Armenian genocide

Israel's Armenian Genocide recognition a 'childish mistake,' expert claims

The foreign policy expert calls the decision a 'childish mistake,' while leaders of Azerbaijan's Jewish communities urge Israeli lawmakers to oppose the move.

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Prof. Efraim Inbar speaks at a conference in Jerusalem, February 3, 2014.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the closing event of the SAHA 2026 International Defence and Aerospace Exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey, May 8, 2026.

Turkey grows stronger, hostility towards Israel increasing, academic expert warns

Prof. Yossi Shain addressed Israel’s recognition of the Armenian genocide, noting the issue has become political, and referred to what appears to be Turkey’s growing power as a result.

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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar attends an honorary session at Paraguay's bicameral Congress in Asuncion on November 24, 2025, as part of his official visit to the country.

Conscience or convenience: What's behind Israel's recognition of Armenian Genocide? -opinion

The moral question, however, never changed. If recognizing the Armenian tragedy is a moral imperative today, why was it not one in 2006, or in 1996?

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Members of the Azeri Jewish population.

Azerbaijan chief rabbi asks Knesset to reconsider recognition of Armenian Genocide - exclusive

Rabbi Shneur Segal, Chief Rabbi of the Ashkenazi Jewish Community of Azerbaijan, sent the letter to Ofir Katz, Chairman of the Likud Faction, on Monday following the Israeli government's vote.

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US candidates must recognize Armenian genocide - opinion

It was not until 2019 that the House overwhelmingly (405-11) passed a resolution recognizing the genocide, rejecting the denial of the massacre, and calling for educating the public about genocide.

APRIL 25, 2022BySHMULEY BOTEACH
TURKEY’S PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Joe Biden shake hands before a NATO summit in Brussels last month. Whatever tensions exist in US-Turkish relations have more to do with other issues such as Erdogan’s authoritarian actions.

Israel’s murky relationship with recognizing the Armenian genocide - analysis

While the Armenian genocide was a precursor to the Holocaust, there were also other Jewish connections to the tragedy of 1915.

APRIL 24, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
MK Mossi Raz at the ceremony marking the Armenian Genocide, in Armenia, April 24, 2022.

MK Mossi Raz marks Armenian genocide in Armenia

Raz: "I am happy about Israel's friendships with Turkey and Azerbaijan, but they are not a good reason to ignore what happened"

APRIL 24, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
MK Mossi Raz at the ceremony marking the Armenian Genocide, in Armenia, April 24, 2022..

107 years since Armenian genocide: MK Mossi Raz to take part in memorial

Israel has not yet recognized the mass murder of Armenians by the Ottoman Turks as genocide.

APRIL 24, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Members of the Armenian community attend a memorial march marking the 100th anniversary of the mass killings of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces in Jerusalem's Old City April 23, 2015

Israel should not fear Turkish in recognizing Armenian genocide - opinion

Many countries have been scared to recognize the Armenian genocide because of Turkey's possible reaction.

APRIL 5, 2022ByISRAEL WLEO GIOSUÈ CHARNY
MEMBERS OF the Armenian diaspora rally in front of the Turkish Embassy in Washington last year, after US President Joe Biden recognized that the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide.

Recognize Armenian genocide by April 24 - opinion

Like Israel, the US shamefully struggled for many years with its failure to recognize the Armenian Genocide because – very mistakenly and actually meekly – the US feared Turkish anger.

MARCH 14, 2022ByISRAEL WLEO GIOSUÈ CHARNY
MEMBERS OF the Armenian diaspora rally in front of the Turkish Embassy in Washington after US President Joe Biden recognized last year that the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide.

Turkey, Armenia to hold talks in Russia on normalizing ties

Turkey and Armenia have had no diplomatic or commercial ties for three decades and the talks are the first attempt to restore links since a 2009 peace accord that was never ratified.

JANUARY 14, 2022ByREUTERS
A Turkish flag, with the New and the Suleymaniye mosques in the background, flies on a passenger ferry in Istanbul, Turkey, April 11, 2019.

Israeli MKs submit bill to recognize Armenian Genocide

The bill was submitted by MKs Ya'acov Margi, Haim Biton, Moshe Arbel, Yuli Edelstein, Israel Katz and Yoav Kish.

NOVEMBER 9, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Members of the Armenian community in Israel attend a demonstration against Israel’s stance on the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks outside the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem; the sign on the left reads: ‘Judaism is for acknowledgement of Armenian Genocide, the State of Israel against?’

Book review: Israel’s Failed Responses to the Armenian Genocide

The title, Israel’s Failed Responses to the Armenian Genocide, tells it all in a nutshell. It is the story of denial, deception, hurt feelings and bad faith.

JULY 15, 2021ByJACK NUSAN PORTER
Israel’s Failed Response to the Armenian Genocide Israel W. Charny Academic Studies Press, 2021 288 pages; $26.95

Jewish scholar implores Israel to recognize all genocides

Professor Israel Charny outlined the alleged "immoral behaviors" of Israel's long-term Armenian genocide denial in a new book.

JULY 14, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Members of the Armenian community in Israel attend a demonstration against Israel’s stance on the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks outside the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem; the sign on the left reads: ‘Judaism is for acknowledgement of Armenian Genocide, the State of Israel against?’