tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10183882.post8235749163641323081..comments2024-02-16T22:14:46.997-05:00Comments on Deborah Lipstadt’s Blog: Armenian Genocide: op-ed by Deborah Lipstadt and Peter BalakianDeborah Lipstadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10459645888846468575noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10183882.post-79568021426562201502008-03-08T19:45:00.000-05:002008-03-08T19:45:00.000-05:00« Turkey (...) remains the only Muslim country tha...« Turkey (...) remains the only Muslim country that allows a small Jewish community to live in relative freedom. »<BR/><BR/>How about Azerbaidjan ? How about Kazakhstan ? How about Morocco ? How about Nigeria ?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07954226313981092813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10183882.post-84974406713392814422007-10-15T21:45:00.000-04:002007-10-15T21:45:00.000-04:00"And it is also clear how fragile and tenuous, des..."And it is also clear how fragile and tenuous, despite seeming quite comfortable, Jewish life in Turkey is."<BR/><BR/>But how is that so? Isn't Turkey the world's example of "moderate" Islam? Whatever could Jews fear from predominantly Muslim population? Oh, yeah, if a "moderate" Muslim kills, it is not the fault of the "moderate" Muslim or the Koran, it is the fault of the Muslim "extremist" (formerly known as the Muslim "moderate")and his misinterpretation of Islam's Koran. Perhaps Blogger can reassure us about how the words of the Koran will serve to protect Turkey's Jewish population, how its hadiths will convince all those "moderate" Muslims of Turkey to remain "moderate" and refrain from shedding innocent Jewish blood. Please, let's hear from President George Bush's "expert" Daniel Pipes on how the "moderate" Muslims of Turkey will never harm their Jews.<BR/><BR/>Turkish humanity has persisted in that country in spite of Islam's malefic presence there, not because of it. The issue of the American Congress passing a bill defining the Armenian genocide is even now yet another proof of Islam's tendentious violence.<BR/><BR/>"So then? Are today's fears more or less founded than the fears of that time? When it comes to the future, we are just as blind as our fathers." -Primo Levihockey houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415962559098427710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10183882.post-52175633215644731402007-09-23T21:17:00.000-04:002007-09-23T21:17:00.000-04:001. We are writing about Turkey and the Armenian ge...1. We are writing about Turkey and the Armenian genocide. <BR/><BR/>2. Last time I checked no Turkish Jews were engaging in suicide bombing or broadcasting children's shows with Israelis being murdered.Deborah Lipstadthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10459645888846468575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10183882.post-72832403962485243142007-09-23T21:10:00.000-04:002007-09-23T21:10:00.000-04:00Quote: "And it is also clear how fragile and tenuo...Quote: "And it is also clear how fragile and tenuous... Jewish life in Turkey is."<BR/><BR/>What's the life of Palestinians under Israeli occupation like?acadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481124804569902861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10183882.post-32425187058619862642007-09-21T17:04:00.000-04:002007-09-21T17:04:00.000-04:00The ADL has reversed its stand on the genocide. I...The ADL has reversed its stand on the genocide. It was this that provoked the outburst.<BR/><BR/>While I have made my stand quite clear [this is Deborah writing]I do think we have to remember that there is a Jewish community in Turkey which lives in precarious circumstances and that Israel's alliance with Turkey has very real significance. <BR/><BR/>Therefore, it is easy to take purely moral stances when realpolitik does not intefer.<BR/><BR/>Just a thought.Deborah Lipstadthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10459645888846468575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10183882.post-27593589855618995422007-09-21T15:27:00.000-04:002007-09-21T15:27:00.000-04:00Dear Peter and Deborah,It is the eve of Yom Kippur...Dear Peter and Deborah,<BR/><BR/>It is the eve of Yom Kippur. I hope that Abe Foxman uses time time to rethink his stance on the affirmation of the Armenian Genocide by the U.S. Congress. <BR/><BR/>The ADL will be meet its mission if they address human rights issues consistantly. Israel, as well, must look past its political ties with trukey and decide to take a morally focused path- for the sake of Armenians, the refugees of Dafur and others.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15468479722854085414noreply@blogger.com