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 formatSubscribeCommemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide at the Cathedral of Saint James in Jerusalem, 2015. Credit: Olivier FitoussiThe recognition comes just as Armenia is trying to normalize relations with Turkey, and hits Azeribaijan, a close Israeli ally, right in a sore spot. According to a diplomatic source, the recognition was 'pulled out of mothballs'04:59 AM • July 03 2026 IDTFor Nathaniel Trubkin, head of the "Jewish House" nonprofit in Yerevan, Armenia's capital, the news that Israel's government decided to recognize the Armenian genocide was cause for celebration.In the NewsIsrael Chose Bad Time to Recognize Armenian Genocide. Especially for ArmeniaTrump Hails 'Denuking of Iran,' Claims Tehran Has Agreed to All U.S. DemandsWhat Stands in the Way of Israel Persecuting the Journalists It Hates?'I Wanted to Be Jewish, a Tel Avivian. October 7 Felt Like a Knife in the Back'Israel: Where the Optics Are Bad but the Governance Is WorseRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad LanderSettlers Tried to Torch Palestinian Homes. They Messed With the Wrong Village103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionArab World Erupts Over Egypt–Iran LGBT 'Pride Match' in Seattle