ArmInfo. In Israel there is a tradition that, as a rule, issues related to the interpretation of certain historical events are not brought to the political decision. The Minister for Environmental Protection of the State of Israel, the Minister for Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage Zeev Elkin stated this in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine, answering the question whether there is a possibility that the Knesset will pass a resolution recognizing the Holodomor as genocide of the Ukrainian people.As he said, such questions are at most, they are submitted for discussion.
"For example, recognition of the Armenian Genocide. In Israel, this issue was discussed several times in the parliament, but a declarative decision was never taken, although in almost all Western parliaments, declarative decisions were made on this matter. The Israeli parliament believes that the issues of the past should be decided not by politicians, but by professionals, as part of professional discourse. Therefore, I do not think that some kind of declarative decision on the Holodomor will be taken, as well as other heavy tragic pages in the history of certain peoples, because this does not correspond to our parliamentary tradition. As a rule, such kind of declarations are not accepted in our parliamentary tradition, "Elkin summed up.
Let us note that Israel did not recognize the Armenian Genocide. This question was repeatedly put on the agenda of the Knesset, but there are no changes yet. Experts believe that the main reasons why Israel does not recognize the Armenian Genocide are constant pressure from Turkey and opposition of certain groups in Israeli society, who are afraid that the recognition of the Armenian genocide would damage the notion of the uniqueness of the Holocaust. According to analysts, the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Israel can also seriously damage the relations of the Jewish state with Azerbaijan, which is considered a strategic partner of Israel against Iran.