Turkey say so,
let us wait. After all, this is what we are doing. We are waiting
until Turkey’s relations with the United States, France, Russia,
Georgia, Israel, Zambia, Equatorial Guinea, and even the expeditions
to Antarctic become worse.

The relations deteriorate, then are settled, then become better, then
another cycle. In other words, they are normal interstate relations.

Meanwhile, we continue to wait until Turkey and the world break up.

Apparently, however, neither of them is likely to break up. They are
simply settling scores, debts and claims and, in addition, they are
using our problem with Turkey. Meanwhile, we are told to wait, to wait
until it gets better. Now we think the recognition by the American
Jewish Committee is good. In fact, it is. The more they recognize,
the less we will have to wait, and we will finally realize that our
problem is a mere tool for others. And if tomorrow Turkey decides
to recognize the genocide, these organizations and countries which
recognized will first prevent Turkey from that move because it will
give this country freedom which is not taken into account in the
American or the Jewish program.

The latter, the Jewish program, is a purely Armenian and also a
Russian expression. With some anti-Semitic shade. It is not a secret
that in different periods of history the nations with a negative
balance of success and failure have used the "Jewish program" as a
justification and consolation. Therefore, without yielding to the
legends about Jews and a world conspiracy, I nevertheless chose to
view this issue in this aspect. And in this case, the change in the
approaches of Israel and the American Jewish organizations should cause
the Armenians worry rather than make them happy. Especially that the
opinion on Jewish games is spread among Armenians. So why is everyone
happy? What if it turns out in the end that the recognition was just
another game? Will it matter then if it was a trick on Turkey or on
Armenia? Or maybe both.