Current sectionIsrael NewsShare 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 formatSubscribeChildren placing flowers at the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan in April to mark the 111th anniversary of the massacre. Credit: Anthony Pizzoferrato/Middle East Images via ReutersThe real reason for Israel's recognition of the Armenian genocide is not a belated moral revelation or a principled stance against historical revisionism. It's all about the 'big gift bag' that Trump is preparing for Turkey's ErdoganEsther Solomon08:12 PM • June 29 2026 IDTSince when was recognizing genocide a way to stick it to your geopolitical opponents? When the country recognizing the Armenian genocide is Netanyahu's Israel – and the real targets of its performative act are Turkey's Recep Tayyib Erdogan and America's Donald Trump.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel–TurkeyRecep Tayyip ErdoganTurkeyBenjamin NetanyahuDonald TrumpAzerbaijanGenocideGideon Sa'arCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIsrael-Lebanon DealIran AttackIsrael CrimeWest BankHezbollahHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu Trolls Trump and Turkey: Why Israel Recognized the Armenian GenocideQatar and Turkey Could Be the Winners in Trump's Fractured Israel RelationshipNetanyahu Says Trial Is Political Persecution; Judges Back Dropping Bribe ChargeDetailed Diagrams of Tanks and Drones: Ukraine Exposing Russian Weaponry OnlineIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsRemembering 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 LanderIsraeli Killed in Montreal Attack, Shooter Allegedly Linked to Incel Ideology