For the first time in history, the Israeli Parliament discussed a bill on fixing a remembrance day for the victims of the Armenian Genocide.
For the first time in history, the Israeli Parliament discussed a bill on fixing a remembrance day for the victims of the Armenian Genocide. The bill was declined by 41 against and 28 in favor. No abstainers. Jerusalem Post reports that the bill was authored by Yair Lapid, the head of the party “There is a Future”. During the discussion, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel urged to vote against the bill, which, according to him, contradicts to Israel’s foreign policy.