The Anti-Defamation League has decided to label the events surrounding the deaths of Armenians during World War I as ’genocide.’

There can be absolutely no argument that a million or more Armenians died during World War I. But, on issue of whether genocide–a deliberate plan to eradicate a people–occurred or not, there is a big gap between the narrative of Diaspora communities and that of prominent historians. The historical debate is more complex.

It is a shame that Abraham Foxman has made such a decision on political rather than historical grounds.

Some historians’ takes, here and here. And some correspondence and debate on the first article, here.