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Israeli President promises "a big step" to Armenian community
January 31, 2015 10:31
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Reuven Rivlin
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Yerevan/Mediamax/. Israeli Armenian community is outraged about
President Reuven Rivlin's attempt to equalize the Armenian Genocide
and Khojaly events during his speech at the UN General Assembly.
A few days ago, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin addressed a speech at
the UN General Assembly touching upon 1915 Armenian Genocide:
"In 1915, the days of the Armenian Genocide, Avshalom Feinberg of the
NILI underground [a Jewish spy network in Ottoman Palestine] wrote the
following: 'My teeth have been worn away by anger, who is next? I have
walked on sacred and holy ground, on the road to Jerusalem, and asked
myself if it is this time that we live in -1915 - or in the days of
Titus or Nebuchadnezzar?", said the Israeli President.
He also said:
"Is our struggle, the struggle of this Assembly, against genocide,
effective enough? Was it effective enough then in Bosnia? Was it
effective in preventing the killing in Khojaly?''
Talking to Mediamax, Head of Armenian Cause National Committee of
Jerusalem Georgette Avagian said she was surprised that one of the
pioneers of Armenian Genocide recognition in Israel, Reuven Rivlin,
didn't call the 1915 events "Armenian Genocide" directly. Georgette
Avagian also noted that previously, as a President of Knesset, Rivlin
had repeatedly blocked Azerbaijani's efforts to submit a draft law on
Khojaly to the Knesset.
"It was Rivlin, as a Knesset Spokesman, that didn't allow such a draft
law to be submitted to the parliament. And now I am very much
surprised by the way he speaks about the events. It's obvious that his
stance has been influenced by the political interests and intentions
with Azerbaijan", said Georgette Avagian.
She said that the Armenian Cause National Committee informed the
President about being outraged with the speech. The President's Office
responded to Georgette Avagian that "the President will take a big
step toward Armenians.
http://www.mediamax.am/en/news/foreignpolicy/13036#sthash.NYKui3r2.dpuf
January 31, 2015 10:31
exclusive
Reuven Rivlin
Photo: REUTERS
Yerevan/Mediamax/. Israeli Armenian community is outraged about
President Reuven Rivlin's attempt to equalize the Armenian Genocide
and Khojaly events during his speech at the UN General Assembly.
A few days ago, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin addressed a speech at
the UN General Assembly touching upon 1915 Armenian Genocide:
"In 1915, the days of the Armenian Genocide, Avshalom Feinberg of the
NILI underground [a Jewish spy network in Ottoman Palestine] wrote the
following: 'My teeth have been worn away by anger, who is next? I have
walked on sacred and holy ground, on the road to Jerusalem, and asked
myself if it is this time that we live in -1915 - or in the days of
Titus or Nebuchadnezzar?", said the Israeli President.
He also said:
"Is our struggle, the struggle of this Assembly, against genocide,
effective enough? Was it effective enough then in Bosnia? Was it
effective in preventing the killing in Khojaly?''
Talking to Mediamax, Head of Armenian Cause National Committee of
Jerusalem Georgette Avagian said she was surprised that one of the
pioneers of Armenian Genocide recognition in Israel, Reuven Rivlin,
didn't call the 1915 events "Armenian Genocide" directly. Georgette
Avagian also noted that previously, as a President of Knesset, Rivlin
had repeatedly blocked Azerbaijani's efforts to submit a draft law on
Khojaly to the Knesset.
"It was Rivlin, as a Knesset Spokesman, that didn't allow such a draft
law to be submitted to the parliament. And now I am very much
surprised by the way he speaks about the events. It's obvious that his
stance has been influenced by the political interests and intentions
with Azerbaijan", said Georgette Avagian.
She said that the Armenian Cause National Committee informed the
President about being outraged with the speech. The President's Office
responded to Georgette Avagian that "the President will take a big
step toward Armenians.
http://www.mediamax.am/en/news/foreignpolicy/13036#sthash.NYKui3r2.dpuf