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It is our moral obligation to recognize Armenian Genocide - Israeli MP
NEWS.AM
May 22, 2011 | 00:40
Israel's Knesset member Zahava Gal-On believes it is Israel's
obligation to recognize the Armenian Genocide.
Member of left wing New Movement Meretz party commented for Armenian
News-NEWS.am on decision to discuss the Armenian Genocide. She noted
that this year's debates are important as they are held in open
Committee on Education, Culture and Sports.
`In the last two years Knesset decided to hold discussion of the
Armenian Genocide issue in one of the committees but they never
discussed in the education committee which is open. We can invite many
people to participate in the discussion. It is very important from
this viewpoint,' she said.
Speaking of the timing of this decision, Gal-On stressed every year
representatives of Meretz party raise the issue on the Armenian
Genocide in the parliament. This time Israeli government and foreign
ministry, due to the issues with the Turkish government, were more
flexible on the issue, she assumed.
The MP expressed hope Israel will recognize the Armenian Genocide and
that decision `will open new relations between the countries.'
`It is our moral obligation but it is really hard to estimate what
will happen,' she concluded.
The Committee on Education, Culture and Sports of the Israeli Knesset
accepted the demand to discuss the Armenian Genocide recognition in
the parliament. Meretz party submitted the issue for discussion in the
committee. The demand to discuss the recognition of the Armenian
Genocide was adopted by majority vote.
From: Baghdasarian
NEWS.AM
May 22, 2011 | 00:40
Israel's Knesset member Zahava Gal-On believes it is Israel's
obligation to recognize the Armenian Genocide.
Member of left wing New Movement Meretz party commented for Armenian
News-NEWS.am on decision to discuss the Armenian Genocide. She noted
that this year's debates are important as they are held in open
Committee on Education, Culture and Sports.
`In the last two years Knesset decided to hold discussion of the
Armenian Genocide issue in one of the committees but they never
discussed in the education committee which is open. We can invite many
people to participate in the discussion. It is very important from
this viewpoint,' she said.
Speaking of the timing of this decision, Gal-On stressed every year
representatives of Meretz party raise the issue on the Armenian
Genocide in the parliament. This time Israeli government and foreign
ministry, due to the issues with the Turkish government, were more
flexible on the issue, she assumed.
The MP expressed hope Israel will recognize the Armenian Genocide and
that decision `will open new relations between the countries.'
`It is our moral obligation but it is really hard to estimate what
will happen,' she concluded.
The Committee on Education, Culture and Sports of the Israeli Knesset
accepted the demand to discuss the Armenian Genocide recognition in
the parliament. Meretz party submitted the issue for discussion in the
committee. The demand to discuss the recognition of the Armenian
Genocide was adopted by majority vote.
From: Baghdasarian