Why Turkey will never be admitted into the European Union

[Vako]

Re: Why Turkey will never be admitted into the European Union

126 HOLOCAUST SCHOLARS AFFIRM THE INCONTESTABLE FACT OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AND URGE WESTERN DEMOCRACIES TO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE IT

At the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Scholars’ Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches, convening at St. Joseph University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 3-7, 2000, one hundred twenty-six Holocaust scholars, holders of Academic Chairs and Directors of Holocaust Research and Studies Centers, participants in the conference, signed a statement affirming that the World War I Armenian Genocide is an incontestable historical fact and accordingly urge the governments of Western Democracies to recognize it as such. The petitioners, among whom is Nobel Laureate for Peace Elie Wiesel, who was the keynote speaker at the conference, also asked the Western Democracies to urge the Government and Parliament of Turkey to finally come to terms with a dark chapter of Ottoman-Turkish history and to recognize the Armenian Genocide. This would provide an invaluable impetus to the process of the democratization of Turkey.

Below is a partial list of the signatories:

Prof. Yehuda Bauer
Distinguished Professor,
Hebrew University,
Director, The International
Institute of Holocaust
Research, Yad Vashem,
Jerusalem

Prof. Israel Charny, Director,
Institute of the Holocaust and
Genocide, Jerusalem,
Professor of Hebrew University;
Editor-in-Chief of The
Encyclopedia of Genocide

Prof. Ward Churchill,
Ethnic Studies,
The University of Colorado,
Boulder

Prof. Stephen Feinstein, Director
Center for Holocaust and
Genocide Studies,
University of Minnesota

Prof. Saul Friedman, Director,
Holocaust and xxxish Studies,
Youngstown State University,
Ohio

Prof. Edward Gaffney,
Valparaiso University
Law School

Prof. Zev Garber,
Los Angeles Valley College

Prof. Dorota Glowacka,
University of King’s College,
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Dr. Irving Greenberg, President,
xxxish Life Network

Prof. Herbert Hirsch,
Virginia Commonwealth
University

Prof. Irving L. Horowitz,
Hannah Arendt Distinguished
Professor,Rutgers University, NJ

Dr. Steven Jacobs, Rabbi,
Temple Sinai Shalom,
Huntsville, Alabama
Associate Editor of The
Encyclopedia of Genocide

Prof. Steven Katz,
Distinguished Professor,
Director, Center for Judaic
Studies,
Boston University

Prof. Richard Libowitz,
Temple University

Dr. Marcia Littell,
Stockton College,
Exec. Director, Scholars’
Conference on the Holocaust and
the Churches

Franklin H. Littell,
Distinguished Professor of
Holocaust and Genocide Studies,
Stockton College
Co-founder, Annual Scholars’
Conference on the Holocaust and
the Churches

Prof. Hubert G. Locke,
Washington University,
Co-founder, Annual Scholars’
Conference on the Holocaust and
the Churches

Dr. Elizabeth Maxwell,
Executive Director of the
International Scholarly
Conference on the Holocaust,
London, England

Prof. Erik Markusen,
Southwest State University, MN

Prof. Saul Mendlowitz,
Dag Hammerskjold Distinguised
Professor of International Law,
Rutgers University

Prof. Jack Needle, Director
Center for Holocaust Studies,
Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, NJ

Dr. Philip Rosen, Director,
Holocaust Education
Center of the Delaware
Valley

Prof. Alan S. Rosenbaum,
Dept. of Philosophy,
Cleveland State University

Prof. Richard Rubinstein,
President Emeritus, and
Distinguished Professor of
Religion,
University of Bridgeport, CT

William L. Shulman, President,
Association of Holocaust
Organizations,
City University of New York

Prof. Samuel Totten,
The University of Arkansas,
Assoc. Editor of
The Encyclopedia
of Genocide

Prof. Elie Wiesel,
Andrew W. Mellon Professor in
the Humanities,
Boston University;
Founding Chairman of the United
States Holocaust Memorial
Council;
Nobel Laureate for Peace



I hereby declare that the originals of these 126 signatures are on file in my office.
All affiliations supplied are for identification purposes only.
Dr. Stephen Feinstein, Director,
Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, University of Minnesota


AFFIRM THE INCONTESTABLE FACT OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AND URGE WESTERN DEMOCRACIES TO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE IT

126 HOLOCAUST SCHOLARS AFFIRM THE INCONTESTABLE FACT OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AND URGE WESTERN DEMOCRACIES TO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE IT

[karoaper]

Re: Why Turkey will never be admitted into the European Union

It is not a matter of accepting it - it is simply a matter of not denying it. These two things are entirely different. The Turkish parrots always rhyme off the usual 'but France does not admit committing genocide in Algeria' or similar rubish. Regardless of the historical accuracy of that statement, the French State does not give millions of dollars to groups to deny such allegations, or pay for the publication of countless books denying such allegations, or imprison or threaten to imprison (or worse) persons who make such allegations.

That's actually a key point. No other country (except for Israel) has sustained such an expensive and subversive effort for so long to keep certain facts from reaching global media outlets and being accepted by governments and agencies.

[bell-the-cat]

Re: Why Turkey will never be admitted into the European Union

Turkey have to accept Armenian Genocide

It is not a matter of accepting it - it is simply a matter of not denying it. These two things are entirely different. The Turkish parrots always rhyme off the usual 'but France does not admit committing genocide in Algeria' or similar rubish. Regardless of the historical accuracy of that statement, the French State does not give millions of dollars to groups to deny such allegations, or pay for the publication of countless books denying such allegations, or imprison or threaten to imprison (or worse) persons who make such allegations.

[Armenian]

Re: Why Turkey will never be admitted into the European Union

Turkey have to accept Armenian Genocide and Cyprus is a Greek island, i think president Erdogan ll accept it

Oh, really?

Rajab Tayyib Erdogan: It is a daydream to expect Turkey to recognize the alleged “Armenian genocide”

“It is a daydream to expect Turkey to recognize the so-called Armenian genocide. We’ll not change our position regarding the alleged “Armenian genocide”. Let no one expect us to change our position,” Turkey’s Prime Minister Rajab Tayyib Erdogan said while commenting on the European Parliament’s today’s decision urging Turkey to recognize the alleged “Armenian genocide”

Link: http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=13900

The reality is we Armenians don't really want your recognition: http://forum.armenianclub.com/showthread.php?t=4648

[aconur]

Re: Why Turkey will never be admitted into the European Union

Turkey have to accept Armenian Genocide and Cyprus is a Greek island, i think president Erdogan ll accept it

[EMRE]

Re: Why Turkey will never be admitted into the European Union

for turning turkeys facce to east we must be very islamic.. i dont want that

hey turning our face to east,doesnt mean to develop our relations with nasty anti-democratic,uncivilized arabs,I think In my perspective,If turkey decides to turn her face(as army general tuncer kilinc(former general secretary of national security council) said,we will develop our relations with IRAN and RUSSIA.In this way we can strengthen our position in EURASIA.and we can avert emperialistic plots which pave the way for disuniting and decreasing turkish political effect In this region and In middle east.

in near future I hope It gonna happen...

[EMRE]

Re: Why Turkey will never be admitted into the European Union

Just check Turkey' independence war.

And i think you refer to Turks when you are talking about Turkey. if it is so, Turks and Russians were close many times in history.

Turkey won't join to EU. it is only Britain who wants Turkey in EU. Because they need Turkey for decreasing the influence of France and Germany in EU.

Turkey became major energy road to Europe. it has been done by US for to break Russian energy cartel. So if Turkey can turn her face to east, it will be fantastic for Russia.

I agree with you wholeheartedly...

[Otto3]

Re: Why Turkey will never be admitted into the European Union

for turning turkeys facce to east we must be very islamic.. i dont want that

[Selpak]

Re: Why Turkey will never be admitted into the European Union

Turkey has never in the history been close to Russia or Iran

Just check Turkey' independence war.

And i think you refer to Turks when you are talking about Turkey. if it is so, Turks and Russians were close many times in history.

Turkey won't join to EU. it is only Britain who wants Turkey in EU. Because they need Turkey for decreasing the influence of France and Germany in EU.

Turkey became major energy road to Europe. it has been done by US for to break Russian energy cartel. So if Turkey can turn her face to east, it will be fantastic for Russia.

[karoaper]

Re: Why Turkey will never be admitted into the European Union

lol.

i believe Turkey won't be in EU. But it is not good for Armenia. We will see what we will be done when Turkey get more close to Russia and Iran...

Turkey close to Russia or Iran? Hmm, considering Turkey has never in the history been close to Russia or Iran, it's quite a tall order. Only way I see Turkey and Iran getting closer is if there's a huge War fought between US/GB/Israel and the muslim world, and Turkey becomes an Islamic state and starts to oppose US and Israel. I certainly don't know about the first thing, consideringIsrael's and US's track record, but Turkey will forever be a confused/militaristic state dying to be a good lapdog for Washington and Tel-Aviv. Even in this Mid East conflict, a mere complaint that Turkey made to Israel for the crisis was seen as some dare-devil act. That should highlight what bedfellows the two are. Besides that Turkey has never been a Muslim state (in the true sense of the word), it has been an empirialistic nation bound on oppresing the original Muslims and Chtistians alike and it will continue to be just such a state.