Israel Charney

Israel Charney

Dr. Israel Charney is the former editor-in-chief of "The Encyclopedia of Genocide" [http://www.facinghistory.org/campus/reslib.nsf/sub/newsviews/makingconnections/genocide_denial_connections] andthe Executive Director on the Holocaust and Genocide [http://www.teachingholocaust.com/conference.asp] , in Israel. He is best known for his active stance against denial of the Armenian Genocide, and has written essays [ [http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=128025 Major article on Holocaust and Genocide Denial By Dr. Israel Charney ] ] and given lectures on the subjects of genocide and genocide denial. He is most noted for his comparison of Armenian Genocide denial to Holocaust denial, [ [http://www.ideajournal.com/articles.php?id=27 The Psychological Satisfaction of Denials of the Holocaust or Other Genocides by Non-Extremists or Bigots, and Even by Known Scholars - by Israel W. Charny ] ] citing that they both have similar techniques and psychological motivation.

ee also

*Genocide denial
*Denial of the Armenian genocide

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