The Jerusalem Post reports that MK members Nacman Shai and Anat Berko are representing Israel at the commemoration event of genocide victims in Yerevan.
"I am proud to represent the State of Israel and the Jewish people at this historic event,"Shai said in a conversation with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan."We understand, perhaps more than any other people, the pain and suffering of the Armenian people and we share in this terrible tragedy with you." During her April 24 speech leader of party "Merets" Zakhava Galon said "the delegation cannot change the fact the Israeli government is still a part of the Armenian Genocide denial".
"Ministry of Foreign Affairs has tasked the delegation to consider the Armenian Genocide as a tragedy, but not speak about it as a murder of a nation".
According to her, "the Jewish nation, which underwent Holocaust, knows the meaning of Holocaust denial and still struggles against that denial, is morally obliged to be sensitive towards other nations without denying genocides that have and are taking place".