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


Recognize the Armenian genocide

In a prelude to the Holocaust and the crimes of ISIS, the slaughter of Armenians was an opening to a hundred years of similar mass murder events.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks to Defence Minister Hulusi Akar on the phone at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, October 9, 2019

U.S. House recognizes Armenian genocide, backs Turkey sanctions

The Democratic-controlled House voted 405-11 in favor of the resolution, which asserts that it is U.S. policy to commemorate as genocide the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) administers the oath of office to House members and delegates of the U.S. House of Representatives at the start of the 116th Congress inside the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2019

Armenia’s Jewish problem

But facts on the ground occasionally dictate otherwise – particularly in Armenia, one of the world’s oldest Christian nations.

‘DIFFERENT FROM our neighbors’: Armenia today.

MKs call on Israel to recognize Armenian Genocide

“The time has come to stop giving in to Turkish pressure," Yair Lapid said.

Yair Lapid

Are Israeli-Armenian relations warming up?

With Armenian Christmas set to be celebrated in the Holy Land on January 18, we take a closer look at this republic in the Caucasus.

‘DIFFERENT FROM our neighbors’: Armenia today.

Another anti-Israeli article in the American pro-Armenian press

the American Armenian newspaper Asbarez published a hostile antisemitic and anti-Israeli article, called “What Would Happen If an Armenian Diplomat Questions the term Holocaust while in Israel?"

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Recognizing the Armenian Genocide

The Knesset considers what may be a controversial move as Israel’s ties with Turkey are strained over Gaza.

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?’

Netanyahu blocks Armenian Genocide recognition

"This discussion could would help [Turkish President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan in the elections," the Foreign Ministry said.

Supporters listen to the speech by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during a rally for the upcoming referendum in Istanbul, Turkey

Knesset Speaker pulls Armenian Genocide recognition from Knesset agenda

The vote on recognizing the Armenian Genocide, in which 1.5 million Armenians were murdered by the Ottoman Empire during World War I, was originally set for Tuesday.

Tamar Zandberg speaks at Knesset

Knesset approves motion on recognizing Armenian Genocide

“This is our moral and historic obligation,” MK Tamar Zandberg said. “Some things are above politics.”

Tamar Zandberg speaks at Knesset