Israel doesn't recognize Armenian Genocide over good relations with TurkeyMarch 19, 2007 - 17:41 AMT 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. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. |