A decision has been passed to include the issue of the so-called Armenian genocide into the agenda of the Israeli parliament.
APA reported quoting IzRUS portal that 12 voted for and 8 against the decision. Members of Meretz and Avodah parties, former journalist Uri Orbach (Jewish Home) and Arabian parliamentarians voted for the decision. The representatives of Israel - Our Home party were the main opponents.
The initiator of the proposal on the recognition of the happenings of 1915 as “Armenian genocide”, Haim Oron from Meretz party said the Knesset’s commission for organizational issues will determine which parliamentary commission will hold initial discussion.
“The issue may be discussed in two commissions – either in the foreign affairs and security commission, or education commission. The issue will be likely discussed in the foreign affairs and security commission,” he said.
Zeyev Elkin, member of Likud Party, who supports Haim Oron, and Robert Ilatov, head of Israel-Azerbaijan interparliamentary group, who strongly objects to the discussion of the so-called genocide, are the members of the foreign affairs and security commission.
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