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WITH EYE ON TURKEY, ISRAEL DEBATES ARMENIA DEATHS
Today's Zaman
June 12 2012
Turkey
The Israeli parliament has begun a debate over whether to recognize
the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I
as genocide.
Such a move would enrage Turkey and further strain the already tense
ties between the two countries.
For years, Israel has refrained from commenting on the matter for
fear of angering Turkey, which until recently was its closest ally in
the Muslim world. But as ties have frayed under the Islamic-oriented
rule of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Israel appears
to be changing course.
Parliament speaker Reuven Rivlin denied that Tuesday's debate was
related to deteriorating ties with Turkey. In a radio interview,
he said there is no intent to provoke, only to remember.
Today's Zaman
June 12 2012
Turkey
The Israeli parliament has begun a debate over whether to recognize
the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I
as genocide.
Such a move would enrage Turkey and further strain the already tense
ties between the two countries.
For years, Israel has refrained from commenting on the matter for
fear of angering Turkey, which until recently was its closest ally in
the Muslim world. But as ties have frayed under the Islamic-oriented
rule of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Israel appears
to be changing course.
Parliament speaker Reuven Rivlin denied that Tuesday's debate was
related to deteriorating ties with Turkey. In a radio interview,
he said there is no intent to provoke, only to remember.