Round Table Discussion On Armenia’s Ecological Terrorism

Then, Raphael Nabizade, an Azerbaijani youth leader and a graduate student at Tel Aviv University, blamed the Russian peacekeepers being complicit in Armenia’s ecological terrorism for the current protests, and discussed the history of Armenia’s ecological terrorism in the region: “They completely destroyed Karabakh and ruined everything over their thirty year occupation.   Armenia’s aggression significantly destroyed the environment in the South Caucuses.   In fact, they burned forest, polluted rivers and destroyed fauna, and engaged in illegal exploitation of resources, which caused much damage. They have pocketed millions of dollars by squandering Azerbaijan’s natural resources in Karabakh in cooperation with the Russia.”

Noam Ezer is an Israeli youth leader and graduate student at Bar Ilan University, who discussed why Israeli youth should support the Azerbaijani youth protesting at the Lachin Corridor:

“Israel and Azerbaijan have been good relations since the 1990’s. They have saved the Israeli Embassy many time from Iranian attacks. We have good security cooperation on Iran.   We have achieved respectable results from a security point of view.  Furthermore, 40% of the oil in Israel is imported from Azerbaijan.   Israel also sells weapons to Azerbaijan.  When I see the relationship between the countries, I do not see it as something trivial that Israel would have such a relationship with a Shia Muslim country… As someone whose family immigrated from the Islamic world, this is something that should not be taken for granted.  Therefore, we should support the Azerbaijani people in their struggle against the Armenian ecoterrorism.”  

Ezer noted that the arson attacks that the Armenians implemented have an uncanny resemblance to what Hamas has done to Israel: “It will take the environment there years to recover. The Armenians used weapons that caused fires that it is difficult to control.  White phosphorous is an ecological weapon. An Israeli who sees what the Armenians did to Karabakh will view it like what Hamas did to Gaza. I see what the Azerbaijanis and Israelis are suffering.  Therefore, we have to stand by each other.”

Victor Zi, a prominent Israeli photographer, concluded by discussing Azerbaijan’s rich ecology: “Azerbaijan is an amazing country. The synagogues, the mosques, and modern architecture and old architecture I love. But it is not only architecture. The beauty is very important to the Azerbaijani people. The nature, the views, the landscape is very important. Everything should be done in order to maintain it and keep it as it. If we speak about the future, the nature is the future. We met the younger generation and they gave us a lot of good vibes and hope for the future.”