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Israel has adopted a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide

Israel has adopted a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide

The Israeli government on Sunday approved a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Jewish state said.
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“A historic decision. The Israeli government has unanimously approved Foreign Minister Gideon Saar’s proposal to recognize the Armenian Genocide,” the ministry said in a statement.

 

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Israel has long avoided official recognition of the genocide, however, against the background of deteriorating relations with Turkey in recent years, it has taken some steps to recognize the fact of persecution.

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In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Ottoman Empire carried out regular persecution of Armenians.

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In particular, in 1915, according to a number of historians, more than 1.5 million representatives of this people were killed. The fact of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire has been recognized by 23 states, as well as the European Parliament and the World Council of Churches.

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