Israeli parliament to discuss Armenian Genocide on July 5

YEREVAN, JUNE 29, ARMENPRESS. The Israeli parliament will discuss Armenian Genocide on July 5, “Armenpress” reports famous Israeli scientist, expert in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, racism and contemporary Jewish studies, the Zorian Institute Board member Yair Auron informed.

“Israel has avoided permitting a public debate on free voting frightened by being alienated from US and Israeli main ally Turkey. It is not a secret for anyone that Israel has an extremely contradictory position on the issue of the Armenian Genocide, which can be explained by different factors, including diplomatic. Modern Turkey is not guilty, but it is the legal successor of the Ottoman Empire with all its rights and responsibilities”, Yair Auron said.

In his words, after the Bundestag vote on the Armenian Genocide resolution, as well as after refreshing the diplomatic relations with Turkey in the recent days, Israel must make its position on the Armenian Genocide more precise.

“It is difficult for me to accept the double standards of Israel, both as a Jew and a scientist. It is difficult to witness the trade of Israel based on the sympathy resulted by the Holocaust, and on the other hand the denial of the genocide of other nations. If modern Germany admits the responsibility of the German Empire in the Armenian Genocide, how can one understand Turkish denialism? I would like the discussion of this year not to be similar to those in the past with a free vote and putting the emphasis on that the recognition of the Armenian Genocide will not be linked with friendly or hostile relations with Turkey, but will be the moral responsibility of Israel”, he said.

Knesset speaker Yuli-Yoel Edelstein urged the Government on May 16 to recognize the Armenian Genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire.

On June 2 the German Bundestag adopted a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide called “Remembranceandcommemorationof thegenocideof theArmenians and other Christian minoritiesin the years1915and 1916”.