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Gene C. Gerard says that Turkey is a nation with such serious problems that it should not serve as a role model, even for fledgling Islamic democracies. It is not alone.
Last December, the French Foreign Minister insisted that Turkey must officially recognise the 1915 genocide before joining the European Union. This made me wonder whether any French government, since the conclusion of the armistice with Germany in June 1940 and before joining Europe, has ever officially recognized responsibility for rounding up French Jews and deporting them to their deaths before the Gestapo thought of doing so. Latvia, also a member of EU, does not recognize its large Russian minority and does not give them passports for leaving the country.
Last December, the French Foreign Minister insisted that Turkey must officially recognise the 1915 genocide before joining the European Union. This made me wonder whether any French government, since the conclusion of the armistice with Germany in June 1940 and before joining Europe, has ever officially recognized responsibility for rounding up French Jews and deporting them to their deaths before the Gestapo thought of doing so. Latvia, also a member of EU, does not recognize its large Russian minority and does not give them passports for leaving the country.