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Azerbaijan Slams Ally Israel’s Recognition of Armenian Genocide
Azerbaijan said the move could hurt bilateral ties and deepen regional divisions, as more than two dozen countries already recognize the killings.
- On Monday, Azerbaijan denounced Israel's decision to recognize the World War I massacres of Armenians as a genocide, with the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry calling the move of "serious concern."
- Successive Israeli governments had avoided formally recognizing the Armenian Genocide to preserve relations with Turkey, Azerbaijan's closest foreign partner and the region's historical actor in the 1915 events.
- Rabbi Zamir Isayev, a leader of Azerbaijan's Jewish community, criticized the decision on Monday as "wrong, one-sided and politically motivated," arguing the events of 1915 require objective historical examination.
- Turkey also condemned Israel's decision on Sunday, with its Foreign Ministry claiming the recognition was a "political decision intended to whitewash crimes" committed by the Israeli army against the Palestinian population in Gaza.
- More than two dozen countries recognize the killings as a genocide, while Azerbaijan and Armenia are ratcheting down tensions to finalize a comprehensive peace deal despite the diplomatic rupture.
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Total News Sources18
Leaning Left6Leaning Right4Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left
50% Left
L 50%
C 17%
R 33%
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