JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS APPLIES DOUBLE STANDARDS TO HISTORY OF GENOCIDES OF JEWS AND ARMENIANS

ArmInfo
2010-03-03 20:20:00

ArmInfo. Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA)
says the "Armenian Resolution" should be opposed and defeated.

JINSA official website reports: "The Armenian resolution-driven largely
by the Armenian American community-should be opposed and defeated. But
the reasons stand without regard to the (increasingly difficult)
behavior of the Turkish government and without regard to (increasingly
difficult) Turkish-Israeli or Turkish-American relations. The Congress
of the United States is not the place to debate the history of other
people in other times. It would be unacceptable for Brazil to pass
a resolution condemning 19th Century American slavery, or Latvia
to pass one on the War of 1812. The failings of our history and the
resolution of our wars are our responsibility-and those of the Ottoman
Turks have to find redress by their heirs. Particularly now."

In addition, as a reason to block the resolution, the JINSA experts
brought the fact that Ottoman and Soviet Empires are gone. "Turkey
and Armenia are independent countries. Their governments have to
find whatever understanding and accommodation are possible. Meddling
by Congress-particularly when Turkey has fallen out of political
favor-won’t help."

"The U.S. government might also have a role to play, but passage of the
Armenian resolution by Congress would make it impossible for the State
Department to offer help. We recall that after Turkey invited Hamas to
Ankara, its offer to mediate between Israel and its neighbors was no
longer welcome in Jerusalem. It’s another good reason to oppose the
Armenian resolution when it comes before Congress later this week,"
the experts say.

JINSA experts need to be recalled that the Nazi Germany is gone but
the issue of Holocaust and killings of millions of Jews in the WWII is
still discussed in the parliaments of foreign states, and particularly,
in the US Congress. Therefore their cynical calls for opposition and
defeat of the House Resolution of Armenian Genocide can be compared

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress