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Sa'ar to bring Armenian Genocide recognition to vote, cites Israel's 'moral, historical duty'

As of 2026, 32 UN member states, including the United States, Canada, Russia, and Germany, have formally recognized the genocide.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar attends an honorary session at Paraguay's bicameral Congress in Asuncion on November 24, 2025, as part of his official visit to the country.
Visitors view the Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, at the British Museum in London on January 9, 2023.

Greece calls for return of Parthenon Statues from British Museum at UNESCO, backed by 20 countries

The Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.

Armenian Quarter residents descend from genocide survivors, bishop says ahead of exclusive tours

Colonel Sir Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes (left) and François Marie Denis Georges-Picot (Illustrative).

Sykes-Picot should be replaced by a new Trump-Netanyahu regional order - opinion


Commemorating ‘Sayfo’: The untold genocide of the Aramean Christians

“In my view, we must cultivate and strengthen our community’s sense of collective identity not to seclude ourselves, but to fit in and take part in our societies,” says Khalloul, Aramean activist.

  'I am Aramean' T shirt with Aramean Eagle and Flame Symbol

1918: Returning Torah scrolls to Tel Aviv, Jaffa after WWI

The return of the Jews to their homes and religious sanctuaries after the exile forced upon them by the Turkish governor during World War I.

 Sephardi chief Rabbi Ben-Zion Uziel delivers blessings at the cornerstone ceremony  for the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot with Chaim Weizmann (seated) on June 3, 1946

Grapevine August 24, 2023: Remembering Shimon Peres

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 THEN-FOREIGN MINISTER David Levy (left) meets with André Azoulay, the adviser of the Moroccan king, in 2000.

Family seeks recognition for ancestor forcibly recruited to Ottoman army, died in service

The Turkish army forced Moshe Efroni, one of the pioneers of the first aliyah, to enlist during the First World War, else he be deported with his family back to Russia.

 The surrender of Jerusalem, December 9, 1917.

Antiquities robbers caught desecrating ancient well looking for lost treasure

It is suspected that the members of the squad were looking for a hidden treasure, which — according to a legend circulating in the south — was buried in a well, located inside a cave.

 The opening of a cave in the Maaravim ruins

On this day: 105th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration

105-years-ago, Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour wrote a letter that made history.

Lord Arthur James Balfour and the text of the Balfour Declaration

On the Turkish-Syrian border, a city’s last Jews watch the ending of an epoch

A symbol composed of a Star of David entwined with a Christian cross and Islamic crescent has practically become the city’s logo.

Turkish Jews join to blessing prayers of Mi Sheberah by Chief Rabbi Izhak Haleva at Neve Shalom synagogue in Istanbul

How to follow Ze'ev Jabotinsky's footsteps in Jerusalem

In honor of his 82nd yahrzeit, I suggest a list of locations linked to his activities in Jerusalem from which one can create an itinerary for a walk in his footsteps.

 ZE’EV (VLADMIR) JABOTISKY with wife Yohanna and son Eri: Reunited in Jerusalem.

Turkey, Armenia hold 'constructive' talks on mending ties

The two countries are at odds over several issues, primarily the 1.5 million people Armenia says were killed in 1915 by the Ottoman Empire, the precursor to modern Turkey.

 Members of the Armenian diaspora rally in front of the Turkish Embassy

In this Turkish city, historic synagogues are seeing new life

Izmir will soon get a taste of what it was like when it was home to the third largest Jewish community in the Ottoman empire.

 The Shalom synagogue is part of the Izmir Jewish Heritage project.