Share 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 formatSubscribe01:20 AM • June 30 2026 IDT"This isn't retaliation for Turkey's overt hostility, horrific rhetoric and hostile actions toward Israel under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's leadership," Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said of the cabinet's decision to recognize the Armenian genocide. "But the fact that Turkey promotes false narratives about Israel doesn't grant it immunity from the historical truth." Those harsh words are in fact true, and the cabinet did the right thing by recognizing the genocide.In the NewsIsraeli Recognition of Armenian Genocide Is the Right Move - Even as RetaliationNetanyahu's Graft Trial Has Been an Inglorious Failure. Blame the JudgesIn Haifa, the 'Putin Aliyah' and Despairing Arab Citizens Warn of a Dire FutureIsrael Can't Afford More Deals With the ultra-OrthodoxPoll: Eisenkot Momentum Grows After Seat Gain, Opposition Holds AdvantageRemembering 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 ImminentIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsA 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 Lander
Analysis • Israeli recognition of Armenian Genocide is the right move - even as retaliation
Israel-Turkey relations have plunged to an unprecedented low but Ankara views official recognition of the massacre as an unforgivable act. Will Erdoğan finally decide to break all remaining diplomatic ties?












