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KNESSET SPEAKER ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE: MY DUTY IS TO RECOGNIZE THE TRAGEDIES OF OTHER PEOPLE
http://www.armenianow.com/genocide/32860/armenian_genocide_knesset_reuven_rivlin
02.11.11 | 12:19
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Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin said Monday that he wanted to convene
an annual parliamentary session of the full Knesset to mark the
Armenian Genocide. "It is my duty as a Jew and Israeli to recognize
the tragedies of other peoples," Rivlin said according to news reports.
Rivlin added that "diplomatic considerations, important as they may
be, should not deter us from recognizing a tragedy experienced by
another people, reported the Haaretz newspaper.
In recent years the Prime Minister's Office and the Foreign Ministry
have applied heavy pressure to head off such sessions of the Knesset
out of concern that relations between Israel and Turkey would be
harmed. Turkey denies that it committed genocide against the Armenians.
Since 2008, the full Knesset has allowed the Foreign Affairs and
Defense Committee to hold sessions that have been closed to the
media about the Armenian genocide. Last week, for the first time,
the full Knesset approved the convening of an open, public session
on the issue by the Education, Culture and Sports Committee, at the
request of Meretz Knesset member Zahava Gal-On. This represents a
complete change in approach on the issue.
http://www.armenianow.com/genocide/32860/armenian_genocide_knesset_reuven_rivlin
02.11.11 | 12:19
Photo: www.wikipedia.org
Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin said Monday that he wanted to convene
an annual parliamentary session of the full Knesset to mark the
Armenian Genocide. "It is my duty as a Jew and Israeli to recognize
the tragedies of other peoples," Rivlin said according to news reports.
Rivlin added that "diplomatic considerations, important as they may
be, should not deter us from recognizing a tragedy experienced by
another people, reported the Haaretz newspaper.
In recent years the Prime Minister's Office and the Foreign Ministry
have applied heavy pressure to head off such sessions of the Knesset
out of concern that relations between Israel and Turkey would be
harmed. Turkey denies that it committed genocide against the Armenians.
Since 2008, the full Knesset has allowed the Foreign Affairs and
Defense Committee to hold sessions that have been closed to the
media about the Armenian genocide. Last week, for the first time,
the full Knesset approved the convening of an open, public session
on the issue by the Education, Culture and Sports Committee, at the
request of Meretz Knesset member Zahava Gal-On. This represents a
complete change in approach on the issue.