Current sectionMiddle East NewsAzerbaijan's Foreign Ministry said the decision lacks a sound legal and scholarly basis and warned it would undermine efforts to achieve lasting peace and stability in the regionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeLiza Rozovskyand Jonathan Lis12:39 PM • June 29 2026 IDTAzerbaijan's government on Monday condemned Israel's recognition of the Armenian genocide, saying it could undermine efforts to achieve lasting peace and stability in the region.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:KnessetAzerbaijanIsrael–TurkeyIsraeli politicsGenocideGideon Sa'arCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIsrael-Lebanon DealIran AttackIsrael CrimeWest BankHezbollahHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIDF Officials on Lebanon Deal: 'Not Withdrawing From Anywhere Yet'Supporters of Genocide Have No Place in Israel's Next GovernmentIDF Troops Fired on in Southern Syria Amid Reports of Expanding Israeli PresenceFailure to Meet Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction: 'Ambition, Not Failure'Azerbaijan: Israeli Recognition of Armenian Genocide Is 'Unacceptable'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentA Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide DenierWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad LanderIsrael, the Country We Love, the Country We're Ashamed Of