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[halil]

HISTORY BOOKS SHOULD NOT TRIGGER ENMITY

TRNC President Mehmet Ali Talat has reminded that all elements in TRNC history books that helped triggering enmity between the two peoples of Cyprus have been removed and expressed the hope that the Greek Cypriot side will soon take a similar concrete action on this.

`We said, and did it. But the Greek Cypriot side has just expressed its intention on doing it. We expect them to apply the intention. We need to get these done because we suffered a lot as a result of enmity between the two sides. We don’t want to re-experience the past` the President said.

Mr Talat, who is in Istanbul for a series of contacts, gave a briefing to reporters right before his meeting with representatives from the Turkish History Foundation.

Pointing to Cyprus’ bitter experiences of the past, the President said Cyprus habitants have a good knowledge on the significant role of history in the formation of communal identity and understanding as a result of a saddening past.

Stating that fanaticism had tormented Turkish Cypriots throughout the history of the Cyprus conflict, the President said the Greek Cypriot Orthodox Church has unfortunately used history as a tool to create enmity at the highest level.

He added that a serious level of enmity has been observed among the Greek Cypriot youth against Turkish Cypriots which keeps coming to the surface through public surveys.

Commenting on the previous structure on history books in the TRNC, Mr Talat reminded that the Turkish history was made prior to the Turkish Cypriot history in the old history books which led to missing information and enmity.

President Talat noted that the Council of Europe has earlier asked both sides of the island to take Germany-France model as an example and rearrange their structure on historical education with the aim of contributing to friendship instead of tension and enmity.

`We did this so. We have cleared enmity elements from our history books and adopted more contemporary teaching methods on history` he stressed.

Saying that the Turkish Cypriot side has realized this initiative unilaterally, he however noted that the Greek Cypriot side has so far failed to do so, although the Greek Cypriot Administration announced a similar initiative to be taken with the presidential election victory of Demetris Christofias last year.

[paliometoxo]

yes take this bad hatred out of the reading books in both sides learn to get on with both sides and so there can final be trust and a solution

[Sotos]

I hate you because you occupy my country and my children will also hate you for this. Don't think that we will ever stop hating you until you give back to us every centimeter of land that you stole from us. We are not going to say lies in our books just so we will make our children to like the invaders who stole our lands! History books should say the TRUTH

[YFred]

I hate you because you occupy my country and my children will also hate you for this. Don't think that we will ever stop hating you until you give back to us every centimeter of land that you stole from us. We are not going to say lies in our books just so we will make our children to like the invaders who stole our lands! History books should say the TRUTH

You will find that your hate will do more damage to you and your children than us.
Don't say you weren't informed.

[Sotos]

I hate you because you occupy my country and my children will also hate you for this. Don't think that we will ever stop hating you until you give back to us every centimeter of land that you stole from us. We are not going to say lies in our books just so we will make our children to like the invaders who stole our lands! History books should say the TRUTH

You will find that your hate will do more damage to you and your children than us.
Don't say you weren't informed.

How will it make more damage to me? You occupy our land, we hate you. You want us not to hate you then give us back our land.

[YFred]

I hate you because you occupy my country and my children will also hate you for this. Don't think that we will ever stop hating you until you give back to us every centimeter of land that you stole from us. We are not going to say lies in our books just so we will make our children to like the invaders who stole our lands! History books should say the TRUTH

You will find that your hate will do more damage to you and your children than us.
Don't say you weren't informed.

How will it make more damage to me? You occupy our land, we hate you. You want us not to hate you then give us back our land.

Simple, hate not only breeds more hate, it also clouds your judgment.

Bad all round I am affraid.

[insan]

I hate you because you occupy my country and my children will also hate you for this. Don't think that we will ever stop hating you until you give back to us every centimeter of land that you stole from us. We are not going to say lies in our books just so we will make our children to like the invaders who stole our lands! History books should say the TRUTH

We hate some persons because we do not know them; and will not know them because we hate them. ~Charles Caleb Colton


Hate less, live longer. ~Ivy Culler


G Gaia:
The common dogma [of fundamentalists] is fear of modern knowledge, inability to cope with the fast change in a scientific-technological society, and the real breakdown in apparent moral order in recent years.... That is why hate is the major fuel, fear is the cement of the movement, and superstitious ignorance is the best defense against the dangerous new knowledge. ... When you bring up arguments that cast serious doubts on their cherished beliefs you are not simply making a rhetorical point, you are threatening their whole Universe and their immortality. That provokes anger and quite frequently violence. ... Unfortunately you cannot reason with them and you even risk violence in confronting them. Their numbers will decline only when society stabilizes, and adapts to modernity.

[Sotos]

We know you invaders very well. I wish we didn't.

[Petcalledros]

here is a video that will back up this topic, this is from Al Jazeera English and quite a recent report. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgXAUnPWtN0 It is about "teaching the next generation that the other side can be friends and not enemies"

[Sotos]

here is a video that will back up this topic, this is from Al Jazeera English and quite a recent report. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgXAUnPWtN0 It is about "teaching the next generation that the other side can be friends and not enemies"

They can be friends when they give us back our land.