Israel recognizes Armenian genocide amid tensions with Turkey – POLITICO

Israel’s government unanimously voted on Sunday to formally recognize the Armenian genocide, amid worsening ties with Turkey.

“Despite the extensive and unambiguous historical documentation, the Armenian genocide remains to this day the subject of an institutionalized campaign of denial and minimization, including a manipulative rewriting of history, mainly by the Turkish government,” Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said at a cabinet meeting.

“It is widely believed that the Ottoman Empire committed crimes amounting to genocide in a systematic manner, with the aim of destroying the Armenian people,” he added.