US-Jewish lobby supports Turkey over Armenian Genocide – Abraham Foxman

The Jewish lobby in US backs Turkey over the Armenian Genocide, Abraham Foxman, the head of the US-based organization Anti-Defamation League, has said in an interview with Turkish daily Sabah.

Foxman said that the historical dispute between Turkey and Armenia should be left to historians.

"The Armenian Cause is an issue between Armenia and Turkey, and it should be resolved between those two countries," said he.

"The US is wrong when it attempts to meddle in that issue … The history should be left to historians. We back Turkey in that issue," Foxman said.

The Armenian Genocide took place in the early 20th century when the more than 1.5 million Armenians living under the Ottoman Empire rule were massacred and death marched in the deserts of Deir ez-Zore by the Young Turks that came to power at that time.

The Armenian Genocide was first recognized by Uruguay in 1965 and many countries, including Russia have since followed suit.
Although it has been recognized by 42 US states, the US government has not yet recognized it.

Turkey has not recognized it either, claiming the massacres and the death marches did not constitute genocide.