  Israel won't change position on Armenian Genocide issue?March 27, 2009 - 14:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Despite tensions that emerged between Israel and Turkey after the Israeli Cast Lead offence against Palestine, Tel Aviv's formal position on the Armenian Genocide issue has not changed.Minister of Health Yaakov Ben-Yezri said that Israel "sympathizes with Armenian people and remembers the bloody ordeals that befell Armenians in the Ottoman Empire but understands the sensitivity of the Armenian-Turkish relations and hopes that the countries will resolve the problems and heal the wounds." "The criticism Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan poured on Israel has nothing to do with Israel's position on the massacre of Armenians, according to Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice-Chairman of Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. However, the leader of one of Jewish organizations in the U.S. said that "Ergodan's demarche in Davos has changed much," Jewish.ru reports.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims  Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham).Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |
