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NO HOPE OF ISRAELI RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN 'GENOCIDE'
news.az
June 21 2011
Azerbaijan
News.Az interviews Araz Alizade, co-chairman of the Social Democratic
Party of Azerbaijan.
How would you comment on Armenian media reports that an Israeli
legislative committee has declined to accept a bill by Knesset
member Aryeh Eldad to institute a day of remembrance of the so-called
"Armenian genocide"?
There is nothing surprising about the efforts of Armenian ideologists
worldwide to seek their main goal - recognition of the mythical
"Armenian genocide" in the Ottoman Empire - through political forces
in different countries.
Similarly, it is not surprising that an attempt by Armenians of the
world failed in Israel. After all, historical truth suggests that
there was no genocide of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire and there
are no documents, based on which the Armenians could prove their
mythical claim. And people in Israel are well aware of this.
But there was a risk that Israel could take steps to recognize the
so-called "Armenian genocide" against the backdrop of a sharp cooling
in Turkish-Israeli relations?
I am convinced that the cooling in Turkish-Israeli relations will
not go too far despite the current difficult period. Turkey is a NATO
member and Israel considers NATO its strategic partner.
My words are confirmed by remarks from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu that Israel will always try to fix what is broken and put
an end to the deterioration of relations with Turkey. Deputy Foreign
Minister Danny Ayalon has also expressed similar concerns, stating that
the results of the Turkish elections "represent a new opportunity for
rapprochement between Jerusalem and Ankara". In these circumstances,
hopes of Armenians worldwide for Israel's recognition of the mythical
"Armenian genocide" are doomed to failure.
Some Israeli experts have described as strange the Azerbaijani
diaspora's efforts to prevent Knesset discussion of the 1915 events
in the Ottoman Empire. How would you comment on this?
Admittedly, there are different experts, politicians, diplomats and
journalists. There are, for example, those who are competent and
principled and those who are illiterate and unprincipled. The latter
say what they are told to, but not the truth.I especially reiterate
for them that Azerbaijan supports Turkey in counteracting recognition
of the mythical "Armenian genocide", in the first place because it
never happened.
That is, Azerbaijan favours historical truth. If any expert has a
habit of being against historical truth, or is surprised that someone
is true to it, that is their problem. I just add that the official
position of the State of Israel is that there was no genocide in the
world, but the Holocaust.
A strategic, even military and political, Israel-Turkey-Azerbaijan
triangle was greatly talked about at one time. What are the prospects
for this idea at the moment?
This is a purely theoretical idea that will never be realized in
practice. The fact is that creation of such a triangle can cause
a mixed reaction from Muslim states, which meets the interests of
neither Turkey nor Azerbaijan. At the same time, it is possible
that Azerbaijani-Israeli and Turkish-Israeli relations will develop
successfully.
And, in particular, both Israel and Turkey will render moral support
to Azerbaijan in case of the resumption of the military phase of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. I am sure that Azerbaijan does not need
anything but moral support in this matter. We have the strength to
liberate the Armenian-occupied territory of our country.
news.az
June 21 2011
Azerbaijan
News.Az interviews Araz Alizade, co-chairman of the Social Democratic
Party of Azerbaijan.
How would you comment on Armenian media reports that an Israeli
legislative committee has declined to accept a bill by Knesset
member Aryeh Eldad to institute a day of remembrance of the so-called
"Armenian genocide"?
There is nothing surprising about the efforts of Armenian ideologists
worldwide to seek their main goal - recognition of the mythical
"Armenian genocide" in the Ottoman Empire - through political forces
in different countries.
Similarly, it is not surprising that an attempt by Armenians of the
world failed in Israel. After all, historical truth suggests that
there was no genocide of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire and there
are no documents, based on which the Armenians could prove their
mythical claim. And people in Israel are well aware of this.
But there was a risk that Israel could take steps to recognize the
so-called "Armenian genocide" against the backdrop of a sharp cooling
in Turkish-Israeli relations?
I am convinced that the cooling in Turkish-Israeli relations will
not go too far despite the current difficult period. Turkey is a NATO
member and Israel considers NATO its strategic partner.
My words are confirmed by remarks from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu that Israel will always try to fix what is broken and put
an end to the deterioration of relations with Turkey. Deputy Foreign
Minister Danny Ayalon has also expressed similar concerns, stating that
the results of the Turkish elections "represent a new opportunity for
rapprochement between Jerusalem and Ankara". In these circumstances,
hopes of Armenians worldwide for Israel's recognition of the mythical
"Armenian genocide" are doomed to failure.
Some Israeli experts have described as strange the Azerbaijani
diaspora's efforts to prevent Knesset discussion of the 1915 events
in the Ottoman Empire. How would you comment on this?
Admittedly, there are different experts, politicians, diplomats and
journalists. There are, for example, those who are competent and
principled and those who are illiterate and unprincipled. The latter
say what they are told to, but not the truth.I especially reiterate
for them that Azerbaijan supports Turkey in counteracting recognition
of the mythical "Armenian genocide", in the first place because it
never happened.
That is, Azerbaijan favours historical truth. If any expert has a
habit of being against historical truth, or is surprised that someone
is true to it, that is their problem. I just add that the official
position of the State of Israel is that there was no genocide in the
world, but the Holocaust.
A strategic, even military and political, Israel-Turkey-Azerbaijan
triangle was greatly talked about at one time. What are the prospects
for this idea at the moment?
This is a purely theoretical idea that will never be realized in
practice. The fact is that creation of such a triangle can cause
a mixed reaction from Muslim states, which meets the interests of
neither Turkey nor Azerbaijan. At the same time, it is possible
that Azerbaijani-Israeli and Turkish-Israeli relations will develop
successfully.
And, in particular, both Israel and Turkey will render moral support
to Azerbaijan in case of the resumption of the military phase of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. I am sure that Azerbaijan does not need
anything but moral support in this matter. We have the strength to
liberate the Armenian-occupied territory of our country.