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The International Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide was the first major conference in the field of genocide studies. It was held in Tel Aviv, at the Hilton Hotel (pictured), on 20–24 June 1982 and was organized by the Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide. The conference marked the shift from viewing genocide as an irrational phenomenon to one that could be studied and understood. The Turkish government tried to have the conference cancelled because it included presentations on the Armenian Genocide, which Turkey denies. Turkey threatened to close its borders to Syrian and Iranian Jews fleeing persecution, which led the Israeli government to also attempt to cancel the conference. The official Israeli Holocaust memorial, Yad Vashem withdrew, as did many high-profile participants. The organizers refused to remove the Armenian Genocide from the program and held the conference anyway. Both the Turkish and Israeli governments faced criticism for their infringement on academic freedom. (Full article...)

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Hi Buidhe and anyone else interested: a draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:26, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

• Thanks so much! Looks great to me. (t · c) buidhe 22:29, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

  Buidhe, perhaps for TFA this June? Gog the Mild (talk) 23:34, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

  I scheduled for next year as it's the 40th anniversary. (t · c) buidhe 23:38, 9 March 2021 (UTC)