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

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.   Turkish Genocide by the Armenians 19:19  |  Fatih 26/08/07
  84.   Man In the Middle - Ahmedinejad and Israel 19:42  |  David Israel 26/08/07
  85.   45...margie...my address 19:45  |  ravi 26/08/07
  86.   YASHER KOACH TO PRES. PERES 19:47  |  JOEL SPRAYREGEN 26/08/07
  87.   Again # 59 - You have nailed the heart of the issue 19:54  |  David Israel 26/08/07
  88.   #79. Bob - Big Game - I agree 19:55  |  Basat Tayfun(Turkey) 26/08/07
  89.   Israel can play a positive role between Turkey and Armenia 20:02  |  Tosefta (the Syrian) 26/08/07
  90.   Not really Tosefta - it is Ideology vs realpolitik 20:17  |  Mark Lincoln 26/08/07
  91.   #59 and #87 - I second that 20:23  |  Basat Tayfun(Turkey) 26/08/07
  92.   Fake Tosefta Alert #89 20:24  |  Tosefta 26/08/07
  93.   Reply to "David israel" 20:24  |  Jean-Paul DOGUET 26/08/07
  94.   Logical 20:29  |  Colin Wright 26/08/07
  95.   No. 63, Tosefta 20:39  |  W 26/08/07
  96.   With such a name, what can you expect? (W #95) 21:10  |  Tosefta 26/08/07
  97.   #7 and #9 21:19  |  The truthful answer 26/08/07
  98.   #13 and #29 21:34  |  Ara 26/08/07
  99.   #26 and #27 21:37  |  If so stay neutral 26/08/07
  100.   #32 21:39  |  Khojali Massacres 26/08/07
  101.   Khojali massacres and Cana massacres #32 21:43  |  Ara 26/08/07
  102.   To # 9 Mr Basat 21:48  |  george 26/08/07
  103.   #59 21:48  |  Ara 26/08/07
  104.   Message #93 of Jean-Paul Doguet 22:11  |  TurkishJew in Israel 26/08/07
  105.   Message #84 of David Israel 22:18  |  TurkishJew in Israel 26/08/07
  106.   Mark Lincoln and the PKK 22:22  |  Danite 26/08/07
  107.   Faith 22:24  |  Danite 26/08/07
  108.   Toseftas evasions 22:25  |  Danite 26/08/07
  109.   ravi 22:30  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 26/08/07
  110.   To Vartan 22:51  |  Fatih 26/08/07
  111.   BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO Mr. Mark Lincoln # 9 23:10  |  Atilla Karagözoğlu 26/08/07
  112.   Ravi # 85 !!! No Good ? 23:14  |  Atilla Karagözoğlu 26/08/07
  113.   Ravi there was no denial it took place 23:24  |  Alon Fisher 26/08/07
  114.   Please everybody 23:33  |  Alon Fisher 26/08/07
  115.   29, TurkishJew in Israel, you are making excuses for what is geno 23:39  |  Jakecat3 26/08/07
  116.   ATILLA ADMIT IT: YOU ARE A SABBATEAN ! 23:47  |  Yakub Kerido 26/08/07
  117.   To All Turks on the board 23:58  |  ex-Turkish-Armenian 26/08/07
  118.   to :Yakub Kerido 23:59  |  Atilla Karagozoglu 26/08/07
  119.   Yakub Kerido 00:11  |  a.k. 27/08/07
  120.   PERES KEEPS DENYING THE INTENDED HOLOCAUST BY ARABS ON ISRAEL... 00:19  |  Joel Stein 27/08/07
  121.   Even French historians disagree with France 00:30  |  Philip 27/08/07
  122.   YAKUB, BROTHER 00:39  |  Atilla 27/08/07
  123.   To Danite: How about the Turks murdered? 00:46  |  Fatih 27/08/07
  124.   RONNIE WOLMAN & chgodmk 01:02  |  GBAE 1 27/08/07
  125.   Ronnie Wolman #64 01:02  |  CHGODMK 27/08/07
  126.   #108 Apologist Danite 01:07  |  Tosefta 27/08/07
  127.   Danite 01:09  |  CHGODMK 27/08/07
  128.   Ronnie Wolman re: Tosefta`s Post 01:11  |  CHGODMK 27/08/07
  129.   Atilla karagozoglu 01:18  |  CHGODMK 27/08/07
  130.   Philip #120 - Very good point 01:32  |  david Israel 27/08/07
  131.   ATILLA: YOUR POSSIBLE SABBATEAN-JEWISH ANCESTRY 01:35  |  Yakub Kerido 27/08/07
  132.   Gabe1 01:40  |  CHGODMK 27/08/07
  133.   to Fatih 01:42  |  Vartan 27/08/07
  134.   Mark Lincoln and his obvious lies 01:43  |  Philippe 27/08/07
  135.   CHGODMK 01:43  |  KLMQYTHSL 27/08/07
  136.   Atilla Karagözoğlu 02:13  |  CHGODMK 27/08/07
  137.   Armenian Genocide by the Turks 02:30  |  Avo Tarakian 27/08/07
  138.   chgodmk 02:39  |  GABE1 27/08/07
  139.   To. Mr. VARTAN 02:42  |  RAFAEL SADI 27/08/07
  140.   #97. Now vs before 02:46  |  Basat Tayfun(Turkey) 27/08/07
  141.   f the armenians were seperatists why did they all so kild the Ass 02:46  |  bethnarin 27/08/07
  142.   Danite #108 02:47  |  GABE! 27/08/07
  143.   Vartan to Fatih 02:56  |  David Israel 27/08/07
  144.   FOXMAN PRECIPTATES GLOBAL HATRED 03:04  |  JOEL SPRAYREGEN 27/08/07
  145.   Gabe1 03:15  |  CHGODMK 27/08/07
  146.   #102. George - Why not tell the truth about in every way? 03:15  |  Basat Tayfun(Turkey) 27/08/07
  147.   Atilla Karagözoğlu 03:18  |  CHGODMK 27/08/07
  148.   if armenians were separatists, why did they..? 03:31  |  Jo 27/08/07
  149.   Tosefta cant answer a simple question 04:11  |  Danite 27/08/07
  150.   CHGODMK 04:14  |  Danite 27/08/07
  151.   Faith 04:15  |  Danite 27/08/07
  152.   Message #142 of David Israel 04:16  |  TurkishJew in Israel 27/08/07
  153.   CHGODMK re Gabe 04:17  |  Danite 27/08/07
  154.   Message #146 of Jo 04:37  |  TurkishJew in Turkey 27/08/07
  155.   Addition to #126 Apologist Danite 04:50  |  Tosefta 27/08/07
  156.   Israels president - The Holcaust deniar 04:51  |  Leah 27/08/07
  157.   Peres 04:51  |  P. J. Casey 27/08/07
  158.   Wisdom of the Ages for Dumbite #147 04:57  |  Tony the Poodle 27/08/07
  159.   God`s Warriors 05:01  |  justiceseeker 27/08/07
  160.   #117 - regarding C.J. B. 05:15  |  Mimi 27/08/07
  161.   CHKFUC 05:23  |  GABE1 27/08/07
  162.   This is a Setup: Turkish Islamists Are Out To Sell Israel Out 05:25  |  massaraksh 27/08/07
  163.   Consistency Test - The hint of an Armenians` Tall Tale 05:38  |  Basat Tayfun(Turkey) 27/08/07
  164.   #148. Jo - Please tell us more 05:52  |  Basat Tayfun(Turkey) 27/08/07
  165.   Danite 05:59  |  CHGODMK 27/08/07
  166.   To Bsat 06:08  |  george 27/08/07
  167.   To David Israel from Vartan 06:11  |  Vartan 27/08/07
  168.   The dispute is territorial, not historical 07:27  |  Philip 27/08/07
  169.   EU PROCESS ISLAMIZING TURKEY, NOT REFORMING IT ! 07:42  |  Secular Turk 27/08/07
  170.   167 Vartan 08:42  |  Ara 27/08/07
  171.   Ara from Vartan 09:19  |  VARTAN 27/08/07
  172.   To Basat Tayfun & Turkish Jew in Israel or in Turkey 09:46  |  Genghiz Khan 27/08/07
  173.   #168 - Philip - you nailed it 16:34  |  Basat Tayfun(Turkey) 27/08/07
  174.   #9 - Basat Tayfun 16:43  |  CF 27/08/07
  175.   ARMENIAN GENOCIDE 18:09  |  HAGOP 27/08/07
  176.   National Association of Rabbis 20:32  |  RSolomon 27/08/07
  177.   Genghiz the Mongol 20:33  |  Vartan 27/08/07
  178.   # 126 Tosefta. re:Danite and what I think requiring an answer.. 20:56  |  Kath` 27/08/07
  179.   Peres will regret 05:02  |  D.P. 28/08/07
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