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Article: ADL uproar in Watertown sparks debate on genocide: Jewish organizations divided over Armenian congressional resolution.
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- The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- August 10, 2007
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A controversy exposed last week surrounding Watertown's status as an Anti-Defamation League No Place for Hate community raised serious questions about the role of Jews and Jewish groups in recognizing the Armenian genocide.
On Aug. 1, the Boston Globe reported tensions between the ADL and Watertown's Armenian community over ADL National Director Abraham H. Foxman's remarks on whether the U.S. Congress should pass a resolution recognizing the approximately 1.5 million Armenians killed by Turks from 1915 to 1923.
A vote has not yet been scheduled for the resolution, which has met opposition from Turkish lobbyists and some Jewish organizations.
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