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Righteous Jews Urge Pro-Azeri Rabbis To Cancel Planned Conference in Baku
  • Politics
  • 2023-09-22 12:34:29

  Shortly after I wrote a column two weeks ago condemning European pro-Azerbaijan Rabbis for planning to hold their conference in Baku, I was pleasantly surprised to receive an email

Pashinyan’s Gross Misconduct Dishonors Everything Armenians Hold Sacrosanct
  • Politics
  • 2023-08-30 14:11:29

  Not a day passes without Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan making a new blunder.   This is what happens when a yellow journalist becomes the head of government. Most Armenians, blinded by

Armenia’s Incompetent Actions at the UN Did More Damage Than Good
  • Politics
  • 2023-08-24 10:57:32

  The United Nations Security Council is composed of 15 member states: Five are permanent members with veto power (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States), and

Disney’s Controversial Ataturk Movie Angered both Armenians and Turks
  • Politics
  • 2023-08-09 12:03:53

  It takes an especially incompetent Walt Disney Company executive to come up with a movie project that enraged both Armenians and Turks alike. That employee should be fired for

Jerusalem Armenian Patriarchate’s 98-Year Lease Details Revealed
  • Politics
  • 2023-08-02 11:00:59

  In recent months, I have been contacted by many readers who asked me to write about the controversy regarding the Jerusalem Armenian Patriarchate’s lease of around 25% of the

Armenians Shouldn’t Alienate Foreigners and Complain that ‘no one Cares about us’
  • Politics
  • 2023-07-31 15:30:04

  As the publisher of a newspaper, I frequently receive what is supposed to be factual ‘news,’ but, after doing some checking, I find out that most of what I

Pashinyan’s Ankara Visit Used by Turkish Officials to Undermine Diaspora Efforts
  • Politics
  • 2023-07-05 15:52:35

  There is a good reason why many Armenians around the world reacted negatively to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s unwise decision to attend Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s inauguration in

Russian-Israeli Blogger’s Bold Efforts To Support Armenia and Artsakh
  • Politics
  • 2023-06-26 12:50:40

  I just read a very important article in the Armenian Mirror-Spectator in which Aram Arkun interviewed Russian-Israeli blogger Aleksander Lapshin who is currently on a tour of Canada and

Prime Minister Pashinyan Disparages Armenia’s Coat of Arms & National Anthem
  • Politics
  • 2023-06-21 14:29:01

  With each passing day, the situation is getting worse in Armenia and Artsakh because of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s endless compromises to Azerbaijan and Turkey, his defeatist attitude and

Pashinyan Refuses to Resign, Despite Precipitous Decline in his Popularity․ By Harut Sassounian
  • Politics
  • 2023-06-14 14:48:32

  Two polls were conducted in Armenia recently, giving the people a chance to express their views on various issues, including the sharp decline in Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s popularity.   The

Pashinyan’s Surrender of Artsakh - To Azerbaijan Is Null and Void
  • Politics
  • 2023-05-31 11:02:58

  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has hinted repeatedly since the 2020 Artsakh War that Artsakh is a part of Azerbaijan. This has been his position for years. As a journalist,

Questionable Writers Spread - Anti-Armenia Propaganda
  • Politics
  • 2023-05-24 10:51:12

  Armenians firmly condemn and reject individuals with questionable motives who repeatedly write articles full of hatred and lies about Armenia in the international press. The hostile content of these

Another Turkish Attempt to Attack Biden -For Recognizing the Armenian Genocide
  • Politics
  • 2023-05-17 11:45:17

  When Turkey and its denialist supporters lose a battle to block the recognition of the Armenian Genocide, they resort to ridiculous attacks such as announcing their desire to impeach

Under Turkish Pressure, Armenia’s Leaders- Make Excuses for Nemesis Monument
  • Politics
  • 2023-05-10 11:21:50

  Just when we thought that we had heard everything about the current Armenian government’s questionable positions on Artsakh, Armenia, and Armenian interests, we are now facing another monumental mistake

New Turkish Denial Tactic: Impeach Biden - For Recognizing the Armenian Genocide!
  • Politics
  • 2023-05-05 14:16:27

  For over a century, successive Turkish governments have tried various tricks to deny the veracity of the Armenian Genocide. All of their attempts have miserably failed. Turkey exerted diplomatic

Turkish Sergeant Provides Grisly Details - Of Massacring Dersim Alevis & Armenians
  • Politics
  • 2023-04-26 15:45:20

  Turkish Sergeant Ali Oz, who participated in the massacre of thousands of Alevi Kurds and Armenians in Dersim, Turkey, in 1937-38, wrote a shocking confession about his role in

Armenia Ranks Better Than Azerbaijan- And Turkey in the Prosperity Index
  • Politics
  • 2023-04-22 10:57:37

  The UK-based Legatum Institute published its comprehensive 2023 Prosperity Index for 167 countries, including Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey. The index covers 12 separate spheres or ‘pillars’ which are composed

Turkey Bought Poison Gas from Nazi Germany - To Kill Kurdish Alevis & Armenians in 1938
  • Politics
  • 2023-04-12 13:32:08

  Prof. Taner Akcam of UCLA wrote a revealing article in Turkish, in Istanbul’s Armenian Agos newspaper on March 31, 2023, regarding the Turkish government’s brutal massacre of tens of

Ottoman Parliament and Senate in 1918 Acknowledged ‘the Armenian Massacres’. By Harut Sassounian
  • Politics
  • 2023-04-06 10:57:31

  I wrote an article in January 2016, titled: “Turkey was first country to recognize the Armenian Genocide in 1918.” However, most people are still unaware that ‘the Armenian Massacres’