Armenian genocide

Armenia’s Jews hope Israeli recognition of 1915 Ottoman genocide will jumpstart bilateral ties

Both Turkey and its ally, Azerbaijan, immediately condemned the Cabinet vote; the chief rabbi of Azerbaijan’s Ashkenazi congregation in Baku, Shneur Segal, has already urged Israel to reverse it.

Members of Armenia’s Russian-speaking Jewish community, along with invited Muslim guests from Egypt and Lebanon, attend a Shabbat dinner July 3, 2026, in Yerevan.
Azerbaijani civilians killed during the Khojaly Genocide in February 1992, when Armenian armed forces, with the support of the former Soviet 366th regiment, seized the town of Khojaly in Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Israel’s Armenia decision could cost it its closest regional friend - opinion

 Members of the Armenian diaspora rally in front of the Turkish Embassy after U.S. President Joe Biden recognized that the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide in Washington, U.S., April 24, 2021.

Israel recognizing Armenian Genocide doesn't go far enough – they must protect Armenians - opinion

Prof. Efraim Inbar speaks at a conference in Jerusalem, February 3, 2014.

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


Lapid calls on Israel to join Biden in recognizing Armenian Genocide

In recent years, there has also been a concern over recognition impacting relations with Azerbaijan, a major supplier of oil to Israel, which fought a war with Armenia last year.

YESH ATID Party head Yair Lapid addresses a conference in Jerusalem last week.

Joe Biden recognizes 1915 massacres as Armenian Genocide

"The American people honor all those Armenians who perished in the genocide that began 106 years ago today," Biden said in a statement.

US President Joe Biden stands in front of Air Force One.

Biden told Erdogan he plans to call 1915 massacres of Armenians genocide

The call was also a day before Armenian Remembrance Day when Biden is expected to break away from decades of carefully calibrated White House statements.

US President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, US, March 15, 2021

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

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.