KURD-A Documentation
January 30, 1995

Statement From The ERNK European Representatives Concerning The
50th Anniversary Of The Genocide Against The Jews

To the public:

     The German government, which is carrying out Hitler's
policies in the massacre against the Kurds, is following a
hypocritical line with regards to the genocide against the Jews.
The German government sided with the Ottoman Empire in the
1915/16 massacre of the Armenians. Germany gave both military and
political support to the Ottoman Empire. During the First World
War, Germany also participated in the massacre of the Kurds.     
During Hitler's fascism, the German state began to carry out
genocide against the Jews. In Auschwitz, 1.5 million Jews were
murdered. Since that time, 50 years have passed. Humanity has
remembered the 50th anniversary of this massacre and it has once
again condemned it. The German state and the German government
act as if they have gotten beyond these atrocities, but it is
clear that this is not the case. The German state is not free
from blame just because Hitler was defeated. Those people that
started the massacre of the Jews are today involved in genocide
against the Kurdish people. Today, Germany can be compared to
Turkey.
     The Turkish state wishes to destroy the Kurdish people, it
is carrying out operations designed to completely destroy the
Kurdish nation. Genocide is being carried out step by step. The
German state supports these policies and gives them economic,
military, and political support. Because of this support, the
fascist Turkish special forces and army units are able to attack
the Kurdish people. What is happening in Kurdistan today is
comparable to what happened to the Armenians. Anyone today who
does not speak out against the genocide being carried out against
the Kurds cannot justly say that they are opposed to the genocide
which was carried out against the Jews.
     We share the pains and the feelings of the Jewish people.
That's why we cannot accept the Israeli state and the Turkish
state working together. Those people who survived the Holocaust
should also protest the genocide being carried out against the
Kurdish people and thereby be conscious of their responsibility.  
   We are warning the German state: Nothing has been achieved by
banning the Kurdish colours, flags, symbols, and national
organizations. The genocide against the Jews is still a very real
burden. By destroying Kurdistan and causing millions of Kurds to
flee from their homes, the destruction of 2,295 villages and the
murder of thousands of Kurds, this burden is only getting bigger,
the guilt even heavier.
     The Turkish state survived the period of Hitler's fascism.
Supporting Turkey means supporting Hitler. The Kurdish people
today are struggling for their existence, as have other peoples
who suffered from colonial occupation.
     In a time when a ceremony at Auschwitz condemns the
Holocaust, the German state has approved 1.5 billion DM in aid to
Turkey and has promised more help in the future. We will not be
silent about the massacres our people are suffering, so that we
do not have to suffer the same fate which the Jews experienced.   
  We are calling on humanity and all peace-loving peoples in the
world: Stop the genocide against the Kurds, prevent the
destruction of Kurdistan, protest against the Turkish state's
lawless dirty war! Protest all forms of support to Turkey's
special war!
     We are ready for peace, but now a one-sided dirty war has
been forced upon us, which is why we are making use of our right
to resistance and defence in order to achieve our national and
democratic rights.
     As people reflect on the murder of millions of Jews, the
genocide against the Kurds must not be ignored. The German
government should stop supporting genocide. Auschwitz should be a
reminder to everyone that genocide continues today.

ERNK (National Liberation Front of Kurdistan)