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ISRAEL MUST NOT SELL WEAPONS TO AZERBAIJAN - HAARETZ
09:59 * 27.10.14
The sale of weapons to a government committing genocide is like the
sale of weapons to Nazi Germany during World War II.
By Yair Auron
In light of the increased manifestations of hatred in Azerbaijan
against the Armenians, Azerbaijan's increasing military strength
and the rise in internal tensions there, it is feared that if war
breaks out again between Azerbaijan and the Armenians in the enclave
of Nagorno-Karabakh, there will be massacres against the Armenian
population in that contested region.
And yet, despite the handwriting on the wall, last month Defense
Minister Moshe Ya'alon flew to Azerbaijan to meet with the heads of
its military and state, including the president.
As far as the Armenians are concerned, the conflict with the Azeris
is a fight for survival, a fight for their right to live in the
Nagorno-Karabakh region. Next year will mark 100 years since the
genocide against the Armenian people. An Azeri assault, if one takes
place, could be a sorrowful reminder of the events of those days.
But perhaps it is not too late to prevent escalation. Israel has a
moral obligation in this matter, beyond its international obligations.
It would be very serious if it turned out that Azerbaijan's security
forces committed war crimes and crimes against humanity using Israeli
weapons.
Read more at Haaretz.com.
http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.622701
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/10/27/arms-az-is/
09:59 * 27.10.14
The sale of weapons to a government committing genocide is like the
sale of weapons to Nazi Germany during World War II.
By Yair Auron
In light of the increased manifestations of hatred in Azerbaijan
against the Armenians, Azerbaijan's increasing military strength
and the rise in internal tensions there, it is feared that if war
breaks out again between Azerbaijan and the Armenians in the enclave
of Nagorno-Karabakh, there will be massacres against the Armenian
population in that contested region.
And yet, despite the handwriting on the wall, last month Defense
Minister Moshe Ya'alon flew to Azerbaijan to meet with the heads of
its military and state, including the president.
As far as the Armenians are concerned, the conflict with the Azeris
is a fight for survival, a fight for their right to live in the
Nagorno-Karabakh region. Next year will mark 100 years since the
genocide against the Armenian people. An Azeri assault, if one takes
place, could be a sorrowful reminder of the events of those days.
But perhaps it is not too late to prevent escalation. Israel has a
moral obligation in this matter, beyond its international obligations.
It would be very serious if it turned out that Azerbaijan's security
forces committed war crimes and crimes against humanity using Israeli
weapons.
Read more at Haaretz.com.
http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.622701
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/10/27/arms-az-is/