Committee of Israeli Parliament recognizes Armenian Genocide, plans to include in plenary session

YEREVAN, AUGUST 1, ARMENPRESS. On August 1, the Committee of Education and Sport of the Israeli Knesset hold a discussion on the Armenian Genocide.

On July 5th the Knesset decided to send the issue of the Armenian Genocide to the Committee of Education and Sport of the Knesset for additional research and discussion. After the discussion in the Committee of Education and Sport of the Knesset the Chairman of the Committee Mr. Yakov Margi declared that the Committee of Education and Sport of the Israeli Knesset officially recognizes the Armenian Genocide. Moreover, he called upon the Israeli government to recognize the Armenian Genocide and upon the Knesset and the Speaker of the Knesset Mr. Yuli Edelstein to recognize the Armenian Genocide. He promised to initiate petition in order to bring the issue of the recognition of the Armenian Genocide to the agenda of the Knesset.