The head of the Armenian diplomacy in Jerusalem for a concert dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

March 6, 2015 By administrator

On March 5, the Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian was in Jerusalem for a concert by the Symphony Orchestra of Jerusalem on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide with the slogan “With you, Armenia! “.

The concert hall of Jerusalem was fully booked for this special concert which were played creations of Komitas, Aram Khachaturian, Bethoven and Stepan Rostomian. At the beginning of the concert, the head of the Armenian diplomacy has had a long response. In his speech, Edward Nalbandian hailed the importance of this concert in the holy city of Jerusalem to commemorate the memory of the victims of the Armenian genocide of 1915. He recalled the words of Hitler pronounced in 1939 before the invasion of Poland “Who still remembers the massacre of the Armenians? (Note: the word genocide being invented in 1948) “The crime of the Armenian Genocide, has allowed unpunished other genocide happen,” said Nalbandian.. The Armenian Foreign Minister also reiterated the common destiny of Armenians and Jews, two peoples subjected to genocide in the 20th century. He called for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide in preventing future genocides. “According to a report of Unesco, Armenia is the only country in the region where the Holocaust is taught in schools (…) and according to a survey conducted in Israel by the Foundation for the Remembrance of the Holocaust, 88% of Israelis recognize the Armenian Genocide, “said Nalbandian.

Krikor Amirzayan

4 killed in Jerusalem synagogue attack, Netanyahu vows response

November 18, 2014 By administrator

Two Palestinians stormed a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday, Nov 18, attacking worshippers praying inside with knives, axes and guns, and killing four people before they were killed in a shootout with police, officials said, according to the Associated Press.

The attack, the deadliest in Jerusalem in years, is bound to ratchet up fears of sustained violence in the city, already on edge amid soaring tensions over a contested holy site.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Israel will “respond harshly” to the attack, describing it as a “cruel murder of Jews who came to pray and were killed by despicable murderers.” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he spoke to Netanyahu after the assault and denounced it as an “act of pure terror and senseless brutality and violence.”

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the attack, the first time he has done so since a recent spike in deadly violence against Israelis began. He also called for an end to Israeli “provocations” surrounding the sacred site.

In a statement, Abbas’ office said he “condemns the killing of the worshippers in a synagogue in west Jerusalem.” The statement, according to the AP, called for an end to the “invasion” of the mosque at the holy site and a halt to “incitement” by Israeli ministers.

Israeli police called the incident a terrorist attack and said the two Palestinian assailants were cousins from east Jerusalem. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a militant group, said the cousins were its members. A PFLP statement did not specify whether the group instructed the cousins to carry out the attack. Hamas, the militant Palestinian group that runs the Gaza Strip, praised the attack.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said six people were also wounded in the attack, including two police officers. Four of the wounded were reported in serious condition. He said police were searching the area for other suspects.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry angrily condemned the attack and demanded that the Palestinian leadership take immediate steps to end incitement to violence as Israeli-Palestinian tensions soared.

“This morning in Jerusalem, Palestinians attacked Jews who were praying in a synagogue,” Kerry said shortly after Israeli authorities reported that two Palestinians had stormed the synagogue, attacking worshippers with knives, axes and guns, and killed four people before being killed in a shootout with police.

Two religious Armenians violently attacked in Jerusalem by Orthodox Jews

June 22, 2014 By administrator

In recent months, religious Armenians of Jerusalem are regularly attacked by Orthodox Jews. The latest incident occurred on June 16 when two religious Armenians Diagon Hairabédian Shnork and father were attacked and violently assaulted by a group of Orthodox Jews in the center of Jerusalem near David’s tower. Mendel Korsounski Social Centre and Culture Noyan Tapan was informed about this latest attack. According to him, as usual, the Israeli police did not intervene during the attack and no prosecution of offenders were identified. With the complicity of the police, the press and the Israeli media also remain silent on this matter? “It does not happen a year without a similar assault against religious Armenians is reported (…) and the Israeli government struggling as anti-Semitism in the world remains indifferent to the acts of the same type that occur on its territory against other peoples. What does the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to recall these facts to Israel? “Asks Mendel Korsounski.

According to statistics 16,000 Armenians lived in the Armenian quarter of Jerusalem. Today their number is only 1000.

Krikor Amirzayan