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In a first for an Israeli leader, Netanyahu says he recognizes the Armenian genocide

August 27, 2025August 28, 2025Jesse Orine

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he recognizes the Armenian genocide, in a declaration that marks a stark departure for an Israeli leader. Speaking on a podcast on Tuesday, Netanyahu also suggested, inaccurately, that the Israeli government had officially recognized the early 20th-century genocide. Netanyahu was questioned about the killing of between 600,000 and 1.2 […]

After decades of conflict, Armenia-Azerbaijan peace plan gives Caucasus Jews new hope

August 20, 2025August 20, 2025Jesse Orine

TEL AVIV — Two former Soviet republics that have been sworn enemies ever since the breakup of the USSR are suddenly on the verge of making peace. Since even before their independence in 1991, predominantly Christian, landlocked Armenia and mostly Muslim, oil-rich Azerbaijan have fought many wars over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region and accused each […]