ARMENIANS, ASSYRIANS, JEWS TARGETED IN VANDALISM OF SYDNEY GENOCIDE MEMORIAL
April 16, 2015
The Armenian National Committee of Australia condemns the vandalism
of the Assyrian Genocide Memorial in Fairfield, NSW.
This act of racial hatred, which has been directed towards the Jewish,
Armenian and Assyrian communities, has seen expletives used to refer
to the aforementioned ethnic groups. The monument has also been
desecrated with Nazi swastikas.
ANC Australia deplores such racist attacks in the multicultural state
of New South Wales. The vandalism of this monument – a monument
dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Assyrian Genocide –
was carried out hours after the NSW Jewish community gathered to mark
Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance, and days before the Centenary of
the Armenian Genocide.
There is no place for racial hatred and bigotry. The Jewish,
Armenian and Assyrian communities have suffered the worst form of
racial hatred in the last 100 years – genocide. Such memorials are
designed to pay homage to the extensive loss of life that has scared
the pages of humanity.
We call on authorities to full investigate this matter and hold the
perpetrators to account, and will be working with them to ensure this
is done.
Armenian National Committee of Australia
From: Baghdasarian