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Article: Genocide denial 'reprehensible'.
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- The Sun (Lowell, MA)
- Article date:
- August 21, 2007
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Byline: David Perry
Aug. 21--In an offshoot of the deep rift that has alienated regional Anti-Defamation League officials from the national governing body, local Armenians are moving to ask Lowell's City Council to renounce its ties with the ADL's "No Place for Hate" campaign.
Pearl Teague of Lowell and the Merrimack Valley chapter of the Armenian National Committee of America, said yesterday that a move is under way to approach councilors to make them aware of the depth of feeling within the local Armenian community.
The city adopted the ADL's campaign June 26, 2003, with a proclamation by then-mayor Rita Mercier.
"No Place for Hate" ...