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    KNESSET COMMITTEE TO DECIDE WHAT COMMITTEE THE SUBJECT OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE TO SUBMIT TO

    ArmInfo
    2010-05-10 16:51:00

    ArmInfo. The discussion on the Motion for the Agenda on the subject
    of the Armenian Genocide was held on the 28th of April 2010. 12
    members of the Knesset voted for transferring the motion for further
    discussions in one of the Knesset committees. Tomorrow the Knesset
    committee will decide if the discussion will be held in the Foreign
    Affairs and Defense Committee or in the Education Committee, says M.K.

    Oron, Leader of Meretz Party, who submitted the Motion for the Agenda
    on the subject of the Armenian Genocide.

    M.K. Oron says he raised the subject of the Armenian Genocide in the
    past 4 years close to the date in which the Armenian people notes the
    genocide. In the discussion that took place at the Knesset Plenum M.K.

    Oron said: "It's the fourth year that I am raising this motion for
    discussion hoping that in the end of the discussions the Knesset of
    Israel will decide to recognize the Armenian Genocide. The date in
    which the discussions take place is the day closest to April 24, the
    day in which the Armenian people marks their Memorial Day. I repeat
    every year and it is important for me to say this, it is not one of
    the subjects that divide between right and left. People tell me: 'Why
    do you bring this subject up? Let's give time to decide, let's let
    history and pick out the facts, let's let things work out'. Members
    of the Knesset , after all, we do not come to this discussion with
    some concrete demands. We are not discussing here the compensation
    for the Armenian people. We're talking about something very basic:
    the Jewish people's recognition, the Knesset's recognition in a
    national disaster. The Armenian people fighting for this recognition
    and our voices together with more than 20 parliaments in the world
    are very important to them. I want to say very clearly: I am raising
    this motion without addressing the concrete relationship between the
    Turkish people and its government and the State of Israel. The source
    of this motion comes from our responsibility and commitment as Jewish
    people to not remain silent and not to close our eyes and to say the
    obvious thing: genocide happened. The phenomenon of genocide is not a
    historical phenomenon disappeared from reality. Even these days, even
    in recent years, even in the midst of these days, there are severe
    symptoms entering under the definition of genocide. The Holocaust of
    the Jewish people is unique and incomparable. I think that by raising
    this subject we are increasing the need to struggle against denial,
    to fight blur boundaries and to struggle with closed eyes. There
    are things in which we are tested beyond narrow interests. What's
    the purpose of the discussion today? The purpose of the discussion
    for me is the repeated statement of the Knesset that the Armenian
    genocide is an important issue that should be discussed. I want the
    Knesset to decide to move this motion for further discussion in the
    appropriate committee and at the end of this discussion the Knesset
    will make its decision in a format similar to the decisions taken in
    other countries".
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