Film on Armenian ‘genocide’ screened in US Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A documentary about the alleged World War I-era
genocide of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire has been screened in US
Congress.
The show, arranged at Rayburn, a House of Representatives building, was hosted by Adam Schiff, a Democratic congressman from the state of California who is considered one of the most arduous supporters of the Armenian lobby. Frank Pallone and Brad Sherman, his fellow party members from California and New Jersey, were among those who watched the film as well.
The 90-minute "Aghet" ("Genocide") film, dubbed into English, was directed by German filmmaker Eric Friedler.
Following the screening, Congressmen Schiff, Pallone and Sherman made speeches supporting Armenian claims on the alleged 1915 genocide and criticizing Turkey.
Historians note that during the developments, Armenians had begun an uprising. They took up arms against Turkey and assisted Russia, one of Turkey’s enemies in WWI. To counter these actions, the Ottoman Empire decided to resettle the Armenians. The latter claim that their predecessors were subjected to genocide in the process, while Ankara rejects the allegations and has offered to research the events through a joint commission of historians.
The show, arranged at Rayburn, a House of Representatives building, was hosted by Adam Schiff, a Democratic congressman from the state of California who is considered one of the most arduous supporters of the Armenian lobby. Frank Pallone and Brad Sherman, his fellow party members from California and New Jersey, were among those who watched the film as well.
The 90-minute "Aghet" ("Genocide") film, dubbed into English, was directed by German filmmaker Eric Friedler.
Following the screening, Congressmen Schiff, Pallone and Sherman made speeches supporting Armenian claims on the alleged 1915 genocide and criticizing Turkey.
Historians note that during the developments, Armenians had begun an uprising. They took up arms against Turkey and assisted Russia, one of Turkey’s enemies in WWI. To counter these actions, the Ottoman Empire decided to resettle the Armenians. The latter claim that their predecessors were subjected to genocide in the process, while Ankara rejects the allegations and has offered to research the events through a joint commission of historians.
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