Knesset moves toward recognizing Armenian genocide

[Mos]

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I think even the deputy foreign minister is speaking out of his ass and does not know what he is saying. He is confusing Turkey with Azerbaijan.

Or maybe Turks have forced Azeris to be "angry" against any country that recognises the Genocide. Since Turkey can't control Israel now because of the bad ties, they will use Azerbaijan to prevent recognition.

[Federate]

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So despite overwhelming public opinion, there will be no recognition because of a few politicians afraid of angering Azerbaijan? (which I don't understand since Turkey is the one responsible).

I think even the deputy foreign minister is speaking out of his ass and does not know what he is saying. He is confusing Turkey with Azerbaijan.

[Mos]

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90% of Israeli citizens stand for Armenian Genocide recognition




May 24, 2011 | 16:38
Ninety percent of Israeli citizens speak for recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Tel-Aviv.

News.co.il website conducted a survey among Israeli citizens to reveal whether the country should recognize the Armenian Genocide. A total of 1886 respondents out of 2000 said Armenian Genocide should be recognized.

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

Meanwhile, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said there is no chance that Israel will recognize the Armenian Genocide.

“We cannot afford damaging relations with our main strategic partner Azerbaijan because of some controversial historical issues relating to the events which happened a century ago,” IzRus website quotes Ayalon.

Knesset’s education committee is headed by Alex Miller, member of Israel is Our Home parliamentary group and Ayalon’s party fellow.

So despite overwhelming public opinion, there will be no recognition because of a few politicians afraid of angering Azerbaijan? (which I don't understand since Turkey is the one responsible).

[Mos]

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We will see where it goes. I'm honestly sceptical that it will actually happen, but a recognition by Israel would be big for us. Not only it would shock Turkey, but it would also make a clear message to the J3wish/Israeli lobby groups in the world to not work against the genocide recognition (esp in the US).

[gegev]

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They rather want to keep AG, not recognized by Israel, to be used as a sword to threaten Turkey forever. I think this is the beginning of another dirty political game by Israel.

To “comfort” Armenia for a while and restrain Turkey; that tries to play Muslim big brother ambiguous role with Palestinians and other Arab countries in bashing Israel ... to replace Iran in Arab world; as ordered by Americans.


J E W s would never understand that playing with Turkey such political games is not in their best interest, they are "masters" of playing games to show up their "smartness", even when it affects them badly, in fact.

[Mos]

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It is our moral obligation to recognize Armenian Genocide – Israeli MP




May 22, 2011 | 00:40
Israel’s Knesset member Zahava Gal-On believes it is Israel’s obligation to recognize the Armenian Genocide.

Member of left wing New Movement Meretz party commented for Armenian News-NEWS.am on decision to discuss the Armenian Genocide. She noted that this year’s debates are important as they are held in open Committee on Education, Culture and Sports.

“In the last two years Knesset decided to hold discussion of the Armenian Genocide issue in one of the committees but they never discussed in the education committee which is open. We can invite many people to participate in the discussion. It is very important from this viewpoint,” she said.

Speaking of the timing of this decision, Gal-On stressed every year representatives of Meretz party raise the issue on the Armenian Genocide in the parliament. This time Israeli government and foreign ministry, due to the issues with the Turkish government, were more flexible on the issue, she assumed.

The MP expressed hope Israel will recognize the Armenian Genocide and that decision “will open new relations between the countries.”

“It is our moral obligation but it is really hard to estimate what will happen,” she concluded.

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. The demand to discuss the recognition of the Armenian Genocide was adopted by majority vote.

[Mukuch]

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ok 2 weeks

[Federate]

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Yes that meeting was posible just becaus both parties are members of Socintern.

Very interesting development, just 2 days befor it:

http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/politics21636.html

That was over two weeks ago.

[Mukuch]

Re: Knesset moves toward recognizing Armenian genocide

Yes that meeting was posible just becaus both parties are members of Socintern.

Very interesting development, just 2 days befor it:

http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/politics21636.html

[Federate]

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^Ze'ev Elkin and ARF bureau member Hagop Der-Khatchadourian a few days ago