Arye Gut: Armenia immortalizes fascists, anti-Semites who participated in the Holocaust

Armenia immortalizes fascists, anti-Semites who participated in the Holocaust

by Arye Gut

http://www.jewishjournal.com/opinion/article/armenia_immortalizes_fascists_anti_semites_who_participated_in_the_holocaus

A few days ago, former Armenian Prime Minister Hrant Bagratyan submitted a draft resolution recognizing the Holocaust in the country`s legislative body. However, when further explaining his move, he told the media: “Some say that we should not recognize the Holocaust unless Israel recognizes the genocide of Armenians.” This is just one bit of vivid evidence of the fact that anti-Semitism in Armenia exists at a state level.

Although the entire world community recognized the Holocaust as genocide of European Jewry right after the Nuremberg Trials, Armenia is reluctant to do so 70 years later. In Europe alone, German fascism annihilated six million Jews only because they were Jews; in contrast, Armenians became victims of the policy of Tsarist Russia, which promised to establish a state for them in the territory of the Ottoman Empire.

The end of Soviet rule removed constraint and anti-Semitic attacks in Armenia rose dramatically. That, and Armenia`s ongoing economic collapse, drove the Jews of Armenia to flee the country. In addition, the cultural violence has continued: Anti-Semitic books and TV programs are presented to the Armenian public and the Holocaust memorial in the capital of Yerevan is repeatedly defaced. Of course, many countries have suffered such unfortunate incidents -- the product of an ignorant populace. Nevertheless, in Armenia such views even have been espoused by mainstream politicians and media personalities.

One should mention the remarks of acclaimed scholar Moses Bekker, who said that it was Rimma Varzhapetyan (the so-called head of the Jewish community in Armenia) who saw no wrong-doing with the textbook and mass media glorification of antisemetic activists, such as Dramastamat Kanaya --  the fascist general  “Dro.” During World War II, general Dro personally took part in the annihilation of thousands of Jews. In her works, Ms. Varzhapetyan states that the current leadership of Armenia needs this “fighter” for the freedom of Armenia, thus employing the image of an ardent anti-Semite and fascist as a symbol for justifying Armenian expansionism and cultivating hatred amongst the younger generation. One must ask if, despite being Jewish herself, Ms. Varzhapetyan is ready to justify the murderous acts of Nazi criminals only because they are Armenians?

History seems to have forgotten the cruelty of the 20,000-strong Armenian legion that participated in the Wehrmacht in the WW II. Nationalist Commander Dro led the Armenian legion to fulfill its mission: to persecute and annihilate Jews via death marches. In his book “Death Tango,” the late Azerbaijani historian Rovshan Mustafayev presented evidence of Armenian involvement in the genocide of Jews, particularly a report from Sonderkommando “Dromedar” about operations in Western Crimea. “From November 16 to December 15, 1941, some 17,645 Jews, 2,504 Karaims, 824 Gypsies and 212 partisans were executed. Simferopol, Eupatorium, Alushta, Karasubazar, Kerch, Feodosia and other regions of Western Crimea were cleaned of Jews,” Rovshan Mustafayev notes in his book. Austrian historian Erich Feigl wrote that in December, 1942, Dro visited Himmler. “Dro had a practice of killing without any compassion, and this strongly impressed Himmler.”

What causes great concern today are the many media and the cultural spaces of Russia and by extention Armenian that provide a channel to present fascists as national heroes, including Dro, as well as Garegin Nzhdeh, an Armenian hero and Nazi collaborationist. Said the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia (published December 17, 2014), the “Outstanding hero of our people Garegin Nzhdeh believed that ‘the main law of life is a struggle as a method of self-perfection of personality, society and state. This struggle is manifested in the striving for progress of the country and nation.’”

Sadly, there are successors to General Dro and Garegin Nzhdeh: incumbent Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan and Minister Seyran Ohanyan. These men led a bloody massacre of civilians in the Azerbaijani town of Khojaly in the late 20th century.

Suffice it to remember Serzh Sargsyan`s words: “before Khojaly, the Azerbaijanis thought that the Armenians were people who could not raise their hand against the civilian population. We were able to break that stereotype.” This bloody act of genocide, which was committed with incredible barbarism, is one of the horrible tragedies of the late 20th century. As a result, 613 people were killed, 487 wounded, and 1,275 civilians (including elders, children and women) were taken hostage and subjected to unprecedented torture and brutality. This tragedy is an act of evil against all of humanity.

The government of Armenia is doing almost nothing to prevent the growing anti-Semitism in the country. Several hundred Jews who now remain in Armenia will continue to suffer unless Armenia quits its policy of limited nationalism and stops blaming foreigners for their own economic and political problems.

Gut is an expert on international affairs, based in Israel

Source: Jewish Journal, April 25, 2015

Taner Akçam and Arnold Toynbee

Taner Akçam was a leftist revolutionist who advocated violence and who was imprisoned for terrorist activities. Akçam escaped from jail and later reintroduced himself as a "scholar," focusing on the Armenian "Genocide" as his bread-and-butter. His mentor was Vahakn Dadrian, and the way was mysteriously paved for Akçam to become a perpetual "visiting professor" in the USA. One of Akçam's sources of financing is the prominent Cafesjian Foundation. If Akçam were to begin reporting true history that is critical of the Armenians, it would very likely be the quickest way to kiss this foundation money good-bye.

Arnold Toynbee confessed in a later work, The Western Question in Greece and Turkey (1922, p. 50), that the “Blue Book” was a piece of war propaganda.

Source: Tall Armenian Tale

What Happened During 1915-1919

For a good summary of what happened in eastern Anatolia between 1914 and 1919, I recommend the following videos in youtube:

Prof Justin McCarthy, Melbourne Symposium: "What Happened During 1915-1919?"

Prof. Justin McCarthy's speech at the Federal Parliament in Canberra - Part1.

Prof. Justin McCarthy's speech at the Federal Parliament in Canberra - Part2.

Armenians and Jews as Victims: Any Similarities?

Here is an outline written by Mr. HBM a long time ago:

1. Jews did not establish Jewish armies behind German lines to backstab Germans and to establish a Jewish State on German soil.

Armenians did establish Armenian armies behind Ottoman lines to backstab Muslims and to establish an Armenian State on Ottoman soil.

2. Jews did not organize and carry out a general slaughter of the local Christian population in Hamburg. 

Armenians did organize and carry out a general slaughter of the local Muslim population in Van.

3. Jews did not kill more than 600,000 of another minority in Germany.

Armenians did kill more than 600,000 Kurds in Eastern Anatolia.

4. Jews did not attack Germans and committed outrages against the Christians.

Armenians did attack Ottomans and committed outrages against the Muslims. 

5. Jews did not massacre Christians in Germany.

Armenians did massacre Muslims in the Ottoman Empire.

6. Jews did not rob and destroy homes of Germans. 

Armenians did rob and destroy homes of Muslims.

7. Jews did not exterminate the entire Christian minority under their control.

Armenians did exterminate the entire Muslim minority under their control.

8. Jews did not traitorously turned German cities over to the Russian invader.

Armenians did traitorously turned Ottoman cities over to the Russian invader.

9. Jews did not raise an army of one hundred and fifty thousand men to fight a civil war.

Armenians did raise an army of one hundred and fifty thousand men to fight a civil war.

10. Jews did not burn thousands of German villages.

Armenians did burn thousands of Muslim villages.

11. Jews did not exterminate Germans in those villages.

Armenians did exterminate Muslims in those villages.

12. Jews did not murder Germans in six major German cities.

Armenians did murder Muslims in six major Ottoman cities.

13. Jews did not set up clandestine revolutionary organizations to liberate and possess a Jewish State.

Armenians did set up clandestine revolutionary organizations to liberate and possess an Armenian State.

14. Jews did not declare war against Germans.

Armenians did declare war against the Ottoman Empire.

Niles and Sutherland Report: Armenian Atrocities in Eastern Anatolia

I personally know several people from Van (one of them was a revered teacher of mine) whose families were victims of Armenian atrocities. I have also talked to several people from Erzurum and Erzincan who have first hand information about these events from their grandparents, relatives, and neighbors. Of course, personal knowledge and conviction such as mine do not constitute "proof" for others; so we quote expert historians and verifiable documents. The following was published by Prof. McCarthy.

[Captain Emory Niles and Mr. Arthur Sutherland were Americans ordered by the United States Government (in 1919) to investigate the situation in eastern Anatolia. Their report was to be used as the basis for granting relief aid to the Armenians by the American Committee for Near East Relief. The following are two excerpts from their report.]

"In this entire region [from Bitlis through Van to Bayazit] we were informed that the damage and destruction had been done by the Armenians, who, after the Russians retired, remained in occupation of the country and who, when the Turkish army advanced, destroyed everything belonging to the Musulmans. Moreover, the Armenians are accused of having committed murder, rape, arson and horrible atrocities of every description upon the Musulman population. At first we were most incredulous of these stories, but we finally came to believe them, since the testimony was absolutely unanimous and was corroborated by material evidence. For instance, the only quarters left at all intact in the cities of Bitlis and Van are the Armenian quarters, as was evidenced by churches and inscriptions on the houses, while the Musulman quarters were completely destroyed. Villages said to have been Armenian were still standing whereas Musulman villages were completely destroyed."

"In this region [Bayazit-Erzurum] the racial situation is intensely aggravated by the proximity to the frontier of Armenia, from which refugees are coming with stories of massacres, cruelty and atrocities carried on by the Armenian Government, Army and people against the Musulman population. .. Here also the Armenians before retiring ruined villages, carried out massacres, and perpetrated every kind of atrocity upon the Musulman population and the doings of the Armenians just over the frontier keep alive and active the hatred of the Armenians, a hatred that seems to be at least smoldering in the region of Van. That there are disorders and crimes in Armenia is confirmed by refugees from Armenia in all parts of the region and by a British officer at Erzerum."

Note: The entire report can be found (as a pdf file) in the web.

A Nation of Haters

Here is a passage from a news article in Los Angeles Times:

"Now recite that poem I taught you," Tello Petrosyan instructs her daughter. The child steps out of her mother's embrace, raises her head, puts her hands in her pockets and, with a face grave beyond her years, begins:

"It's better that I be a dog or a cat, than a Turkish Barbarian . . . "

The poem promises that "when the Armenian wind blows, it will not leave a single Turk standing in Armenian land."

Edna's father asks again about the Azerbaijanis. She says: "They are killing Armenians again, they are torturing them."

Having said that, she looks to her father, Souren Petrosyan, 33, and finds approval in his smiling brown eyes. "You may go now," he says, and Edna races up the stairs to join the party.

Source: Los Angeles Times, Feb. 9. 1990

The following are statements by various Armenians in Yahoo news comment sections and elsewhere in the web:

"Turkish people are comparable to wild pigs. They look, act and smell like wild swine and all Turks should die painfully." - Richard

"Turks are like Cancer you can only get rid of by nuking them." - Ararat

"Hopefully one day soon the entire world will turn on TURKEY and put those terrible Turks out of their misery. I want to see their dead shadows on their walls." - cat

"we will CLEAN Anatolia from the turkish presence once and for all in many years to come. Artsakh (former Karabagh) is just a starter." - rouben mel

"I despise Turkey. I despise Islam. If that makes me a hater, sign me up." - paul

"Someday soon, the Armenian Empire will once again span from sea to shining sea; from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. Turkish will be relegated to a forgotten language, statues of Ataturk will be replaced by monuments to Gregory The Illuminator,..." - no whining

"an Armenian girl will prefer to befriend a dog over a Turk" - george

The only good Kurd is a deceased one. - Tina

"Hey Turk, I would love to nail you to a cross to crucify you and the rest of you're race of sick demented savage animals." - Carol Chicky

"Turks are just cockroaches with two legs and ugly faces." Ken K

If the fifteenth century Turks had not been tolerant...

Prof. Justin McCarthy, "The Ethnic Cleansing of Ottoman Muslims, 1821-1922," The Darwin Press, New Jersey, 2nd Printing, 1996, p. 13:

"...expelling Turks and other Muslims was a principle that was to be followed by Bulgarians, Russians, and Armenians. It was the misfortune of the Muslim communities of the Balkans, Anatolia, and the Caucasus that they lay in the path of the new nationalisms. .. Their sufferings were ironic, because, had the Turks in their days of power been nationalists of the Greek sort, it would have been the Christians who were driven out, leaving lands that were purely Muslim Turkish. Instead, the Ottomans suffered the Christians to remain. They had often treated the Christians well, often poorly, but they had allowed them to exist and to keep their languages, traditions, and religions. They were right to do so, but if the fifteenth century Turks had not been tolerant, nineteenth-century Turks might have survived in their homes."