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MK Rivlin: "We cannot ignore the catastrophes of others because of diplomatic considerations."
By Arutz Sheva
First Publish: 4/23/2013, 11:22 AM
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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The Knesset will hold a ceremony to mark the memory of the Turkish genocide of Armenians, almost 100 years ago, on Tuesday.
MK Reuven Rivlin (Likud) said before the ceremony that he believes
that "as human beings and as Jews, we must not ignore the catastrophe of
another nation for any reason, including diplomatic considerations,
important as they may be."
"We will mark the annual memorial day for the massacre of the
Armenian...
