Sa'ar to submit resolution recognizing Armenian Genocide
Sa'ar says the move would formally recognize the genocide and condemn denial, as 32 countries have already done.
- Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced Thursday that he will submit a resolution for the government to formally recognize the Armenian Genocide, framing this acknowledgment as a moral and historical duty.
- Spearheaded by the Ottoman Empire's Committee of Union and Progress, the 1915 campaign resulted in approximately 1.5 million deaths through forced labor and death marches toward the Syrian desert.
- While 32 countries have formally recognized the genocide, Israel has historically hesitated due to fluctuating strategic ties with Turkey; the draft resolution condemns state-backed campaigns to deny these events.
- If the government approves the measure at the upcoming meeting, the resolution will move to the Knesset for a vote, representing a shift prioritizing historical memory over diplomatic friction with Ankara.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz wrote two years ago that Turkey committed a Holocaust against the Armenians, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed recognition last year, signaling gradual policy evolution.
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Israeli FM pushes Armenian Genocide recognition as tensions with Turkey escalate
The proposal, which comes after years of inconsistency regarding Israel's stance on the matter, emphasizes that Israel will recognize the Armenian genocide committed in the late Ottoman Empire period, and condemn any attempt to deny, minimize or distort it
Israel FM Saar to seek official recognition of 'Armenian Genocide'; Cabinet to vote on Sunday
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Thursday (local time) announced that he will present a proposal at the Israeli government's next meeting on Sunday to officially recognise the 'Armenian Genocide', calling it a "moral and historical obligation", with the resolution to be brought before the Knesset (Israeli parliament) after cabinet approval.
Israel to weigh first official recognition of Armenian genocide amid tensions with Tu
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar will ask the government to approve a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide on the basis of a ‘moral and historical duty,’ a move likely to anger Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as Washington considers selling F-35 jets to Ankara
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