Israel's Prime Minister, Netanyahu, reportedly fabricated a statement, claiming Israel had acknowledged the Armenian Genocide. However, according to the report, Netanyahu himself has yet to officially recognise this historical tragedy.
Israel's stance on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide has been a complex issue, influenced by its relations with Turkey and concerns about the unique status of the Holocaust.
In 2021, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a historic statement recognising the Armenian Genocide. However, it's important to clarify that as of Tuesday, Israel has not officially recognised the Armenian Genocide. Netanyahu's claim that the Israeli Parliament has already passed a resolution recognising the genocide is, in fact, false.
The Israeli Parliament's Education, Culture, and Sports Committee recognised the Armenian Genocide in 2016. Yet, the parliament itself has failed to adopt resolutions for recognition in 2007, 2011, and 2018. The most recent rejection came in 2018, when a bill for recognition was turned down after a debate on the issue.
Israel's ex-president, Reuven Rivlin, was an advocate for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide as Parliamentary Speaker but refrained from using the term 'genocide' in a 2015 UN address on the centenary of the Armenian Genocide.
The diplomatic tensions between Turkey and Israel, particularly over the war in Gaza, have influenced Netanyahu's statements on the Armenian Genocide. For instance, he made a statement on the Armenian Genocide on Tuesday, amid these tensions.
The recognition of the Armenian Genocide remains a highly politicized issue for Israel. Over 30 countries have recognised the Armenian Genocide, including the US under President Joe Biden's administration in 2021. However, since Biden's departure from office, the US appears to be shying away from using the term 'genocide' when discussing the Armenian Genocide.
Armenia's top foreign policy priority is not the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide. Instead, it focuses on ensuring peace and stability around Armenia, as well as the normalization and development of relations with neighbouring states.
The recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Israel is a topic of debate among political analysts. Hakob Badalyan, for example, wrote on Facebook that Netanyahu, as a war criminal carrying out genocide in Gaza, should not speak about the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. On the other hand, Aram Hamparian, the Executive Director of the Armenian National Committee of America, has called for a sharp break with Israel's military alliance with Azerbaijan and public pressure on Turkey to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide if Netanyahu's recognition is to be more than a tactical cover for Israeli transgressions.
In March 2024, Netanyahu warned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over his criticism of Israeli conduct in the war. This warning underscores the complex and sensitive nature of the relationship between Israel and Turkey, a relationship that continues to influence Israel's stance on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
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