ISRAEL'S SYMPATHY IS FOR RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, FORMER

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Just like US, Israel uses Armenian Genocide as a stick but never deliver.

ISRAEL'S SYMPATHY IS FOR RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, FORMER AMBASSADOR STATES

 

Mediamax

Nov 29 2012

Armenia

 

Yerevan/Mediamax/. Former Ambassador to Armenia and Georgia Baruch

Ben Neria stated today that "the Armenian Genocide is a very tragic

and sensitive issue but at the same time Israel's sympathy is for

recognition of the Armenian Genocide".

 

In his interview to Mediamax, he expressed his consent with the

opinion of the current Israeli Ambassador Shmuel Meirom according to

which the issue already was brought to the political field.

 

At the same time, he noted that serious debates on the topic are going

on in Israel. Baruch Ben Neria recalled that the issue of the Genocide

recognition had repeatedly raised in the Knesset of the country.

 

Touching upon Armenia-Israel relations, the retired diplomat noted

that those relations are very important for the both countries.

 

"Israel is interested in developing relations with South Caucasus

states including Armenia. But it depends on Armenia not to the less

extent than us. Armenia decides on its own how to develop relations

with other states. As is known, tango requires two partners", said

former Ambassador of Israel to Armenia and Georgia.

 

 

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ISRAEL NURTURES VERY SERIOUS MOOD FOR THE SUPPORT OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION

 

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Thursday, November 29, 15:55

 

Israel is nurturing very serious mood for the support of Armenian

Genocide recognition, Baruch Ben Neria, ex-ambassador of Israel to

Armenia and Georgia, lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem,

said in Yerevan when replying to ArmInfo's question.

 

According to him, the issue of the Armenian Genocide recognition

is discussed more and more actively in both public and political

circles of Israel, even in the Israeli Knesset. However, this issue

also has very many rivals, who think that it is necessary to put off

the discussion of this issue, Baruch Ben Neria said. He added that

the issue of the Armenian Genocide recognition by Israel is also

complicated by the fact that this issue touches on the interests of

the third country (Turkey). Though sometimes Israel has discrepancies

with Turkey, nevertheless, Baruch Ben Neria is sure that in the near

future these discrepancies will be settled, and this process has

already started.

 

To note, various committees of the Israeli Knesset have been

considering a resolution on the Armenian Genocide recognition for

several years, however, the resolution is not included in the general

agenda of the Knesset due to the strong resistance of the Israeli

Government.

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FORMER AMBASSADOR REVEALS 'SECRETS' OF ISRAELI-AZERBAIJANI RELATIONS

 

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November 29, 2012 | 13:24

 

YEREVAN.- All three South Caucasus states are very important for

Israel, the former Israeli ambassador to Armenia and Georgia said

during Yerevan-hosted international forum.

 

"We develop relations with Azerbaijan because this moderate Muslim

country is very important for us. The Islamic world is having

hard times. Secondly, Azerbaijan is a source of energy. Israel is

isolated and has to buy oil from around the world. Therefore, the

Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline is an important issue. Thirdly,

we cooperate with Azerbaijan on the level of technology industry,"

Baruch Ben-Neria said during the "Dynamics of Regional Security in

the South Caucasus" forum.

 

He noted it is also very important for Israel to develop relations

with Armenia, but the two sides are needed.

 

"Armenia, as I understand, has its own calculations. But, serious

attempts to develop relationship have been recently made," he

emphasized.

 

Speaking about the necessity to open an Israeli embassy in Yerevan,

former ambassador said it is rather complicated economic issue,

recalling that earlier Armenian Embassy in Tbilisi was transferred

to Jerusalem for financial reasons.

 

As to the obstacles to the development of relations between Armenia and

Israel, Ben-Neria named Armenia's geopolitical location and relations

with Iran.

 

"We have strained relations with Iran. The Islamic Republic always

threatened to destroy Israel. This is a complicated issue," the

diplomat said.

 

The diplomat stressed that the people of Israel and Armenia have

always been very close and good friends, and they have somewhat

similar history.

 

"In the 21st century countries need to find ways to get closer and

not vice versa," he concluded.

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MURDERER CANNOT DESERVE TITLE OF "NATIONAL HERO" - ISRAEL'S FORMER AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA

 

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November 29, 2012 | 14:13

 

YEREVAN. - A person who is charged with and imprisoned for murder

cannot deserve the title of "national hero," Baruch Ben-Neria, the

former Israeli ambassador to Armenia and Georgia, stated commenting

on the Ramil Safarov case.

 

To note, the diplomat is currently in Armenia's capital city Yerevan

where he is attending the annual international forum "Dynamics of

Regional Security in the South Caucasus," which kicked off Thursday.

 

"The matter of Ramil Safarov is very unpleasant. What happened in

Hungary was a truly difficult and unpleasant situation. This was

followed by the reaction of numerous other countries," Ben-Neria said.

 

Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier that Ramil Safarov, a lieutenant

in the Azerbaijani military, was extradited on August 31 from Hungary,

where he was serving a life sentence-and with no expression of

either regret or remorse-for the premeditated axe murder of Armenian

lieutenant Gurgen Margaryan, in his sleep, during a NATO Partnership

for Peace program in Budapest back in 2004.

 

As expected, Ramil Safarov's return to Baku was welcomed, as was his

act of murder, by the officials of president Ilham Aliyev's government

and much of Azerbaijani society, and the Azerbaijani president

immediately granted him a pardon and he was declared a national hero.

 

And Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan announced on August 31 that

Armenia is suspending its diplomatic ties with Hungary. Also, Sargsyan

had instructed the Ministry of Justice to take all measures to apply

to the international judicial tribunals, and with respect to the

Safarov case.

 

Ramil Safarov's pardoning is condemned by virtually all international

organizations.