ISRAELI ARMENIANS HELD PROTEST NEAR TURKISH EMBASSY

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April 23 2010
Armenia

A group of Israeli Armenian community members organized a rally
denouncing Armenian Genocide near Turkish Embassy in Tel-Aviv.

The demonstrators condemned Turkey’s denial policy, carrying banners
and Armenian flags.

During World War I the government of Ottoman Empire organized barbaric
extermination of about 1.5 Armenians, turning Western Anatolia into a
desert. April 24, 1915 Armenian intellectuals of Turkey were arrested
in Constantinople. April 24 is a Remembrance Day of Genocide victims
and is commemorated in many countries each year.

Armenian Genocide is recognized and condemned by a number of countries
and international organizations. It is officially recognized
by Uruguay, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands,
Switzerland, Russia, Poland, Lithuania, Greece, Cyprus, Slovakia,
Argentina, Canada, the Vatican, Lebanon, Chile, Sweden and others.

Forty-two out of 50 states of U.S. officially recognized Genocide
and proclaimed April 24 – Genocide Remembrance Day.