The Israel Broadcasting Authority has yet to make a decision whether to televise a film about the Armenian community in Jerusalem which contains references to the massacre of Armenians by the Turks during World War I. The Turkish Consulate in Tel Aviv has been exerting pressure on the Foreign Ministry to stop release of the film. The Ministry has advised the Broadcasting Authority of the delicate diplomatic problem involved.
The film was made by an independent producer with the assistance of author Michael Arlen. It is devoted mainly to the 2500 Armenians living in Jerusalem. But in one scene, a 66-year-old Armenian resident recalls the murder of his parents and another contains still photographs and voice-over narration of the mass killing of over one million Armenians in Turkey more than 60 years ago.
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