1st Edition

The Banality of Denial Israel and the Armenian Genocide

By Yair Auron Copyright 2003
360 Pages
by Routledge

360 Pages
by Routledge

338 Pages
by Routledge

The Banality of Denial examines the attitudes of the State of Israel and its leading institutions toward the Armenian Genocide. Israel's view of this issue has special significance and deserves an attentive study, as it is a country composed of a people who were victims of the Holocaust. The Banality of Denial seeks both to examine the passive, indifferent Israeli attitude towards the... Read more
Introduction; 1: The Holocaust in Jewish Identity and Memory; 2: Denials of the Armenian Genocide; 3: Israel-Turkey Relations; 4: Genocide and Israeli Politics; 5: The Armenian Genocide’s Recognition by States: The Israeli Aspect; 6: Genocide Education in Israel; 7: A Moralistic-Humanistic Attitude: Sarid’s Statement, 2000; 8: The Sphere of the Media; 9: The Israeli Academy and the Armenian Genocide; 10: Conclusions

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