{"id":1945865,"date":"2023-06-06T19:01:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T23:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/assyrians-seek-congressional-support-for-resolution-recognizing-20th-century-christian-genocide\/"},"modified":"2023-06-06T19:03:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T23:03:12","slug":"assyrians-seek-congressional-support-for-resolution-recognizing-20th-century-christian-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/assyrians-seek-congressional-support-for-resolution-recognizing-20th-century-christian-genocide\/","title":{"rendered":"Assyrians want Congress to recognize Christian genocide in the 20th century."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fassyrians-seek-congressional-support-for-resolution-recognizing-20th-century-christian-genocide%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1945865&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Assyrians Seek Recognition for Massacre by Iraqi Muslims<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>A congregation of Assyrians gathered in Washington, D.C., on June 6 to give their backing to a bill that would recognize a massacre of their people by Iraqi Muslims during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-poll-shows-gop-becoming-party-of-blue-collar-workers\/\" title=\"NBC Poll Shows GOP Becoming Party Of Blue-Collar Workers\">mid-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prager-trip-to-vietnam-reconfirmed-my-hatred-of-communism\/\" title=\"PRAGER: Trip To Vietnam Reconfirmed My Hatred Of Communism\">20th century<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Assyrians are one of the oldest cultures in the world, responsible for world wonders like the Gates of Nineveh and renowned classics like \u201cThe Epic of Gilgamesh.\u201d However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-will-not-come-the-us-will-not-accept-refugees-fleeing-cuba-or-haiti-by-boat-mayorkas-says\/\" title=\"\u2018You Will Not Come\u2019: The US Will Not Accept Refugees Fleeing Cuba Or Haiti By Boat, Mayorkas Says\">political upheavals<\/a> of the 20th and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/assyrians-seek-congressional-support-for-resolution-recognizing-20th-century-christian-genocide\/\" title=\"Assyrians want Congress to recognize Christian genocide in the 20th century.\">21st centuries shattered<\/a> their comfort. Following the end of World War 1, the Ottoman Empire was dissolved, and territories of the former Ottoman Empire were split apart, often without much regard for the ethnic, cultural, and religious differences of peoples. Because of this division, Assyrians found themselves placed in the same country with Shia and Sunni Muslims still fuming over their previous defeat.<\/p>\n<p>In 1933, tensions between the two religions boiled over, leading to the Simele massacre, a Muslim-backed massacre of Christian Assyrians who had fled to the small town of Simele to escape Muslim incursions against them. Historical accounts vary, but between 3,000 and 6,000 Assyrians were killed in the massacre, leading ultimately to a diaspora that has only accelerated amid the escalated threats of the 20th century.<\/p>\n<h3>A Resolution for Recognition<\/h3>\n<p>Now, a bipartisan duo is seeking passage of a resolution recognizing the massacre, and Assyrians from around the world gathered in Washington to express their support for the measure. The measure is sponsored by Reps. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.). It would recognize the genocide for legal purposes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5316827\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/06\/id5316827-Debbie-Lesko-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/06\/id5316827-Debbie-Lesko-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) speaks in favor of a resolution recognizing a Muslim genocide of Christian Assyrians in Iraq during the mid-20th century. (Madalina Vasiliu\/The Epoch Times)\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe resilience and endurance of the Assyrian people is commendable and praiseworthy, despite being victims of an ethnocide that is being continued by the Islamic State,\u201d the resolution reads. Thus, the measure would \u201ccommemorate the Assyrian Genocide through official recognition and remembrance; reject efforts to enlist, engage, or otherwise associate the United States Government with denial of the Assyrian Genocide or any other genocide; call upon the Republic of Turkey to officially recognize the Assyrian Genocide; and encourage education and public understanding of the facts of the Assyrian Genocide, including the United States\u2019 role in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-urges-peace-amid-fighting-in-chad-east-africa\/\" title=\"State Dept. urges peace amid fighting in Chad, East Africa\">humanitarian relief effort<\/a>, and the relevance of the Assyrian Genocide to modern-day crimes against humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lesko told The Epoch Times that she was sponsoring the measure because \u201cI think it\u2019s important for people to know what happened to the Assyrian people. And I think it\u2019s important to recognize it so that it doesn\u2019t happen again.\u201d Speaking at the event, Schakowsky echoed this sentiment, saying, \u201cWe have to name it, and we have to pass it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5316832\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/06\/id5316832-Jan-Schakowsky-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/06\/id5316832-Jan-Schakowsky-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) speaks in favor of a resolution recognizing a Muslim genocide of Christian Assyrians in Iraq during the mid-20th century. (Madalina Vasiliu\/The Epoch Times)\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Though the resolution is not controversial, it has previously languished in committee after being introduced during previous Congresses. \u201cIt\u2019s been 90 years that we\u2019ve been trying to get worldwide recognition about this atrocity against unarmed women and children,\u201d said Sam Darmo, an Assyrian American who was instrumental in pushing Lesko to back the resolution. He thanked Lesko for her support and urged Congress to pass the resolution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assyrians in Washington, D.C. supported a bill recognizing a mid-20th century massacre of their people by Iraqi Muslims. Assyrians, mostly Christian, originate from northern Iraq, northeastern Syria, and parts of Turkey. 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