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GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION DAY BILL TO BE DISCUSSED AT JUNE 22 KNESSET PLENARY SITTING
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 20, 2011 - 21:13 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Israel's Armenian community and Hay Dat Jerusalem
Office set major hopes on the discussion of a bill on Armenian Genocide
Commemoration Day in Israel.
As Georgetta Avakian, head of Hay Dat Jerusalem Office told a
PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, the draft law will be discussed at Knesset
plenary sitting on June 22. "We've got in touch with parliamentarians
urging them to pass the bill. We're grateful to the draft law initiator
Aryeh Eldad and hope Israel will sooner or later recognise the Armenian
Genocide," she said.
The Israeli ministerial legislative committee has rejected an Armenian
Genocide bill submitted by Knesset member Aryeh Eldad.
Eldad suggested that the Armenian Genocide should be included in
the school curriculum and taught on every April 24 to be declared
the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. He called on the government
"not to be afraid of Turkey."
Eldad is confident that "the parliamentarians support his initiative
but are scared to vote in favour." "Unfortunately, I was not present
at the discussion, but I am not going to give up and will raise the
issue at the Knesset's plenary session," he said.
In May, Knesset transferred discussion of a bill on recognition of
the Armenian Genocide to the committee on culture and education.
Meanwhile, members of Israel Beiteinu (Israel Our Home) party exclude
possibility of its adoption.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 20, 2011 - 21:13 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Israel's Armenian community and Hay Dat Jerusalem
Office set major hopes on the discussion of a bill on Armenian Genocide
Commemoration Day in Israel.
As Georgetta Avakian, head of Hay Dat Jerusalem Office told a
PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, the draft law will be discussed at Knesset
plenary sitting on June 22. "We've got in touch with parliamentarians
urging them to pass the bill. We're grateful to the draft law initiator
Aryeh Eldad and hope Israel will sooner or later recognise the Armenian
Genocide," she said.
The Israeli ministerial legislative committee has rejected an Armenian
Genocide bill submitted by Knesset member Aryeh Eldad.
Eldad suggested that the Armenian Genocide should be included in
the school curriculum and taught on every April 24 to be declared
the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. He called on the government
"not to be afraid of Turkey."
Eldad is confident that "the parliamentarians support his initiative
but are scared to vote in favour." "Unfortunately, I was not present
at the discussion, but I am not going to give up and will raise the
issue at the Knesset's plenary session," he said.
In May, Knesset transferred discussion of a bill on recognition of
the Armenian Genocide to the committee on culture and education.
Meanwhile, members of Israel Beiteinu (Israel Our Home) party exclude
possibility of its adoption.
From: A. Papazian