Mark Meirowitz, an American lawyer of Jewish origin, sent a letter to Chairman of Meretz parliamentary group of Israel Haim Horon, urging him not to submit the Armenian Genocide Resolution for discussion by Israeli Knesset. "I believe it to be very misguided and will only lead to further problems and difficulty for Israel. I also want to say up front that both of my parents were in Auschwitz, so this issue has particular resonance and meaning for me," the letter reads. According to the lawyer, the adoption of the Armenian Genocide Resolution by Knesset will effect the Turkish-Israeli relation. Besides, he notes that Israel should not put itself forward as an arbiter of what is or is not genocide.

"I believe that the Holocaust was a unique event in the history of the world. The other atrocities in the world should be discussed by historians. The events that took place with Armenians almost 100 years ago should be discussed in the context of the historical sub-commission to be established by the Turkish-Armenian Protocols," the letter reads. Meirowitz also stresses that, given the processes in the Middle East, Israel’s diplomacy should be working towards improving relations with Turkey not creating crises. According to him, the Armenian Genocide Resolution will surely precipitate a gigantic crisis in the Turkish-Israeli relations, if it proceeds to the Knesset.

Meirowitz believes that Knesset is not a forum for adoption of decisions concerning historical events, turkishny.com reports.