Vayera 5768 - Abe, the ADL and Turkey

Abraham sits at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day as he waits for a significant moment. His greatest contribution to our moral life today is the idea that we must respect the lives of other human beings, however there are those today who would rather the descendants of Abraham remain silent. While until now we have called them friends and allies, we have to begin to wonder. When a country like Turkey will threaten and bully so their previous government, the Ottoman Empire, is not labeled with GENOCIDE, will we trade in our values and knuckle under to their threats? JTA Article about current problem Deborah Lipstadt's blog Is Your Blood Really Redder? BBC Obituary Hrant Dink YouTube Memorial and Accusation of Dink's murderers Turkey Threatens US The Jewish Week - Foxman Blinks on Armenian Genocide Jerusalem Post Article - Israel must get US Jews to back down Haaretz Article about the issue Music you hear on this podcast is from Magnatune.com.