The Knesset rejected a bill sponsored by Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid to have Israel recognize the Armenian Genocide, in a preliminary vote Wednesday. \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u056a\u0093There is no reason that the Knesset, which represents a nation that went through the Holocaust, shouldn\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0084\u00a7t recognize the Armenian Genocide and have a remembrance day for it,\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0539\u009d Lapid said.<\/p>\n
Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely said sent a parliamentary delegation to the 100th anniversary event in Yerevan, but will not take an official stance on the matter, \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u056a\u0093in light of its complexity and diplomatic repercussions, and because it has a clear political connection.\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0539\u009d<\/p>\n
Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein called on the government in 2015 to change its stance, and in 2016 the Knesset Education Committee recognized the genocide.<\/p>\n
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