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Peres to Turks: Our stance on Armenian issue hasn't changed
By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Editorial

Israel has not changed its position on the killing of 1.5 million Armenians during World War I, President Shimon Peres assured the Turkish prime minister last week.

On Tuesday, the Anti-Defamation League announced that it considered the massacres to be genocide. It apologized for putting the Turkish people in a "difficult position" in a letter this weekend, the Turkish media reported.

In his conversation with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Peres reiterated the Israeli position that Turkey and Armenia should resolve the dispute on the nature of the killings through dialogue. Jerusalem is careful not to refer to the killings as a genocide.

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Following the ADL's statement, Turkey was feeling "disappointed with its friends," Erdogan said. President Peres told the Turkish prime minister that Israel does not control U.S. Jewish organizations, which pursue their own agendas.

Foreign Ministry sources told Haaretz that they believe that Peres' efforts and the calming actions of the Israeli embassy in Ankara have helped ease tensions over the ADL's statement.

The Turkish media reported over the weekend that ADL President Abraham Foxman sent Erdogan a letter stating the ADL has "utmost respect for the Turkish people."

"We had no intention to put the Turkish people or its leaders in a difficult position. I am writing this letter to you to express our sorrow over what we have caused for the leadership and people of Turkey in the past few days," Foxman's letter reportedly read.

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  1.   Peres is such a weasel 03:21  |  Joe 26/08/07
  2.   Peres, Guess What? Genoicide is Genocide. 04:03  |  Yoram 26/08/07
  3.   8. that was a genocide and Turk must accept it soon as possible 04:09  |  e.m 26/08/07
  4.   up to you 04:51  |  yohan 26/08/07
  5.   Israel has to kiss the ring of Islamist Erdogan? 05:09  |  McQueen 26/08/07
  6.   Did someone say genocide? 06:17  |  ManInTheMiddle 26/08/07
  7.   what are they blackmailing Israel with? 07:34  |  candor 26/08/07
  8.   I thought everyone knew it was genocide. If it was not, ... 07:37  |  nehemia dB 26/08/07
  9.   #7. nehemia dB - my attempt to answer your question 08:33  |  Basat Tayfun(Turkey) 26/08/07
  10.   Armenian Genocide 09:40  |  armen 26/08/07
  11.   Peres is a Israeli. 09:41  |  Andreas 26/08/07
  12.   Truth 09:47  |  Michael Safyan 26/08/07
  13.   a genocide is a genocide... 10:20  |  ravi 26/08/07
  14.   peres never changes a human disaster 10:22  |  victor hardman 26/08/07
  15.   9...whats the big deal 10:24  |  ravi 26/08/07
  16.   10....sadly 10:26  |  ravi 26/08/07
  17.   So Please ! HAVE HONOR and BE DIRECT 10:51  |  Atilla Karagozoglu 26/08/07
  18.   Turks are fair to Jews, let`s remeber it 11:09  |  CM 26/08/07
  19.   What a disgrace 11:13  |  Ruben 26/08/07
  20.   Armenian Massacres 11:25  |  Naim S. Mahlab 26/08/07
  21.   Outrageous 11:40  |  Documentation Centre 26/08/07
  22.   Israel & USA 12:08  |  Commomsense 26/08/07
  23.   ADL On Armenian "genocide" 12:12  |  Candan Azer 26/08/07
  24.   candor 12:32  |  eize tippesh atta 26/08/07
  25.   Haaretz why is my post not put out? 12:34  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 26/08/07
  26.   Again Israel is Picked Out Alone 12:46  |  Ronnie Wolman 26/08/07
  27.   #26, Ronnie Wolman 12:58  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 26/08/07
  28.   Israel is the bullied child in the playground 13:31  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 26/08/07
  29.   Message #13 of Ravi 13:40  |  TurkishJew in Israel 26/08/07
  30.   Bravo - #6 13:54  |  Ken 26/08/07
  31.   Message # 21 of Dr. Stein 14:19  |  TurkishJew in Israel 26/08/07
  32.   Khodjaly massacre 14:21  |  ariel 26/08/07
  33.   28... it was 14:51  |  ravi 26/08/07
  34.   The Genocides 15:03  |  Gary 26/08/07
  35.   from one 15:08  |  wh 26/08/07
  36.   #28, Margie in Tel Aviv , THE DREAMER OLD MEN :) 15:26  |  Atilla Karagözoğlu 26/08/07
  37.   Ronnie Wolman #26 15:35  |  GABE1 26/08/07
  38.   Gabe: Turkish and Not Delightful 15:57  |  Ronnie Wolman 26/08/07
  39.   the big deal is 16:02  |  richard cook 26/08/07
  40.   Just to add Gabe 16:10  |  Ronnie Wolman 26/08/07
  41.   Send me copies please 16:16  |  Ronnie Wolman 26/08/07
  42.   Haaretz 16:30  |  ARI in ISRAEL 26/08/07
  43.   Ahmadinejad loves Peres 16:32  |  W 26/08/07
  44.   France Has Officially Recognized What Happened to the Armenians 16:34  |  CHGODMK 26/08/07
  45.   ravi 16:44  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 26/08/07
  46.   ARI in ISRAEL 16:44  |  Atilla karagözoğlu 26/08/07
  47.   Atilla how you`ve changed 16:45  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 26/08/07
  48.   THE ARMENIANS ARE LOUGHING AT WORLD :) 16:49  |  aHHH aHHH 26/08/07
  49.   Genocides a Century Ago 16:55  |  Jeff 26/08/07
  50.   Atilla Karagozoglu 17:03  |  CHGODMK 26/08/07
  51.   ARI in ISRAEL 17:09  |  CHGODMK 26/08/07
  52.   Another "Stinking Maneuver" by Mr. Peres? 17:16  |  massaraksh 26/08/07
  53.   Charles Aznavour has a lot of Pull in Paris 17:16  |  Ronnie Wolman 26/08/07
  54.   But what has changed between France and the Turks? 17:27  |  CHGODMK 26/08/07
  55.   How can we "do what we can in the case of genocide"... 17:36  |  CHGODMK 26/08/07
  56.   #28: Margie in TA: Israel has always been a Bullied Child 17:36  |  massaraksh 26/08/07
  57.   #9 reply to #7 post. 17:37  |  Bob 26/08/07
  58.   France has the goods being a casting vote in Europe... 17:37  |  Ronnie Wolman 26/08/07
  59.   Armenians and Turkey 17:45  |  again 26/08/07
  60.   And Turkey NEEDS the EU and the USA and wants to be 17:46  |  CHGODMK 26/08/07
  61.   Armenians and Turkey 17:50  |  again 26/08/07
  62.   Death of Armenian, Ottoman, Kurd and others 17:52  |  Bob 26/08/07
  63.   The role of Israel, the Jews, and the World 18:06  |  Tosefta 26/08/07
  64.   Do you ACT or React,CHGODMK 18:08  |  Ronnie Wolman 26/08/07
  65.   Hatred is wrong 18:13  |  Peres right? 26/08/07
  66.   Genocide did happen 18:14  |  Tosefta 26/08/07
  67.   Turkish sensibilities 18:17  |  Gordon 26/08/07
  68.   ISRAEL NEEDS TO HAVE A NATIONAL CHARACTER (SOUL) 18:20  |  Atilla Karagözoğlu 26/08/07
  69.   #57. Re Bob - Ottomans vs England in WW1 18:21  |  Basat Tayfun(Turkey) 26/08/07
  70.   Bunch of hypocrits 18:22  |  David 26/08/07
  71.   #63toosofta has the right idea but waffles all the way 18:26  |  victor hardman 26/08/07
  72.   CHGODMK 18:28  |  Danite 26/08/07
  73.   Tosefta 18:32  |  Danite 26/08/07
  74.   Atilla the critic 18:33  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 26/08/07
  75.   Fantastic Post Tosefta! 18:34  |  Ronnie Wolman 26/08/07
  76.   Time for Foxman to Resign 18:41  |  Jane 26/08/07
  77.   Jewish wisdom for Danite #73 18:45  |  Barak Ravid 26/08/07
  78.   TURKEY = SICK MAN OF EUROPE. 18:55  |  SM 26/08/07
  79.   #69 Ottoman vs the Big Game (British sponcership) 18:59  |  Bob 26/08/07
  80.   ShameOn Perez 19:01  |  Vartan 26/08/07
  81.   Bye bye retired Abe Foxman :) 19:01  |  Good Man 26/08/07
  82.   Not all Genocides have the same causes (Victor the Hard Man #71) 19:03  |  Tosefta 26/08/07
  83.