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KNESSET'S COMMITTEE TO CONTINUE DISCUSSION OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION BILL
ARMENPRESS
DECEMBER 26, 2011
YEREVAN
Education, Culture and Sports Committee of Israeli Knesset will
continue the discussion of the Armenian Genocide recognition bill.
Armenpress reports citing Izrus that Chairman of the Committee Alex
Miller stated that the committee will gather again to discuss this
"crucially important issue".
For the first time December 26 the Education, Culture and Sports
Committee of the Israeli Knesset conducted open discussion of
the issue. Few members of Knesset supported the initiative of the
recognition of the Armenian Genocide, stressed the necessity of
recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the "Jewish people that
survived Genocide."
Foreign Minister of Israel expressed concern that the recognition
of the Armenian Genocide may harm the relations with Turkey. "Our
relations with Turkey are very fragile and sensitive. We cannot cross
the line, we must treat the issue with sense. Such decision may have
serious strategic consequences," the Foreign Ministry representative
stated.
Speaker of Knesset Reuven Rivlin noted that the historical facts must
not be forgotten and the fact of the massacres of the Armenian people
96 years ago must not be debated.
Initiator of the discussion MP from "Meretz" party Zehava Gal-On stated
that that Armenian Genocide must be studied in the Israeli schools as
Jewish people should be the first to recognize tragedies of the past.
MP from the National Unity faction Arieh Eldad considered it strange
that previously Armenian Genocide was not recognized because of good
relations with Turkey and now because of bad relations. "We cannot
erase that chapter of history. We cannot ignore this issue only for
our benefits," Eldad stressed.
ARMENPRESS
DECEMBER 26, 2011
YEREVAN
Education, Culture and Sports Committee of Israeli Knesset will
continue the discussion of the Armenian Genocide recognition bill.
Armenpress reports citing Izrus that Chairman of the Committee Alex
Miller stated that the committee will gather again to discuss this
"crucially important issue".
For the first time December 26 the Education, Culture and Sports
Committee of the Israeli Knesset conducted open discussion of
the issue. Few members of Knesset supported the initiative of the
recognition of the Armenian Genocide, stressed the necessity of
recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the "Jewish people that
survived Genocide."
Foreign Minister of Israel expressed concern that the recognition
of the Armenian Genocide may harm the relations with Turkey. "Our
relations with Turkey are very fragile and sensitive. We cannot cross
the line, we must treat the issue with sense. Such decision may have
serious strategic consequences," the Foreign Ministry representative
stated.
Speaker of Knesset Reuven Rivlin noted that the historical facts must
not be forgotten and the fact of the massacres of the Armenian people
96 years ago must not be debated.
Initiator of the discussion MP from "Meretz" party Zehava Gal-On stated
that that Armenian Genocide must be studied in the Israeli schools as
Jewish people should be the first to recognize tragedies of the past.
MP from the National Unity faction Arieh Eldad considered it strange
that previously Armenian Genocide was not recognized because of good
relations with Turkey and now because of bad relations. "We cannot
erase that chapter of history. We cannot ignore this issue only for
our benefits," Eldad stressed.