AJB member offers imposing sanctions for Armenian Genocide denial, similarly to negation of Holocaust
At "Denial and Democracy in Europe" conference in the European Parliament, Brussels, Association of Jews in Belgium (AJB) representative, Nicolas Zomersztajn offered imposing sanctions for denial of Armenians' and Rwanda Tutsis' Genocide, similarly to negation of Holocaust, adding that arguments over which Genocide was more horrible are pointless.
"Denial is the ultimate act of Genocide. Even if it's not perpetrators who negate the Genocide, the negation itself aims at trying to prove the victims to be liars or criminals," Sorbonne University professor, specializing in Genocide history, Yves Ternon stated.
Conference participants also noted that not only perpetrators are to blame for Genocides, but also the world community who remained silent on the issue. Auschwitz concentration camp survivor, Ralph Giordano emphasized that the international community kept long years' silence over Armenian Genocide. "My country - Germany recognized the fact in 2005, as well as the role of German Emperor German II, who was perfectly aware of massacres,'' Rzeczpospolita polish newspaper cited him as saying.
"Denial is the ultimate act of Genocide. Even if it's not perpetrators who negate the Genocide, the negation itself aims at trying to prove the victims to be liars or criminals," Sorbonne University professor, specializing in Genocide history, Yves Ternon stated.
Conference participants also noted that not only perpetrators are to blame for Genocides, but also the world community who remained silent on the issue. Auschwitz concentration camp survivor, Ralph Giordano emphasized that the international community kept long years' silence over Armenian Genocide. "My country - Germany recognized the fact in 2005, as well as the role of German Emperor German II, who was perfectly aware of massacres,'' Rzeczpospolita polish newspaper cited him as saying.
