Le gouvernement turc essaye d’acheter les Arméniens de Jérusalem

JERUSALEM — Turkey has been conducting extensive activity within Jerusalem’s Old City and has specifically been targeting the Armenian and Christian Quarters, the Jewish Press reports.

The residents told about the efforts of Turkish officials, who try to persuade them to deny the Armenian Genocide carried out by the Turks 100 years ago. They also try to acquire the property of the local Christians.

One of the locals told about a Turkish official, who offered the family of Kahabadijan that possesses a unique collection of thousands of photos and documents about the Armenian Genocide, to stop their activities and refrain from the spread of the photos and documents.

The Kahabadijans devoted their lives to the illustration of the Armenians massacres by Turks and have produced several short films about the topic. Ilya Kahabadijan, whose grandfather is a genocide survivor, told that after just 40 minutes after the start of the meeting with the Turkish official, he understood that his goal was to persuade him to stop his activities. Ilya emphasized that the Turkish official did not threaten him, and added, “I showed him the exit and he understood that the Armenian community is ready to pursue the issue of the Armenian…J