Denial of the 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.

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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.
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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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.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Members of the Armenian community in Jaffa perform a pray during a memorial service held to mark the 106th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, at the Armenian Church of Saint Nicholas, in Jaffa, April 24, 2021.

Israel officially recognizes Armenian Genocide after decades of diplomatic friction - analysis

Israel’s recognition of the genocide has been decades in the making. It's been a strange aspect of Israel’s history that, for many years, the Armenian genocide was downplayed in official circles.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Turkey summons Vatican ambassador over Pope's genocide comment

Ankara also calls ambassador to the Holy See back to Turkey after pontiff's remarks on Armenia.

APRIL 12, 2015ByREUTERS
Pope Francis and Erdogan

An open letter to Mahmoud Abbas

Mr. Abbas, please note that your inappropriate speech, following your attempts to slander the Israeli people, won’t stop me and many others in Israel from continuing bring peace to the region.

OCTOBER 5, 2014ByYORAM DORI
Palestinians marching with a poster of Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah.

No holds barred: Holocaust denial and the Rwandan genocide

Writers like French find it easy to condemn countries for taking the fight to their enemies rather than continuing to be sitting ducks.

APRIL 28, 2014BySHMULEY BOTEACH
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Jeannette Kagame and African Union Commission Chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma participate in the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the genocide, in the Rwandan capital Kigali on April 7.