Long overdue recognition of the #ArmenianGenocide is in sight. The memory of those lost to this genocide were dishonored by the stubborn and immoral refusal of the @WhiteHouse & @StateDept to recognize this crime. But as @ANCA_DC points out, this is not merely about the “past”.
https://twitter.com/ANCA_DC/status/1385930265449713668
If we are ever going to be serious about “Never Again”, we have to acknowledge what happened in the first place. As @DavidHarrisAJC and @AJCGlobal have long pointed out, punishment of the Turkish perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide might have affected Hitler.
https://twitter.com/DavidHarrisAJC/status/1385944803720957956
And as @USCIRF detailed this week, Turkey carries on the legacy of genocide today by oppressing its religious minorities - including the Armenian, Greek and Assyrian communities against which it perpetrated genocides a century ago👇
https://twitter.com/greekcurrent/status/1385435327465201667
@POTUS’s recognition of the #ArmenianGenocide honors truth and somewhat repairs the shame that his predecessors and too many of America’s diplomats brought upon us by complying with Turkey’s gag rule, today is merely a first step.
To really honor “Never Again” and to make human rights a fundamental part of American foreign policy, US must not only acknowledge and commemorate the truth of Armenian, Greek and Assyrian genocides but hold Turkey accountable for perpetuating the legacy of those genocides.
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
