Armenian Genocide
From Metapedia
The Armenian Genocide — also known as the Armenian Holocaust, Great Calamity or the Armenian Massacre — was the forcible deportation and massacring of hundreds of thousands to over 1.5 million Armenians during the government of the Young Turks from 1915 to 1917 in the Ottoman Empire.
It is widely acknowledged to have been one of the first modern, systematic genocides, as many Western sources point to the sheer scale of the death toll as evidence for a systematic, organized plan to eliminate the Armenians. The event is also said to be the second-most studied case of genocide. To date twenty-one countries have officially recognized it as genocide. The government of the Republic of Turkey rejects the characterization of the events as genocide.
- In this article Condoleeza Rice is reported to say the following words:
"I think that the historical circumstances require a very detailed and sober look from historians, and what we've encouraged the Turks and the Armenians to do is to have joint historical commissions that can look at this, to have efforts to examine their past, and in examining their past to get over their past."
The government of the Israel and many Jewish groups also reject the characterization of the events as genocide, this is due to the Republic of Turkey support for the state of Israel.
References
http://www.armenian-genocide.org/
