Posted on Tue, May 11, 2010 at 11:46 am CEST
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The Balfour Declaration of 1917

The Balfour Declaration was a statement of support made by the British Government [the War Cabinet] for the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Eretz Yisrael. It was… Continue reading

Topics: Britain • English • Historical Documents • Israel • The Middle East 
Posted on Fri, April 16, 2010 at 23:31 pm CEST
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There Can Be No Talk Of Genocide

In a SPIEGEL interview, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan discusses Ankara’s relationship with the European Union, the debate over genocide against the Armenians and his role as a mediator in the dispute over Iran’s nuclear policy… Continue reading

Topics: Europe • Iran • Israel • The Middle East • Turkey 
Posted on Fri, April 16, 2010 at 00:34 am CEST
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The Armenian Genocide and The Turks

The month of April marks the 95th anniversary of the start of the Armenian genocide. Between 1915 and 1918, some 800,000 to 1.5 million people were murdered in what is now eastern Turkey, or died on death marches in the northern Syrian desert. It was one of the first genocides of the 20th century… Continue reading

Topics: Armenian Genocide • Global Islam • Islamofascism • Turkey