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?

|ByDR. ELINA BARDACH-YALOV
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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Biden’s recognition of Armenian Genocide shows Turkey’s fading influence

Previous US presidents have avoided using the term ‘genocide’ out of fear of angering key NATO ally

APRIL 23, 2021ByKRISTINA JOVANOVSKI/THE MEDIA LINE
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference following a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Turkey, December 14, 2020

Israel must recognize the Armenian Genocide - editorial

For the world to ensure that these atrocities do not happen again, we have to be clear about what they are.

APRIL 22, 2021ByJPOST EDITORIAL
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?’

Biden expected to recognize massacre of Armenians as genocide - WSJ

US President Biden is expected to formally recognize the genocide of the 1.5 million Armenian men, women, and children who lost their lives under the Ottoman Empire.

APRIL 22, 2021ByREUTERS
Demonstrators hold candles and pictures of Armenian victims during a commemoration for the victims of mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in the Armenian Genocide, in Istanbul April 23, 2015.

Glimpse of Paradise: A colorful history of Armenian ceramics in Jerusalem

Jerusalem Armenian ceramic was introduced during the Mandate Period by the British.

APRIL 20, 2021ByJUDITH SUDILOVSKY
The mosaic designed for the Rockefeller Museum by Armenian artisan David Ohanessian decorates a fountain niche juxtaposed with larger-than-life ceramic beads created by Bezalel students

Biden recognizing Armenian Genocide is righting a historic wrong - opinion

Only in 2019 did the United States pass a resolution recognizing the massacre; yet, as of now, a US president has yet to do so. Are the tides finally turning?

MARCH 29, 2021ByEMILY SCHRADER
ARMENIAN PRESIDENT Armen Sarkissian takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at Yad Vashem – The World Holocaust Remembrance Center, in Jerusalem last year.

Dozens of Israelis make their way to Jerusalem in support of Armenia

The pro-Armenia protesters were seen coming in a long convoy of cars covered in red, blue and yellow - the colors that make up the Armenian flag.

OCTOBER 18, 2020ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
Dozens of cars covered with the colors of the Armenian flag make their way to the Knesset in Jerusalem to show support in Armenia and protest against Israel's defense cooperation with Azerbaijan, October 17, 2020.

‘Counter-terrorism’ in Turkey’s foreign policy: Old wine in a new bottle?

Since the 1980s, Ankara has drawn on the usage of counter-terrorism. More specifically, Ankara used this discourse to undermine Armenian diaspora claims for genocide recognition.

OCTOBER 3, 2020ByELDAD BEN AHARON
ARMENIAN SOLDIERS ride in the back of a truck in the breakaway region of Nagorno Karabakh last week. The Caucasus region experienced several rounds of conflict after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia is one of the most notable disputes.

Armenian PM says Turkey taking new genocidal path

The presidents of France, Russia and the United States called on Thursday for an immediate ceasefire between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces.

OCTOBER 2, 2020ByREUTERS
An Armenian protester holds a banner reading ‘1915 never again’ as she takes part in a demonstration near the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg in January

Israel should rethink its relationship with Azerbaijan - opinion

Azerbaijan, a close ally of Turkey and fellow denier of the Armenian Genocide, has actively sought the eradication of the region’s indigenous Armenian inhabitants and traces of their millennia-old civilization.

JULY 21, 2020ByALEX GALITSKY
Flag of Azerbaijan

Kim Kardashian West endorses spoken word album about Armenian genocide

Kardashian is of Armenian heritage, Friday marked the 105th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.

APRIL 25, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Kim Kardashian