Biden Recognizes Armenian Genocide, Ends Decades-Long US Appeasement of Turkey

by Seth J. Frantzman
The Jerusalem Post – April 25, 2021

(…) „US President Joe Biden has ended decades of US appeasement of Turkey by recognizing the genocide carried out 106 years ago against Armenians by a previous Turkish government.

The symbolic recognition comes decades too late for any survivors. It is a testament to the will of Joe Biden and his administration that the blackmail Ankara has imposed over just using the term „genocide“ has finally ended.

For many years, Turkey not only was able to prevent the US leadership from using the word genocide, but was able to threaten US soldiers in Syria, kidnap and detain Americans, harass US consular employees, even possibly get security clearance revoked for Americans, and get people banned from the US as „terrorists.“ “ (…)

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