Armenian genocide

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

States do not recognize genocides because they have suddenly discovered a moral conscience. They do so when it aligns with their political, strategic, diplomatic, or domestic interests.

|ByBEDROSS DER MATOSSIAN
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.
Prof. Efraim Inbar speaks at a conference in Jerusalem, February 3, 2014.

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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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

Jewish scholar implores Israel to recognize all genocides

Professor Israel Charny outlined the alleged "immoral behaviors" of Israel's long-term Armenian genocide denial in a new book.

JULY 14, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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?’

Jewish scholar calls on Israel government to recognize Armenian genocide

Israel Charny's new book reveals how Turkey pressured Israel to deny the Armenian genocide.

JULY 12, 2021ByJORDAN PIKE
Armenian genocide memorial in Lyon, France 311 (R)

Armenian Genocide: Time for Israel to call a spade a spade - opinion

By the end of the war, more than 90% of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire were gone, and many traces of their presence had been erased.

MAY 3, 2021ByNEVILLE TELLER
FATHER SARKIS PETOYAN from Saint Gregory The Illuminator Armenian Apostolic Church and members of the Armenian diaspora in the US gather in remembrance of the 1915 genocide, which was acknowledged by US President Joe Biden, at the Armenian Martyrs Monument in Montebello, California, last month.

US Senators urge tougher stance on Turkey’s human rights abuses

Turkey has established a new military base in Iraq and Turkish-backed extremists in Syria continue to threaten Kurds, Yazidis and Christians.

MAY 2, 2021BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A girl from the Yazidi sect fleeing the violence in Sinjar rests at the Iraqi-Syrian border crossing in Fishkhabour, Dohuk province, in 2014

Israel must recognize Armenian Genocide, not monopolize ours - opinion

Is it wise and moral to seek exclusivity of our own genocide – the Holocaust?

APRIL 27, 2021ByNADAV TAMIR
MEN HOLD Kurdish flags on Nowruz Day, marking the first day of spring, near Duhok, in Iraqi Kurdistan on March 20.

Letters to the Editor April 28, 2021: A note on the vote

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

APRIL 27, 2021ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Biden showed moral courage in recognizing the Armenian Genocide - opinion

Turkey has pulled every lever of influence at its disposal to prevent formal acknowledgment by the United States that Ottoman Turkey slaughtered 1.5 million Christian-minority Armenians.

APRIL 27, 2021BySHMULEY BOTEACH
MEMBERS OF the Armenian diaspora in the US gather last week in remembrance of the 1915 genocide, which was acknowledged by US President Joe Biden, at the Armenian Martyrs Memorial Monument in Montebello, California.

Jews didn't support the designation of the Armenian Genocide, why now?

Jewish lawmakers, as recently as 2007, were not in favor of designating the Armenian Genocide as such, yet today they do. What changed over time is the crumbling of the Turkey-Israel alliance.

APRIL 27, 2021ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
People wave Armenian and US flags in front of the US Embassy in the Armenian capital Yerevan after President Joe Biden recognized the 1915 killings of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide, April 24, 2021.

Erdogan urges Biden to reverse 'wrong step' on Armenian declaration

Turkey accepts that many Christian Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire were killed in WWI, but it contests the figures and denies that the killings were systematic or constitute a genocide.

APRIL 26, 2021ByREUTERS
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference following a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Turkey, December 14, 2020

Recognition of the Armenian Genocide was long-awaited

Israel’s delicate situation with Turkey is not nearly as important as it was, especially with Israel’s growing ties in the Arab world.

APRIL 26, 2021ByEMILY SCHRADER
MEMBERS OF the Armenian diaspora rally in front of the Turkish Embassy after US President Joe Biden recognized that the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide, in Washington last week.