In early August 2007 , complaints about the Anti-Defamation League 's refusal to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide led to Watertown , Massachusetts 's , unanimous town council decision to end its participation in the ADL 's " No Place for Hate " campaign . ( Watertown is known for its Armenian population . ) Also in August 2007 , an editorial in '' The Boston Globe '' criticized the ADL by saying that , " as an organization concerned about human rights , it ought to acknowledge the genocide against the Armenian people during World War I , and criticize Turkish attempts to repress the memory of this historical reality " . Then on August 17 , 2007 , the ADL fired its regional New England director , Andrew H. Tarsy , for breaking ranks with the main organization and for saying that the ADL should recognize the genocide . In an August 21 , 2007 , press release , the ADL changed its position and acknowledged the genocide , but maintained its opposition to congressional resolutions aimed at recognizing it . Foxman wrote , " the consequences of those actions " , by the Ottoman Empire against Armenians , " were indeed tantamount to genocide " . The Turkish government condemned the league 's statement . Andrew H. Tarsy was rehired by the league on August 27 , though he has since chosen to step down from his position
Armenian Genocide
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