ROUND TABLE ON KHOJALY GENOCIDE HELD IN KNESSET
On February 18, Congress of Israel Azerbaijanis and Azerbaijan Representation of World Azerbaijanis’ Congress (WAC) held a round table in the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament) to commemorate the 16th anniversary of Khojaly genocide.
Members of the Knesset, including David Tal, Israel Katz, Ran Kohen, Zeev Elkin and Marina Solodkina were among those in attendance at the event.
President of the Congress of Israel Azerbaijanis Shapiro-Suliman gave detailed information about Armenians` barbarism against innocent Azerbaijanis.
He described the Khojaly massacre as one of the most horrible tragedies of Azerbaijan in the 20th century.
Head of WAC Azerbaijan Representation Ismayil Aghayev said, in 1918, not only Azerbaijanis but also Jews were subjected to mass killings by Armenians in Guba, a city in northeastern Azerbaijan. He added that 118 murdered Jews have been identified.
Aghayev called on the Israeli deputies to discuss the Khojaly issue and to make efforts towards recognizing it as an act of genocide.
The Members of the Knesset said the Khojaly genocide is not aimed only against Azerbaijanis, but also the whole humanity.
They stressed that Armenia’s military aggression must be condemned by the international community, and that international organizations and world parliaments, including Knesset must give legal assessment to the Armenians` barbarism against Azerbaijanis and recognize it as genocide.
Organizers of the event distributed video and photo materials reflecting mass cemetery in Guba, where local residents, killed by Armenian fascists, had been buried; as well as booklets “Karabakh realities” published by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and other materials about activities of Armenian terrorist organizations.
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