Knesset moves toward recognizing Armenian genocide

[Mukuch]

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He held a high level meeting with an ARF bureau delegation that was in Tel Aviv over the past few days, probably has something to do with it.

lol
certanly it has:
"Likud" is a member of Socintern (the same way as the Socialist Party of Sweden and France). I love Socintern !!!!!

[Federate]

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And this statement comes from the party chairman of Likud. Interesting indeed. Thanks for posting Mos.

He held a high level meeting with an ARF bureau delegation that was in Tel Aviv over the past few days, probably has something to do with it.

[Mukuch]

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Israeli parliamentary committee accepts demand to discuss Armenian Genocide


May 20, 2011 | 10:03

The Committee on Education, Culture and Sports of the Israeli Knesset accepted the demand to discuss the Armenian Genocide recognition in the parliament.

“Meretz” party submitted the issue for discussion in the committee, Turkish TRT reports. “Likud” party, led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also supported the initiative. The demand to discuss the recognition of the Armenian Genocide was adopted by majority vote.

All the participants at the meeting of the Knesset, including the Speaker of Parliament, spoke for the discussion of the Armenian Genocide. They also noted that relations between Israel and Turkey cannot become a reason for non-recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

[Alexandros]

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And this statement comes from the party chairman of Likud. Interesting indeed. Thanks for posting Mos.

[Mos]

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Zeev Elkin: it is high time to stop pleasing Turkey and recognize Armenian Genocide
May 19, 2011 - 16:14 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Knesset member, Likud party chairman Zeev Elkin supported the Armenian Genocide recognition by Israel.
In his address to the Israeli parliament, Elkin said that the xxxish state, which reverently treats the memory of the Holocaust victims and demands other countries’ respectful attitude towards it, has no moral right to ignore the tragedy of the Armenian people.
“The Israeli state, which demands worldwide recognition of the historical justice and observance of moral norms, cannot act contrary to these urges, being guided by narrow political ideas. It is high time to stop pleasing Turkey and eventually recognize the Armenian Genocide. The xxxish state should have been among the first ones to declare its official recognition,” IzRus portal quoted Elkin as saying.
A vote for transferring the issue of Armenian Genocide recognition to the committee of Education, Culture and Sports headed by Alex Miller was held in Knesset, with the initiative unilaterally approved on May 18.
The initiative was advanced by a member of the Knesset for Meretz Zahava Gal-On who replaced the head of the party, main lobbyist of Armenia Haim Oron.

[Alexandros]

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Knesset to discuss Armenian Genocide amid deteriorating Turkey ties

Planned Knesset panel meet would be the first public discussion of a subject that Israel has longed sought to avoid as a result of its long-time alliance with Turkey.

Published 18:40 18.05.11
Latest update 18:40 18.05.11

By Jonathan Lis

A Knesset panel has announced its plan to hold the first official public debate on the Armenian Genocide, officials said Wednesday, in what many see as a further sign of Israel's deteriorating ties with long-time ally Turkey.

Israel has long evaded a public discussion of the 1915-era killings of Armenians by Turkish forces, also avoiding calling the attack "genocide," out of fears of disrupting its long-standing diplomatic and military alliance with Turkey.

In recent years, former Meretz MK Haim Oron had repeatedly attempted to raise the issue at the Knesset's Education panel, with government officials moving to cancel the debate.

Last year, as ties with Turkey had begun to fray following Israel's war in Gaza against Hamas and an attack on a Turkish aid flotilla in 2010, Oron was granted approval to discuss the Armenian Genocide in the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, the meetings of which are closed to the media.

However, in what seems to be another sign of worsening Jerusalem-Ankara ties, the Knesset moved Tuesday to approve a discussion by Meretz MK Zehava Gal-On, who replaced Oron following his retirement, to hold the first public discussion on the Armenian Genocide.

Speaking to the Knesset assembly, Gal-On said that she believed "that is was the duty of the Israeli Knesset to make a clear stance on this issue, especially in face of the thundering silence of past Israeli governments over so many years."

"It is important to stress – the moral obligation to recognize the Armenian Genocide is not a left or right issue," Gal-On said.

The Meretz MK added that the effort to bring the issue to public discussion was partnered along the years with representatives of all side of the Israeli political map, including such right-wing officials as Likud Minister Benny Begin, Yisrael Beiteinu's National Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau, and Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin.

"The Armenian Genocide has been used as a pawn of Israel's foreign ministry for too many years," Gal-On said, adding that Israel has chosen to "sacrifice the values of memory, recognition and commemoration on the alter of narrow interests."

"Israel has thus chosen," the Meretz MK concluded, "to adopt the Turkish position, which refuses to recognize the Armenian Genocide."

In 2007, the Knesset decided to shelve a proposal for a parliamentary discussion on the Armenian genocide, in compliance with then Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's request.

Tzipi Livni, Foreign Minister at the time, had also asked for a removal Oron's proposal from the agenda of the Knesset Education, Culture, and Sports Committee.

She said the discussion might destabilize diplomatic relations with Turkey, which denies responsibility for the death of nearly 1 million Armenians during World War I.

MK Oron said that before the vote, Livni called him twice to ask him to withdraw the proposal. "This inquiry is something we owe the Armenians, primarily at a time when we are struggling to preserve the memory of our own people," said Oron.

He added that he had intended the discussion to lead to a resolution by the Knesset acknowledging the genocide perpetrated against the Armenians by the Turkish security forces.

Prominent members of the Armenian community in Israel observed the vote from the Knesset visitors' balcony and expressed their disappointment with the decision.

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[Alexandros]

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I have visited in the past some of the blogs of Orthodox religous xxxs and talk to them. Those guys are out there and very serious about history, they may not like us too much (they don't like Turks for sure) but they wont deny historical realities. They were directly responsible for blocking Israeli gov attempt to install Ataturks statue in Jerusalem. I know this because at that time I asked them if they would be OK with the statue and they told me they will never allow it and will block it, they actually promised me.

Good to hear.

[Eddo211]

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I see. Didn`t know that Eddo.

I have visited in the past some of the blogs of Orthodox religous xxxs and talk to them. Those guys are out there and very serious about history, they may not like us too much (they don't like Turks for sure) but they wont deny historical realities. They were directly responsible for blocking Israeli gov attempt to install Ataturks statue in Jerusalem. I know this because at that time I asked them if they would be OK with the statue and they told me they will never allow it and will block it, they actually promised me.

[Alexandros]

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Alexandros my friend, they have always done that, and they have never denied the fact of AG......however this is just to put pressure on Turkey, no recognition will ever come.

I see. Didn`t know that Eddo.

[Eddo211]

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Me too. But MKs from the Shas party - which is a ultra-Orthodox religious political party in Israel - spoke in favour of recognizing the Armenian Genocide.

Alexandros my friend, they have always done that, and they have never denied the fact of AG......however this is just to put pressure on Turkey, no recognition will ever come.