Israel doesn't recognize Armenian Genocide over good relations with Turkey

PanARMENIAN.Net - "The fact that Israel hasn't recognized the Armenian Genocide at the legislative level doesn't imply denial of this historical event or indifference to it," member of the Israeli Labor Party, chairperson of the Israeli Women's Movement Nurit Levi told a news conference in Yerevan. She said good diplomatic relations with Turkey keeps Israel back from passing a law on the Armenian Genocide.



Israeli women may play a substantial role in the issue and we will do our best. We also have a big Diaspora and we understand how hard it is to live away from homeland. Our people survived the Holocaust and we do feel your tragedy," she said, reports Novosti Armenia.



March 14 the Knesset has voted down the resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide. 27 MPs were present in the sitting hall during the voting. Thus, only 12 out of 120 parliamentarians supported the resolution which was put on the agenda by the initiative of Merez party. The author of the resolution is Menahem Auron, the brother of well-known specialist on the Genocide and Holocaust Yair Auron.