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Yaron Weiss: No justification for Israel's position on Armenian Genocide
22:53, 05.01.2015
Famous pro-Armenian activist in Israel Yaron Weiss calls Armenia and
Artsakh "Heaven" and claims there is no justification for Israel that
has not recognized the Armenian Genocide so far. He spoke about these
and other topics in an interview with press attaché of "Noyan Tapan"
Armenian culture center Mendel Korsunksy. Armenian News-NEWS.am
presents the full text of the interview.
Yaron, first of all please tell a little bit about you.
I live in a small town in the north part of Israel, married with four
children, tourist guide in Armenia & Georgia during the tourist
season. For living working in a large Telecom company.
In my spare time I advise backpackers who plan a trip to Armenia and
Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as trying to promote issues such as
recognition of the Armenian Genocide and preventing the sale of
weapons by Israel to Azerbaijan.
You have traveled a lot to both Armenia and Artsakh, what are your
personal experiences from those countries?
For me Armenia and Artsakh are Heaven. The Armenian hospitality is one
of the best in the world. The landscapes in Armenia are stunning: rich
culture and fascinating history. All this makes Armenia one of the
most attractive countries in the world with great potential for
tourism.
I would like to know how and when you began to be interested in the
matter of the Armenian Genocide.
After my visit to Armenia and reading a lot of academic researches and
books on the subject, I felt shame that my country does not recognize
the Armenian Genocide. The Jewish people who survived the Holocaust
must recognize the crimes that took place against other nations. There
is no justification that the government of Israel hasn't yet
recognized the Armenian Genocide. So I am working to change this
reality.
President of Israel Reuven Riblin has recently refused to sign a
petition for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the state of
Israel even though he was always supporting the cause, I would like to
know your opinion on this matter.
I was disappointed to hear that Reuven Rivlin the President of Israel
refused to renew his signature on a petition calling for recognizing
the Armenian genocide. I believe he did it out of the pressure of
political elements. But I have a feeling he will still surprise us in
the future and his refusal to sign now is part of a political tactic.
On the 99th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide the 24th of April
2014, in front of the Turkish embassy in Tel-Aviv, during your speech
you addressed the Israeli government to stop supplying weapons to
Azerbaijan, please address this matter.
According to reports in the world press, it seems that Israel is one
of the largest arms suppliers of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is one of the
few countries in the world that declares openly they need weapons for
attacking a neighboring country. Armenia is not threatening
Azerbaijan. Since I completely sympathize with the Armenian people, I
can't accept the fact that my country arms the greatest enemy of
Armenia. The Israeli people don't know the truth about it. So
therefore we have to tell them about it.
Yaron, what are your wishes to the Armenian people?
Armenian people have always been considered educated and hard-working
people. Armenia is a nation of builders. I believe that in the near
future Armenia will begin a period of prosperity and will return its
former glory.
http://news.am/eng/news/246939.html
From: A. Papazian
22:53, 05.01.2015
Famous pro-Armenian activist in Israel Yaron Weiss calls Armenia and
Artsakh "Heaven" and claims there is no justification for Israel that
has not recognized the Armenian Genocide so far. He spoke about these
and other topics in an interview with press attaché of "Noyan Tapan"
Armenian culture center Mendel Korsunksy. Armenian News-NEWS.am
presents the full text of the interview.
Yaron, first of all please tell a little bit about you.
I live in a small town in the north part of Israel, married with four
children, tourist guide in Armenia & Georgia during the tourist
season. For living working in a large Telecom company.
In my spare time I advise backpackers who plan a trip to Armenia and
Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as trying to promote issues such as
recognition of the Armenian Genocide and preventing the sale of
weapons by Israel to Azerbaijan.
You have traveled a lot to both Armenia and Artsakh, what are your
personal experiences from those countries?
For me Armenia and Artsakh are Heaven. The Armenian hospitality is one
of the best in the world. The landscapes in Armenia are stunning: rich
culture and fascinating history. All this makes Armenia one of the
most attractive countries in the world with great potential for
tourism.
I would like to know how and when you began to be interested in the
matter of the Armenian Genocide.
After my visit to Armenia and reading a lot of academic researches and
books on the subject, I felt shame that my country does not recognize
the Armenian Genocide. The Jewish people who survived the Holocaust
must recognize the crimes that took place against other nations. There
is no justification that the government of Israel hasn't yet
recognized the Armenian Genocide. So I am working to change this
reality.
President of Israel Reuven Riblin has recently refused to sign a
petition for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the state of
Israel even though he was always supporting the cause, I would like to
know your opinion on this matter.
I was disappointed to hear that Reuven Rivlin the President of Israel
refused to renew his signature on a petition calling for recognizing
the Armenian genocide. I believe he did it out of the pressure of
political elements. But I have a feeling he will still surprise us in
the future and his refusal to sign now is part of a political tactic.
On the 99th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide the 24th of April
2014, in front of the Turkish embassy in Tel-Aviv, during your speech
you addressed the Israeli government to stop supplying weapons to
Azerbaijan, please address this matter.
According to reports in the world press, it seems that Israel is one
of the largest arms suppliers of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is one of the
few countries in the world that declares openly they need weapons for
attacking a neighboring country. Armenia is not threatening
Azerbaijan. Since I completely sympathize with the Armenian people, I
can't accept the fact that my country arms the greatest enemy of
Armenia. The Israeli people don't know the truth about it. So
therefore we have to tell them about it.
Yaron, what are your wishes to the Armenian people?
Armenian people have always been considered educated and hard-working
people. Armenia is a nation of builders. I believe that in the near
future Armenia will begin a period of prosperity and will return its
former glory.
http://news.am/eng/news/246939.html
From: A. Papazian