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KEY FIGURES OF ISRAELI KNESSET STAND FOR RECOGNIZING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
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March 30, 2012 | 16:49
JERUSALEM. - The key figures of the Israeli Knesset support the
recognition of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire, the
representative of the Hay Dat office in Jerusalem Hakob Sevan told
at a press conference on Friday.
As Sevan informed, currently the Hay Dat office in Jerusalem conducts
works towards discussions on the Armenian Genocide.
"Of course for Jews the Holocaust is an exclusive crime. However, there
are people in the Knesset who announce that certainly the Holocaust is
an exclusive crime in history but there are other humanity tragedies
which cannot be ignored and the Armenian Genocide is one of those
tragedies. That is, people have appeared who consider that Israel
does not have the moral right to ignore the Armenian Genocide. Even
though political mood dominates in Israel we were able to use it in
a right way and present the Armenian Genocide to consideration in
the Knesset," Hakob Sevan said.
Talking about Israeli - Turkish relations Sevan mentioned that at
first everyone thought that it was a show and Turkey was trying to
raise its authority in the Arab World. However, as it came out the
relations between Israel and Turkey have cooled indeed.
He also pointed out that the Armenian - Turkish protocols were a
real blow to the work of Hay Dat. The Israeli MFA holds on to those
documents and refuses to make concessions on this issue reasoning
that negotiations have already started and the issue must be left to
Armenia and Turkey to solve.
news.am
March 30, 2012 | 16:49
JERUSALEM. - The key figures of the Israeli Knesset support the
recognition of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire, the
representative of the Hay Dat office in Jerusalem Hakob Sevan told
at a press conference on Friday.
As Sevan informed, currently the Hay Dat office in Jerusalem conducts
works towards discussions on the Armenian Genocide.
"Of course for Jews the Holocaust is an exclusive crime. However, there
are people in the Knesset who announce that certainly the Holocaust is
an exclusive crime in history but there are other humanity tragedies
which cannot be ignored and the Armenian Genocide is one of those
tragedies. That is, people have appeared who consider that Israel
does not have the moral right to ignore the Armenian Genocide. Even
though political mood dominates in Israel we were able to use it in
a right way and present the Armenian Genocide to consideration in
the Knesset," Hakob Sevan said.
Talking about Israeli - Turkish relations Sevan mentioned that at
first everyone thought that it was a show and Turkey was trying to
raise its authority in the Arab World. However, as it came out the
relations between Israel and Turkey have cooled indeed.
He also pointed out that the Armenian - Turkish protocols were a
real blow to the work of Hay Dat. The Israeli MFA holds on to those
documents and refuses to make concessions on this issue reasoning
that negotiations have already started and the issue must be left to
Armenia and Turkey to solve.