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ISRAEL DEBATES RECOGNIZING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
National Post
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/12/27/israel-debates-recognizing-armenian-genocide/
Dec 27 2011
Canada
Talks come after France defied Turkish demands by outlawing denial
of the Armenian genocide, a move Turkey decried as playing politics
and claimed was "based on racism."
Relations between the countries were damaged last year when Israeli
forces killed nine Turks in a raid on a Turkish ferry, part of an
activist flotilla seeking to breach Israel's naval blockade of Gaza.
Not all in Israel's government approve of the idea. Foreign ministry
representative Irit Lillian says their "relations with [Turkey] are so
fragile today, it is not right to push them over the red line. ... Such
a recognition at this stage could have severe ramifications."
JERUSALEM - An Israeli parliamentary committee held a landmark
discussion on recognizing genocide in Armenia on Monday, a move likely
to further strain already tense relations with Turkey.
During the discussion on the "Jewish people's recognition of the
Armenian genocide," as defined by the committee, lawmakers, historians
and members of the local Armenian community stressed Israel's moral
obligation to officially recognize the Armenian tragedy as a genocide.
The committee did not, however, make any decisions or issue any
declaration, and will meet again on the issue in the future.
In past years, the Knesset held hearings on the subject, but only
behind the closed doors of its foreign and defence committee.
This was the first time such a discussion was open to the public.
National Post
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/12/27/israel-debates-recognizing-armenian-genocide/
Dec 27 2011
Canada
Talks come after France defied Turkish demands by outlawing denial
of the Armenian genocide, a move Turkey decried as playing politics
and claimed was "based on racism."
Relations between the countries were damaged last year when Israeli
forces killed nine Turks in a raid on a Turkish ferry, part of an
activist flotilla seeking to breach Israel's naval blockade of Gaza.
Not all in Israel's government approve of the idea. Foreign ministry
representative Irit Lillian says their "relations with [Turkey] are so
fragile today, it is not right to push them over the red line. ... Such
a recognition at this stage could have severe ramifications."
JERUSALEM - An Israeli parliamentary committee held a landmark
discussion on recognizing genocide in Armenia on Monday, a move likely
to further strain already tense relations with Turkey.
During the discussion on the "Jewish people's recognition of the
Armenian genocide," as defined by the committee, lawmakers, historians
and members of the local Armenian community stressed Israel's moral
obligation to officially recognize the Armenian tragedy as a genocide.
The committee did not, however, make any decisions or issue any
declaration, and will meet again on the issue in the future.
In past years, the Knesset held hearings on the subject, but only
behind the closed doors of its foreign and defence committee.
This was the first time such a discussion was open to the public.