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ISRAEL 'NOT TO RECOGNIZE' ARMENIAN VERSION OF 1915 MASSACRES
news.az
June 20 2011
Azerbaijan
News.Az interviews Israeli journalist and political activist Avigdor
Eskin.
According to an agreement between Baku and Ankara, the Turkish embassy
deals with the problems of Azerbaijani citizens in countries where
Azerbaijan has no embassy. What is the explanation for all the fuss
about Turkey handling Azerbaijani consular issues in Israel?
Turkey has recently been clearly hostile towards Israel. This country
disseminates libellous information about us throughout the world. A
year ago, six ships, blessed by the Turkish government, with inveterate
terrorists on board were sent to Israeli shores. Those terrorists
attacked our soldiers. A new flotilla is planned for the near future.
In this context, it is bewildering that powers should be delegated to
Turkey in relations with Israel. The activeness of Nazim Ibrahimov
[head of Azerbaijan's State Committee for Diaspora Affairs] and
his emissaries in discussion of the 1915 massacres in the Knesset
also seems strange. Why is Azerbaijan getting involved in this
dispute between Armenia and Turkey? Azerbaijanis were definitely not
participating in massacres of Armenians, and were even the victims
of aggression by some Bolshevik and Armenian divisions in the years
of the Civil War. It is necessary to make a separate study of how
Azerbaijanis were forced to flee their territories over the past
century. For example, a hundred years ago, there were more Azerbaijanis
than Armenians in Yerevan, while now Yerevan is mono-ethnic.
In this light, it is strange that your Committee on Diaspora Affairs
fulfills the instructions of Ankara in Israel. Mr Ibrahimov would
be better off dealing with invigorating your diaspora, consolidating
it and selecting effective lobby structures. You need to attain the
cancellation of the Jackson-Vanik amendment in Washington, resist
disinformation against you, you need to start a campaign for the
return of Azerbaijanis home from Russia and other countries. The
agenda also includes the right of Azerbaijanis in Iran to study
their language. Instead, you waste time and funds obeying Ankara's
instructions. We have to state that the committee has failed to achieve
success in propaganda and political works in the countries of your
diaspora. But we know that after the sitting in July, staff changes
are expected there which will lead to the necessary reinvigoration.
Representatives of the Israeli side used to say that they treat the
lack of an Azerbaijani embassy in Israel with understanding and that
it did not have a special effect on the development of bilateral
relations. Is this no longer the case?
With Egypt, Jordan, most CIS countries, many Muslim countries,
including Turkey itself, having their embassies in Israel, the lack
of an Azerbaijani embassy in Israel cannot be called positive and is
an annoying factor. Correctness in relations implies mutuality too.
What are the prospects for the recognition of the Armenian genocide by
the Knesset in the light of worsening ties between Israel and Turkey?
Israel will remind the world about the way Turkey observed "human
rights" over the past century. We will respond fairly and firmly to
Ankara's anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli campaign. But Israel will not
recognize the Armenian version. You know that Armenia is disseminating
the bloody slander that the leaders of the Young Turks were Jews and
Donme [Jewish converts to Islam] and that the massacres resulted from
a Zionist plot. We will never recognize this terrific lie.
Unfortunately, it is the current mainstream among Armenian
nationalists. I can prove it by hundreds of links in different
languages.
Much used to be spoken about the strategic and even military and
political triangle Israel-Turkey-Azerbaijan. Can these ideas be
developed further, given the existing problems, particularly between
Israel and Turkey?
I have no doubt that relations between Israel and Azerbaijan will
continue to develop. It is about historical ties between our nations
and about huge prospects of strategic and humanitarian cooperation. I
won't be surprised if in ten years we launch a satellite named after
Heydar Aliyev into space. All Israeli leaders who ever met Aliyev
consider him to be one of the biggest leaders of the present-day
world. The contribution of the incumbent president of Azerbaijan
should also be mentioned. His stiff rhetoric in combination with
moderation and force of will have promoted progress in peace talks. We
are all looking forward to the meeting in Kazan. As for Ankara, the
recent events in the Arab world may recover Turkish top officials'
sight. Despite everything, Israel was and remains the best and
most reliable partner. Staking on Asad and Ahmadinejad is a policy
of failure.
I wish that Azerbaijanis will never forget those friendly relations
built between our nations for centuries. They can serve as an example
to the whole world.
From: A. Papazian
news.az
June 20 2011
Azerbaijan
News.Az interviews Israeli journalist and political activist Avigdor
Eskin.
According to an agreement between Baku and Ankara, the Turkish embassy
deals with the problems of Azerbaijani citizens in countries where
Azerbaijan has no embassy. What is the explanation for all the fuss
about Turkey handling Azerbaijani consular issues in Israel?
Turkey has recently been clearly hostile towards Israel. This country
disseminates libellous information about us throughout the world. A
year ago, six ships, blessed by the Turkish government, with inveterate
terrorists on board were sent to Israeli shores. Those terrorists
attacked our soldiers. A new flotilla is planned for the near future.
In this context, it is bewildering that powers should be delegated to
Turkey in relations with Israel. The activeness of Nazim Ibrahimov
[head of Azerbaijan's State Committee for Diaspora Affairs] and
his emissaries in discussion of the 1915 massacres in the Knesset
also seems strange. Why is Azerbaijan getting involved in this
dispute between Armenia and Turkey? Azerbaijanis were definitely not
participating in massacres of Armenians, and were even the victims
of aggression by some Bolshevik and Armenian divisions in the years
of the Civil War. It is necessary to make a separate study of how
Azerbaijanis were forced to flee their territories over the past
century. For example, a hundred years ago, there were more Azerbaijanis
than Armenians in Yerevan, while now Yerevan is mono-ethnic.
In this light, it is strange that your Committee on Diaspora Affairs
fulfills the instructions of Ankara in Israel. Mr Ibrahimov would
be better off dealing with invigorating your diaspora, consolidating
it and selecting effective lobby structures. You need to attain the
cancellation of the Jackson-Vanik amendment in Washington, resist
disinformation against you, you need to start a campaign for the
return of Azerbaijanis home from Russia and other countries. The
agenda also includes the right of Azerbaijanis in Iran to study
their language. Instead, you waste time and funds obeying Ankara's
instructions. We have to state that the committee has failed to achieve
success in propaganda and political works in the countries of your
diaspora. But we know that after the sitting in July, staff changes
are expected there which will lead to the necessary reinvigoration.
Representatives of the Israeli side used to say that they treat the
lack of an Azerbaijani embassy in Israel with understanding and that
it did not have a special effect on the development of bilateral
relations. Is this no longer the case?
With Egypt, Jordan, most CIS countries, many Muslim countries,
including Turkey itself, having their embassies in Israel, the lack
of an Azerbaijani embassy in Israel cannot be called positive and is
an annoying factor. Correctness in relations implies mutuality too.
What are the prospects for the recognition of the Armenian genocide by
the Knesset in the light of worsening ties between Israel and Turkey?
Israel will remind the world about the way Turkey observed "human
rights" over the past century. We will respond fairly and firmly to
Ankara's anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli campaign. But Israel will not
recognize the Armenian version. You know that Armenia is disseminating
the bloody slander that the leaders of the Young Turks were Jews and
Donme [Jewish converts to Islam] and that the massacres resulted from
a Zionist plot. We will never recognize this terrific lie.
Unfortunately, it is the current mainstream among Armenian
nationalists. I can prove it by hundreds of links in different
languages.
Much used to be spoken about the strategic and even military and
political triangle Israel-Turkey-Azerbaijan. Can these ideas be
developed further, given the existing problems, particularly between
Israel and Turkey?
I have no doubt that relations between Israel and Azerbaijan will
continue to develop. It is about historical ties between our nations
and about huge prospects of strategic and humanitarian cooperation. I
won't be surprised if in ten years we launch a satellite named after
Heydar Aliyev into space. All Israeli leaders who ever met Aliyev
consider him to be one of the biggest leaders of the present-day
world. The contribution of the incumbent president of Azerbaijan
should also be mentioned. His stiff rhetoric in combination with
moderation and force of will have promoted progress in peace talks. We
are all looking forward to the meeting in Kazan. As for Ankara, the
recent events in the Arab world may recover Turkish top officials'
sight. Despite everything, Israel was and remains the best and
most reliable partner. Staking on Asad and Ahmadinejad is a policy
of failure.
I wish that Azerbaijanis will never forget those friendly relations
built between our nations for centuries. They can serve as an example
to the whole world.
From: A. Papazian