Israeli PM Netanyahu says he recognizes Armenian ‘genocide’ as tensions with Turkey deepen

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 Amid worsening relations with Turkey due to Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has for the first time said he recognizes the mass killing of Armenians and other Christians during the World War I as “genocide,” marking a dramatic break with Israel’s decades-long refusal to do so, Israeli media outlets reported.

Asked on Tuesday by Patrick Bet-David on his podcast why Israel does not recognize the Armenian “genocide,” Netanyahu said, “I think we have. I think the Knesset passed a resolution to that effect,” though no such legislation has been passed into law.

Bet-David is an American businessman, media personality and podcaster who was born into a Christian family of Assyrian and Armenian descent in Iran.

Pressed on why no Israeli prime minister has recognized the genocide, Netanyahu responded, “I just did. Here you go.”

Armenia and some historians say Ottoman forces massacred and deported more than 1.5 million Armenians during World War I between 1915 and 1917.

More than 30 countries have recognized the killings as genocide so far, a charge vehemently rejected by Turkey. Israel has not been one of them.

Ankara admits nonetheless that up to 500,000 Armenians were killed in fighting, massacres or by starvation during mass deportations from eastern Anatolia.

Netanyahu’s remarks come amid worsening relations with Turkey due to Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza, which has so far claimed more than 62,000 lives.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has repeatedly accused Israel of “genocidal behavior” and compared the actions of the administration of Netanyahu to those seen in Nazi Germany.

In May 2024 Turkey halted all direct trade with Israel in response to mounting domestic criticism of Israel’s military actions in Gaza.

In November 2024 Erdoğan announced that Turkey was severing diplomatic ties with Israel due to the country’s refusal to end the Gaza war.

However, the Turkish government has faced protests and accusations for allegedly continuing trade with Israel while adopting a harsh anti-Israeli rhetoric.

Israel launched its military campaign in Gaza following a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023 that resulted in the death of 1,206 people and the taking of some 250 hostages.

Turkey accuses Netanyahu of trying to cover up Gaza bloodshed

Turkey’s foreign ministry was quick to respond to Netanyahu’s remarks on Armenian “genocide” on Wednesday, denouncing them as a bid to cover up the bloodshed in Gaza.

“Netanyahu’s statement regarding the events of 1915 is an attempt to exploit past tragedies for political reasons,” the ministry said in a statement in response to the remarks by the Israeli leader.

“Netanyahu, who is on trial for his role in the genocide committed against the Palestinian people, is attempting to cover up the crimes he and his government have committed,” the ministry statement said.

Israel has dismissed accusations of genocide in Gaza as “blatant lies.”

Netanyahu is not currently on trial on such a charge, although the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrants for him and his former defense minister Yoav Gallant over alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes in Israel’s war in Gaza — including using starvation as a method of warfare.

In December 2023, South Africa brought a case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) alleging that Israel’s Gaza offensive breached the 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. Judges are examining the charge.

Source https://www.turkishminute.com/2025/08/27/israeli-pm-netanyahu-says-he-recognizes-armenian-genocide-as-tensions-with-turkey-deepen/

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