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ISRAEL PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES KILLINGS OF ARMENIANS
Beaumont Enterprise, TX
April 24 2013
Updated 7:49 am, Wednesday, April 24, 2013
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's parliament has held a special session on
whether to recognize the mass killings of Armenians as genocide,
even as the government takes new steps to repair relations with Turkey.
Tuesday's parliamentary debate came a day after senior Israeli
officials wrapped up a round of reconciliation talks in Turkey. The
countries pledged last month to reconcile after a three-year rift
that has frozen once-warm relations.
Some 1.5 million Armenians were killed by Ottoman Turks around World
War I. Turkey denies the deaths constituted genocide.
Ankara has reacted angrily to countries that have deemed the killings
genocide. Israel has not taken a stance, but there are prominent
voices who believe the government should do so.
One proponent, opposition lawmaker Zehava Galon, said the decision
should not be connected to reconciliation talks.
http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/world/article/Israel-parliament-discusses-killings-of-Armenians-4459454.php
Beaumont Enterprise, TX
April 24 2013
Updated 7:49 am, Wednesday, April 24, 2013
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's parliament has held a special session on
whether to recognize the mass killings of Armenians as genocide,
even as the government takes new steps to repair relations with Turkey.
Tuesday's parliamentary debate came a day after senior Israeli
officials wrapped up a round of reconciliation talks in Turkey. The
countries pledged last month to reconcile after a three-year rift
that has frozen once-warm relations.
Some 1.5 million Armenians were killed by Ottoman Turks around World
War I. Turkey denies the deaths constituted genocide.
Ankara has reacted angrily to countries that have deemed the killings
genocide. Israel has not taken a stance, but there are prominent
voices who believe the government should do so.
One proponent, opposition lawmaker Zehava Galon, said the decision
should not be connected to reconciliation talks.
http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/world/article/Israel-parliament-discusses-killings-of-Armenians-4459454.php