Israel Foreign Minister to Propose Recognizing Armenian Mass Killings as Genocide

Is this a moral obligation or a cynical political tactic in the feud between Turkey and Israel?

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Israel Foreign Minister to Propose Recognizing Armenian Mass Killings as Genocide

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Above: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar during a visit to Fiji on June 2. Image credit: Leon Lord/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-Israel narrative

As the survivors of a genocide, it's the moral and historical obligation of Israel to formally recognize the Armenian genocide. Equally, Israel must take measures against those who minimize, deny or distort the reality of what happened.

Gideon Sa'ar on X

Anti-Israel narrative

While recognizing the Armenian genocide is the morally correct thing to do, it shouldn't be cheapened by being used as a cynical political tool in the rivalry between Israel and Turkey.

Armenian Report