I don't want to sound racist or generalize, but is there something very wrong with this picture? A person who barely survived the Jewish Holocaust is working against the recognition of the Armenian Genocide, arguably a main motivator of Hitler's doings due to lack of attention and recognition at the time.
"We will do our best stop the Armenian Genocide bill," said Tom Lantos, the most powerful person of the Jewish lobby in the U.S. and the chairman of the congressional foreign relations committee after the U.S. visit of Gül and Büyükanit.I'm a bit speechless, but if you're not, you can visit Tom Lantos's Official Webpage and tell him how you feel.
The Turkish authorities were lobbying in the U.S. against the passage of the bill and trying to convince the chairman of the congressional foreign relations committee Tom Lantos who has a power in the Congress as he survived the Jewish massacre in the 2nd World War.
Update: Reader Helena has provided the lobbyist's phone numbers:
San Mateo: 650-342-0300
San Francisco: 415-566-5257
Washington, DC: 202-225-3531
Call him up!
Source: PanArmenian
3 comments:
This is a preemptive comment in case some people start anti-semitic posts. Here is an article in 'Jewish press' about the Turkish efforts with the Jewish Diaspora in the US.
http://www.jewishpress.com/page.do/20856/Armenian_Genocide_Resolution%3A_Turkey%27s_Chutzpah.html
From your link:
"We also have no doubt that some would argue the Jewish community should oppose the resolution if only to preserve the aura of uniqueness surrounding the destruction of European Jewry in the Holocaust."
Yikes.
My feeling is this, words are powerful, but action is always stronger. I just called the Lantos office, and asked for an explanation. I said if in fact this is NOT the case they need to post this on his site.
Please call the office and suggest the same!
San Mateo: 650-342-0300
San Francisco: 415-566-5257
Washington, DC: 202-225-3531
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