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Thursday, October 11, 2007

Israel expresses concern over Turkish-Armenian massacre dispute - International Herald Tribune

"Israel expresses concern over Turkish-Armenian massacre dispute

JERUSALEM: Israel on Thursday expressed concern over the dispute over the World War I killing of more than 1 million Armenians by Ottoman Turks but tried to deflect pressure from Turkey to take its side.

During his visit to Israel this week, Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan pressed Israel to use its influence in Washington to help kill a Congressional effort to label the mass killing as genocide. Turkey has been resisting such efforts for decades."

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