ISRAELI LAW MAKERS NOT BRAVE TO VOTE FOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE – KNESSET MEMBER

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June 20 2011
Armenia

Israel’s ministerial legislative committee rejected a bill on Armenian
Genocide Commemoration Day proposed by Arieh Eldad representing Ichud
Leumi party.

Eldad proposed to tell in schools about the 1915 events each year on
April 24, calling on the government not to be afraid of Turkey and
recognize the Armenian Genocide.

In an interview with IzRus website Eldad said he would not give way and
would raise the issue during the June 22 plenary session of Knesset.

He admits there is little chance the Armenian Genocide will be
recognized but Eldad wants the government to explain why it votes
against recognition.

“The coalition will vote against but many opposition members will
vote for,” he forecasted.

The MP stressed that many parliamentarians inclining Zeev Elkin, Likud
Parliamentary Group Chairman, support recognition of the Armenian
Genocide but they will vote “as robots”.

“They will never go against the government, they are coward,” he added.

This May Committee on Education, Culture and Sports of the Israeli
Knesset accepted the demand to discuss the Armenian Genocide
recognition in the parliament.

Meanwhile, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said there is no
chance that Israel will recognize the Armenian Genocide.

“We cannot afford damaging relations with our main strategic partner
Azerbaijan because of some controversial historical issues relating to
the events which happened a century ago,” IzRus website quotes Ayalon.

According to News.co.il website, 90% of Israeli citizens speak for
recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Tel-Aviv.