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.

|ByNADAV TAMIR
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

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.

|ByLARRY LUXNER/JTA
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

Israel’s recognition of the Armenian genocide may carry diplomatic costs that reach beyond Turkey.

|ByROMAN GUREVICH
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

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

Turkey summons US amb. over Armenian Genocide recognition

Biden said on Saturday that the 1915 killings constituted genocide, a historic declaration that infuriated Turkey and further strained frayed ties between the two NATO allies.

APRIL 25, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks at Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey, October 7, 2019

Lapid calls on Israel to join Biden in recognizing Armenian Genocide

In recent years, there has also been a concern over recognition impacting relations with Azerbaijan, a major supplier of oil to Israel, which fought a war with Armenia last year.

APRIL 24, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
YESH ATID Party head Yair Lapid addresses a conference in Jerusalem last week.

Joe Biden recognizes 1915 massacres as Armenian Genocide

"The American people honor all those Armenians who perished in the genocide that began 106 years ago today," Biden said in a statement.

APRIL 24, 2021ByREUTERS
US President Joe Biden stands in front of Air Force One.

Biden told Erdogan he plans to call 1915 massacres of Armenians genocide

The call was also a day before Armenian Remembrance Day when Biden is expected to break away from decades of carefully calibrated White House statements.

APRIL 24, 2021ByREUTERS
US President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, US, March 15, 2021

Biden’s recognition of Armenian Genocide shows Turkey’s fading influence

Previous US presidents have avoided using the term ‘genocide’ out of fear of angering key NATO ally

APRIL 23, 2021ByKRISTINA JOVANOVSKI/THE MEDIA LINE
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference following a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Turkey, December 14, 2020

Israel must recognize the Armenian Genocide - editorial

For the world to ensure that these atrocities do not happen again, we have to be clear about what they are.

APRIL 22, 2021ByJPOST EDITORIAL
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?’

Biden expected to recognize massacre of Armenians as genocide - WSJ

US President Biden is expected to formally recognize the genocide of the 1.5 million Armenian men, women, and children who lost their lives under the Ottoman Empire.

APRIL 22, 2021ByREUTERS
Demonstrators hold candles and pictures of Armenian victims during a commemoration for the victims of mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in the Armenian Genocide, in Istanbul April 23, 2015.

Glimpse of Paradise: A colorful history of Armenian ceramics in Jerusalem

Jerusalem Armenian ceramic was introduced during the Mandate Period by the British.

APRIL 20, 2021ByJUDITH SUDILOVSKY
The mosaic designed for the Rockefeller Museum by Armenian artisan David Ohanessian decorates a fountain niche juxtaposed with larger-than-life ceramic beads created by Bezalel students

Biden recognizing Armenian Genocide is righting a historic wrong - opinion

Only in 2019 did the United States pass a resolution recognizing the massacre; yet, as of now, a US president has yet to do so. Are the tides finally turning?

MARCH 29, 2021ByEMILY SCHRADER
ARMENIAN PRESIDENT Armen Sarkissian takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at Yad Vashem – The World Holocaust Remembrance Center, in Jerusalem last year.

Dozens of Israelis make their way to Jerusalem in support of Armenia

The pro-Armenia protesters were seen coming in a long convoy of cars covered in red, blue and yellow - the colors that make up the Armenian flag.

OCTOBER 18, 2020ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
Dozens of cars covered with the colors of the Armenian flag make their way to the Knesset in Jerusalem to show support in Armenia and protest against Israel's defense cooperation with Azerbaijan, October 17, 2020.