Armenian genocide

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A man holds a placard as members of the Armenian diaspora in the U.S. rally to mark the anniversary of the 1915 genocide, in Los Angeles, California, US April 24, 2021.
People gather at a memorial site to commemorate the dead in the 1915 mass killing of Armenians, in Yerevan, 2006

It’s time for Israel to recognize the Armenian genocide - opinion

A document in a Thessaloniki museum shows the papers used to travel from the city, then known as Salonica, to British Mandate Palestine  before World War II.

Thessaloniki’s Armenian minority and Jewish past are bound by a shared history of genocide

Members of the Armenian community attend a memorial march marking the 100th anniversary of the mass killings of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces in Jerusalem's Old City April 23, 2015.

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Amid genocide row, Turkish diplomat pays respect at ANZAC memorial -analysis

ANZAC Day commemorates the massacre of Australian and New Zealand soldiers by Turkish troops in Gallipoli in 1915. While Turkey has not conceded to the genocide, it has paid its respects.

Horsemen and women from Australia and New Zealand participate in the Reenactment of the Cavalry Charge in the Beer Sheba River National Park, as part of events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC liberation of Beer Sheba in World War I, on October 31, 2017. Members of the reeactment pro

Armenia PM steps down to clear way for early elections

He said on his Facebook page he was returning power received from citizens to them, so they could decide the future of the government through free and fair elections.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaks during his address to the nation in Yerevan, Armenia November 12, 2020. Armenian Prime Minister Press Service/Tigran Mehrabyan/PAN Photo via REUTERS

Why has Israel not yet recognized the Armenian Genocide?

RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS: Have Israel’s diplomatic, military and economic concerns trumped its moral imperative?

CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER Justin Trudeau takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan in 2018. Will an Israeli leader do the same one day?

Biden ends decades of US appeasement of Turkey, recognizes genocide - analysis

The level of appeasement and catering to endless threats from Ankara has no parallel in US history.

TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan and then-US vice president Joe Biden chat after their meeting in Istanbul in 2016.

Turkey’s genocide blackmail: Threats to work closer with Iran and Russia

The Biden administration has called Turkey’s bluff: that it might leave NATO because it is angry to hear the word “genocide” – and that Ankara should never be offended, but can do what it wants.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia March 5, 2020.

Turkey summons US amb. over Armenian Genocide recognition

Biden said on Saturday that the 1915 killings constituted genocide, a historic declaration that infuriated Turkey and further strained frayed ties between the two NATO allies.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks at Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey, October 7, 2019

Lapid calls on Israel to join Biden in recognizing Armenian Genocide

In recent years, there has also been a concern over recognition impacting relations with Azerbaijan, a major supplier of oil to Israel, which fought a war with Armenia last year.

YESH ATID Party head Yair Lapid addresses a conference in Jerusalem last week.

Joe Biden recognizes 1915 massacres as Armenian Genocide

"The American people honor all those Armenians who perished in the genocide that began 106 years ago today," Biden said in a statement.

US President Joe Biden stands in front of Air Force One.

Biden told Erdogan he plans to call 1915 massacres of Armenians genocide

The call was also a day before Armenian Remembrance Day when Biden is expected to break away from decades of carefully calibrated White House statements.

US President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, US, March 15, 2021

Biden’s recognition of Armenian Genocide shows Turkey’s fading influence

Previous US presidents have avoided using the term ‘genocide’ out of fear of angering key NATO ally

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference following a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Turkey, December 14, 2020