ArmInfo.Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu accepted the recommendations of the country's foreign ministry to postpone the discussion in the Knesset (parliament) of the bill on recognition of the Armenian Genocide until the completion of the early parliamentary elections scheduled for June 24 in Turkey. This was reported on June 3 by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Jewish state in a distributed communique, Tass reports.
"Prime Minister Netanyahu accepted the Foreign Ministry's recommendations to postpone parliamentary debates on the law on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide until the end of the elections scheduled for June 24 in Turkey, since the discussion of this issue on a pre-appointed date could be used in the election campaign by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan> , the document says. According to Israeli state radio Kan, the discussion on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide was scheduled for June 3.
Earlier, ArmInfo reported that on May 23 the Knesset approved a proposal to hold a plenary discussion on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. However, the Speaker of the Knesset, Julius Edelshtein, withdrew the consideration of the parliament on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. As reported by the media, referring to the Spokesperson's Spokesperson, the Knesset was to vote for this resolution on May 29. "Edelstein eliminated this issue in order to avoid embarrassment, since it was not clear whether the majority would support this decision," the spokesman said. It is noteworthy that Edelstein himself for many years, including last week, repeatedly stated that he supports the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. At the same time, the leader of the Meretz party, Tamar Zandberg, who made a proposal to the Knesset, accused Edelstein of putting politics above morality. "The Knesset must fulfill its promise, this is a matter of historical justice," Meretz leader said.
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