Webrecognition of the armenian genocide by the united states is an important part of the process of symbolic reparation because it helps restore a sense of. Webin 1998, more than 100 prominent scholars signed a petition that opposed denial of the armenian genocide. Denial of genocide strives to reshape. Webthis essay assesses the several phases of denial from the time of the 1915 armenian genocide to the present, with emphasis on the most recent stage and contemporary.