Israeli parliament votes down bill recognizing Armenian Genocide
15.02.2018,
11:34
The Israeli Knesset on Wednesday, once again, voted down a bill proposing recognition of the fact of the Armenian Genocide, Interfax reports referring to the Jerusalem Post.
YEREVAN, February 15. /ARKA/. The Israeli Knesset on Wednesday, once again, voted down a bill proposing recognition of the fact of the Armenian Genocide, Interfax reports referring to the Jerusalem Post.
As many as 41 Israeli lawmakers were against and 28 for the bill in the preliminary vote, the world media resources report.
“There is no reason that the Knesset, which represents a nation that went through the Holocaust, shouldn’t recognize the Armenian Genocide and have a remembrance day for it,” Yair Lapid, chairman of Yesh Atid party, which has supported the bill, is quoted by the Jerusalem Post as saying.
Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely said the ministry will not take an official stance on the matter, “in light of its complexity and diplomatic repercussions, and because it has a clear political connection.”
In 2015 Armenia marked the 100 anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the first genocide of the 20th century. According to Armenian and many other historians, up to 1.5 million Armenians have been killed starting in 1915 in a systematic campaign by the government of Turkey. Turkey has been denying it for decades.
The Armenian genocide has been recognized by dozens of countries. The first was Uruguay that did so in 1965. Other nations are Russia, France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina, 43 U.S. states.
It has been recognized also by the Vatican, the European Parliament, the World Council of Churches and other international organizations. --0-----
As many as 41 Israeli lawmakers were against and 28 for the bill in the preliminary vote, the world media resources report.
“There is no reason that the Knesset, which represents a nation that went through the Holocaust, shouldn’t recognize the Armenian Genocide and have a remembrance day for it,” Yair Lapid, chairman of Yesh Atid party, which has supported the bill, is quoted by the Jerusalem Post as saying.
Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely said the ministry will not take an official stance on the matter, “in light of its complexity and diplomatic repercussions, and because it has a clear political connection.”
In 2015 Armenia marked the 100 anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the first genocide of the 20th century. According to Armenian and many other historians, up to 1.5 million Armenians have been killed starting in 1915 in a systematic campaign by the government of Turkey. Turkey has been denying it for decades.
The Armenian genocide has been recognized by dozens of countries. The first was Uruguay that did so in 1965. Other nations are Russia, France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina, 43 U.S. states.
It has been recognized also by the Vatican, the European Parliament, the World Council of Churches and other international organizations. --0-----
