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MKs call on Knesset to recognise Armenian genocide

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Published: 9 August 2016

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Knesset committee recognises Armenian genocide – Jonathan Benedek – Ynetnews 01.08.16
After years of Israel's refusal to recognize Armenian genocide, which claimed more than 1 million lives, Knesset committee says 'It is our moral obligation to recognize the holocaust of the Armenian nation.'

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The untold story of Armenia and Australia – Peter Stanley – NewSouth Publishing 12.04.16
[Armenia, Australia & the Great War by Peter Stanley & Vicken Babkenian was one of three books featured in a Q&A session at the Sydney Jewish Museum on 07.08.16. The others were The Magnitude of Genocide by Colin Tatz & Winton Higgins and Higgins’ The Rule of Law, about the Nuremberg Trials.]

Knesset speaker urges Israel to recognise Armenian genocide – Marissa Newman – The Times of Israel 05.07.16
In parliamentary debate days after Israel and Turkey reconciliation deal, Yuli Edelstein says ‘we must not deny this terrible genocide’ despite Ankara’s opposition.

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