Netanyahu puts off Israel Knesset debates on Armenian Genocide recognition bill

June 4, 2018 By administrator

Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ (MFA) recommendation to postpone a Knesset debate on a law recognizing Armenian Genocide, and until after the elections to be held in Turkey on June 24.

The aforesaid is noted in a statement released by the press service of the Israel MFA.

“(…) as the debate on its original schedule might serve the election campaign of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,” the statement also reads.

According to the Israeli state-run Kan radio, the Knesset debates on this bill were slated for Sunday.

Israel: Knesset Speaker urges to recognize Armenian Genocide

July 8, 2015 By administrator

World News – March 18, 2013

Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein has called to recognize Armenian Genocide.

Many governments do not recognize the genocide, while their parliaments clearly do, he said during the meeting of a Knesset Education, Culture and Sport Committee, the Jerusalem Post reported.

“I will try to promote the issue and I hope that MKs will know the right way to vote in the moment of truth,” he stated.

His views were shared by committee’s chairman Ya’acov Margi (Shas) who urged Israeli government to recognize the Genocide and the Knesset plenum to make a historic decision in keeping with Jewish values.

Meanwhile, representative of Israeli government Oded Yosef said it is a political debate whether there was a genocide or not.