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An Open Letter regarding the Fighting in Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh)

Armenian Studies at the Hebrew University The following represents the personal views of a group of Israeli scholars of Caucasian and associated studies from different institutions of higher learning, and does not reflect the positions of the Hebrew University nor its Armenian Studies Program. We the undersigned write to express our deep concern with the

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Channeling Anger and Hate for Protecting Human Life

I am pleased to share with you a new publication, “Channeling Anger and Hate for Protecting Human Life,” which has been published in a book entitled Perspectives on Hate edited by Robert Sternberg, a distinguished psychologist and former president of the American Psychological Association (who in the past was the author of a theory of love

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Israel Should Rethink Its Relationship with Azerbaijan

The following article was written by Alex Galitsky and published in the Jerusalem Post on July 21, 2020. https://www.jpost.com/opinion/azerbaijan-is-not-a-true-friend-of-israel-635729 Azerbaijan, a close ally of Turkey and fellow denier of the Armenian Genocide, has actively sought the eradication of the region’s indigenous Armenian inhabitants and traces of their millennia-old civilization. Azerbaijan’s burgeoning relationship with Israel has

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Still Another Minimization of the Holocaust

You may be interested in seeing a new publication in the peer-reviewed Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism: “The Journal of Genocide Research Featured Still Another Minimization of the Holocaust.” The new article just published analyzes a still more recent major review essay in JGR which is also minimizing any anti-Jewish motivations on the part of the Nazis and attempting

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Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Includes a “Genocide Gallery”

The new Dallas (Texas) Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, which opened in September 2019, includes a “Genocide Gallery.”  The museum was designed by Edward Jacobs and Michael Berenbaum (Berenbaum Jacobs Associates). Jacobs is a gifted creative designer who lives in Jerusalem and is partnered with Berenbaum who is widely known and respected for his having

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Turkey joins Nobel ceremony boycott in protest against Handke

Ahlander, Johan; Koleka, Benet; Erkoyun, Ezgi. (December 9, 2019). Turkey joins Nobel ceremony boycott in protest against Handke. Reuters. https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1YD1HA (Reuters) – Turkey said on Monday it would join Albania and Kosovo in boycotting the Nobel awards ceremony in protest against 2019 literature prize laureate Peter Handke, who has been criticized for backing late Serbian strongman

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