Biden’s use of the G-word furthers Turkey’s isolation While not a game-changer, the U.S. president’s use of the word “genocide” on Armenian Remembrance Day further destabilizes whatever is left of Ankara’s soft power. Burak Bekdil June 1, 2021
US acknowledgment of the Armenian Genocide: Its implications It is incumbent upon the international community and the United Nations to respond with commensurate measures to Iran’s genocidal threats against Israel. Alan Baker May 6, 2021
‘It’s essential to protect historical truth’: Jewish groups react to Biden’s recognition of Armenian genocide “If you talk to any legitimate historian, they’ll say there was a real genocide. If there was a real genocide, it should be recognized as such,” said ZOA national president Mort Klein. Dmitriy Shapiro April 27, 2021
How Jews in Palestine were persecuted during the 1915 Armenian Genocide Ottoman Turkish authorities aimed to Islamize the whole region by eliminating non-Muslim populations: Christians, Jews and Yezidis—groups that continue to be targeted in and outside of Turkey today. Uzay Bulut April 9, 2021
Trump administration rebukes Senate recognition of 1915 Armenian Genocide The upper chamber unanimously passed the measure recognizing Turkish massacre that took the lives of 1.5 million Armenians. Dec. 17, 2019
US Senate passes resolution recognizing 1915 Armenian Genocide It had been blocked before by Republican senators, reportedly at the request of the Trump administration, which has attempted to maintain good relations with Turkey. Dec. 12, 2019
After meeting with Erdoğan, Graham blocks resolution recognizing 1915 Armenian Genocide “It’s a mistake from our point of view,” said Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. “It’s a shame that here we are in the 21st century, still debating the past.” Jackson Richman Nov. 14, 2019
Ilhan Omar is just one of many guilty of hypocrisy on Turkey Her opposition to an Armenian genocide resolution was a disgrace. But Trump, Obama and the pro-Israel community have also been hypocrites on the issue. Jonathan S. Tobin Nov. 5, 2019
US House passes resolution recognizing Armenian genocide, bill to sanction Turkey The tally of the resolution, which recognizes the 1915 Turkish massacre of 1.5 million Armenians, was 405-11. The tally of the sanctions bill was 403-16. Jackson Richman Oct. 30, 2019
