EU Conference on Nineveh Plains Favors Kurds, Marginalizes Assyrians
By Max Joseph
(AINA) -- Much has been swirling around on social media about an EU Conference (AINA 2017-06-24) organized by Swedish MEP Lars Adaktusson alongside sponsors such as Demand For Action. No sooner had I heard about it did I also see that it had been boycotted by the Assyrian Democratic Movement (ADM) and the Chaldean Church, together with various other Assyrian parties and organizations, including the Assyrian Patriotic Party, and Abnaa al-Nahrain.
What isn't really clear, despite the flurry of statements, posts, videos and ponderous monologues, is the core reasons, laid out transparently with reference points, why these groups have chosen not to attend, especially since these groups naturally prefer a seat at the table.
My interest is twofold:
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Christians are between a rock and a hard place over there. But hopefully, some sense can be made out of all of this.
