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what you are dealing with and maintain a high standard
of what you offer to the people, which should include
different details for different layers of society. This is
what the Jews do and the whole world recognizes,
respects and accepts the facts of the Holocaust. They
are strong not just with the Israeli army, but with their
collective memory. The whole world today marks the
memorial day of the victims of the Holocaust.
Genocide is a crime against humanity and does not
have a statute of limitations. A great injustice has been
done that has gone unpunished – moreover, it is denied
to this day. An apology would meet the demand for
justice partially, but then the question of reparations
will arise. Conflict resolution is possible when one
of the sides admits its guilt, recognizes it and seeks
means to compensate the losses of the other side. Our
compensation has a number of definitions, and the
politicians and people can together decide which of
these must prevail. We do not have a single position
to this day when it comes to the question of what we
would accept as reparations.
There are a number of ways to force the Turks to
recognize the Genocide – external pressure, which
they are not being subjected to in particular and moral
pressure, which is moving from the political level to that
of the people’s identity. If that does not occur, political
pressure or decisions will not have any particular result.
It is always possible to accept a toothless resolution
consisting of one or two paragraphs and with an
apology in it. However, we need an apology which will
contain a clear evaluation of the events that unfolded,
an acceptance of guilt, and an outline of the future
means for reparation.