Armenian genocide

Recognition of Armenian Genocide belongs to Israel, not to one government - opinion

The Knesset's postponement need not be a setback. If the next parliament completes the process, recognition of the Armenian Genocide should be completed in order to do the right thing.

The Knesset plenum is seen during a vote on the communications reform, in Jerusalem, July 16, 2026
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.

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

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


Turkey, Armenia to hold talks in Russia on normalizing ties

Turkey and Armenia have had no diplomatic or commercial ties for three decades and the talks are the first attempt to restore links since a 2009 peace accord that was never ratified.

A Turkish flag, with the New and the Suleymaniye mosques in the background, flies on a passenger ferry in Istanbul, Turkey, April 11, 2019.

Israeli MKs submit bill to recognize Armenian Genocide

The bill was submitted by MKs Ya'acov Margi, Haim Biton, Moshe Arbel, Yuli Edelstein, Israel Katz and Yoav Kish.

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?’

Book review: Israel’s Failed Responses to the Armenian Genocide

The title, Israel’s Failed Responses to the Armenian Genocide, tells it all in a nutshell. It is the story of denial, deception, hurt feelings and bad faith.

Israel’s Failed Response to the Armenian Genocide Israel W. Charny Academic Studies Press, 2021 288 pages; $26.95

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.

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.

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.

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.