International study of the Armenian Genocide began within the last 15 yearsApril 21, 2009 - 17:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - ''The whole scientific world, with a few exceptions, considers mass murders and deportations of Armenians during the World War I as Genocide. The assertion is no longer disputed. The lawyer Rafael Lemkin, who first introduced the term in international law, drew on the facts of the Armenian Genocide,'' Stefan Asaturyan Berkley University Professor, California, told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. According to him, Israel's unwillingness to equate the holocaust with the Armenian Genocide has a number of reasons. ''Holocaust is the ideological foundation of Israel. Jewish people believe they had been subjected to holocaust, being God's chosen people. So it's hard to imagine Israel will ever recognize the Armenian Genocide, though many Jewish historians are already discussing it,'' Asaturyan emphasized. According to American historian, serious international study of the Armenian Genocide began within the last 15 years. ''Before, the issue had been solely an Armenian monopoly. Everything has changed in the beginning of 1990s, when leading historians and holocaust specialists agreed about both tragedies being equal. I'm glad that the Genocide is no longer only an internal argument.'' Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |