Armenian genocide

Armenian lobby escalates criticism of Israel, cites 'Jewish traditions'

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A man holds a placard as members of the Armenian diaspora in the U.S. rally to mark the anniversary of the 1915 genocide, in Los Angeles, California, US April 24, 2021.
People gather at a memorial site to commemorate the dead in the 1915 mass killing of Armenians, in Yerevan, 2006

It’s time for Israel to recognize the Armenian genocide - opinion

A document in a Thessaloniki museum shows the papers used to travel from the city, then known as Salonica, to British Mandate Palestine  before World War II.

Thessaloniki’s Armenian minority and Jewish past are bound by a shared history of genocide

Members of the Armenian community attend a memorial march marking the 100th anniversary of the mass killings of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces in Jerusalem's Old City April 23, 2015.

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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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Turkey says it will respond in time to 'outrageous' US genocide statement

Turkey accepts that many Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire were killed in clashes with Ottoman forces in World War One, but denies the killings constitute a genocide.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a symbolic funeral prayer for the former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi at the courtyard of Fatih Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, June 18, 2019.

Here's how Ankara uses genocide as blackmail - analysis

Turkey has threatened for years that it would rapidly move to sanction the US and ally with Iran, China and Russia or other US enemies, if the US would recognize the Armenian Genocide.

Supporters of Turkey counter-protest members of the Armenian diaspora as they 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, US, April 24, 2021.