US EditionIsrael's Netanyahu recognises Armenian genocide in a historic first
Netanyahu's acknowledgment marks a diplomatic shift amidst deteriorating Israel-Turkey relations and ongoing Gaza conflict, recognizing the deaths of approximately 1.5 million Armenians, Assyrians, and Greeks.
- On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally acknowledged that the Ottoman Empire was responsible for the mass extermination of Armenians, Assyrians, and Greeks in the early 20th century, recognizing these events as genocide.
- This recognition follows decades of international acknowledgment by over 30 governments despite Turkey's firm denial and longstanding Israeli reluctance due to ties with Ankara that have recently worsened amid the Gaza conflict.
- Netanyahu made this statement during a podcast hosted by Armenian-born Patrick Bet-David, who questioned why Israel had not previously recognized the genocide despite the Knesset committee's 2016 resolution urging such acknowledgment.
- Netanyahu confirmed, saying, "Yeah, I just did," signaling a personal endorsement that places Israel among nations openly addressing these historical events, estimated to have caused 1.5 million deaths between 1915 and 1917.
- The move may intensify diplomatic tensions with Turkey, which supports Hamas and disputes genocide claims, especially as relations deteriorate amid Israel's ongoing war and siege in Gaza.
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Accused of perpetrating genocide in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu used the same term to describe the massacres of Armenians who killed between 600,000 and 1.5 million people in 1915. This subject is extremely sensitive in Turkey, and Benyamin Netanyahu's comments have prompted the Turkish authorities to react.
In a first, Netanyahu recognises Armenian genocide as Israel-Turkey ties strain over Hamas support
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu publicly acknowledged the Ottoman Empire’s genocide of Armenians, Greeks and Assyrians, marking a shift in Israel’s stance amid strained relations with Turkey over Hamas.
For Ankara, the recognition by the Israeli Prime Minister of the events of 1915 as "genocide" is an attempt to "explore past tragedies for political ends" to cover crimes committed in Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly acknowledged Tuesday for the first time the genocide carried out against Armenians, Assyrians and Greeks by Ottoman Turkey in the early twentieth century.]]>
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