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Israel Officially Recognized the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire

The Israeli government approved the relevant proposal by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar. This is the first official recognition of the Armenian Genocide at the Israeli government level.

Illustrative photo. Photo: AP Photo / Oded Balilty, File

According to Sa'ar, the decision was made "out of moral and historical obligation." He noted that for Jews and the state of the Jewish people, this is a moral duty, adding: "It's never too late to do the right thing."

This refers to events that began in April 1915 in the final years of the Ottoman Empire. At that time, hundreds of representatives of the Armenian intelligentsia were first arrested, deported, and killed in Constantinople, after which the systematic extermination of the Armenian population began. According to historians' estimates, about 1.5 million people died as a result.

To date, more than 30 states have officially recognized the Armenian Genocide, including the USA, a number of European Union countries, Canada, Russia, and Argentina.

Turkey recognizes the fact of mass deaths of Armenians in 1915 but disagrees with the use of the term "genocide" and disputes the estimates of the number of victims.

Previously, Israel refrained from official recognition, partly due to the risk of deteriorating relations with Turkey and the potential impact on its strategic partnership with Azerbaijan. Official Yerevan has not yet commented on the Israeli government's decision.

Comments3

  • Вопрос
    29.06.2026
    А признает ли палестинцев?
  • кек
    29.06.2026
    ну кто теперь скажет, что израиль и Москва не помогают друг другу? в то время когда Армения и Турция налаживают связи, евреи решили помочь Москве.
  • Gorliwy Litwin
    29.06.2026
    Вырастае новае пакаленне, якое ніякіх кніжак не чытае і ні ў якія афіцыйныя спісы і пастановы не глядзіць. Ані генацыд армянаў, ані Халакост ані Валынская разня ім не ўказ, яны бачаць свет праз папсовыя серыялы, трэш-блогераў і стэндапераў. Халакост, як думаюць многія, гэта ўвогуле клей. мабыць, і генацыд армянаў з валынню - таксама. Так што ўсе гэтыя высілкі нешта зафіксаваць нічога не значаць. Набліжаюцца іншыя генацыды, вось іх будуць памятаць - некаторы час.

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