Armenian Genocide: Israeli leader calls to examine past but look ahead
"The past is historians' business. No bill can change it," Israeli President Shimon Peres said a meeting with Turkish, Israeli and Palestinian entrepreneurs when commenting on the Armenian issue and possible passage of the H. Res. 106 by the U.S. Congress.
In response to Ankara-forum chairman's protest against the Anti-Defamation League's decision on the Armenian Genocide, Mr Peres said, "No bill can change the past. History can be studied by historians only."
"The work of politicians will be targeted at the future. To understand the value of the future one should properly examine the past," he said, Anadoglu news agency reports.
In response to Ankara-forum chairman's protest against the Anti-Defamation League's decision on the Armenian Genocide, Mr Peres said, "No bill can change the past. History can be studied by historians only."
"The work of politicians will be targeted at the future. To understand the value of the future one should properly examine the past," he said, Anadoglu news agency reports.
