ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DEBATE LIKELY IN KNESSET

Azat Artsakh Daily
18 Feb 09
Republic of Nagorno Karabakh [NKR]

The Jewish organizations in the U.S. started reviewing their positions
on the Armenian Genocide recognition in 2006. The recent tensions in
the Turkish-Israeli relations can serve as an extra impetus to that
end, an Armenian professor said. "It’s necessary to keep in mind that
the Jewish lobby worked hard to prevent recognition of the Armenian
Genocide by Washington. Now, there is a real chance for an Armenian
Genocide resolution to be passed in the 111th Congress," director
of the Institute of Oriental Studies at the RA National Academy of
Sciences, professor Ruben Safrastyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.
Judging by publications in Israeli press, we can conclude that Israeli
political elite can reconsider positions on the Armenian genocide.
"I do not rule out that the issue will be brought to the Knesset floor
soon," he said, adding that there are forces in Israel which will by
all means hamper recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Tel Aviv.