Posts Tagged: Armenian genocide
Biden’s Use of the G-Word Furthers Turkey’s Isolation
The American presidential tradition of commemorating the beginning of the forced exile of millions of Ottoman Armenians occurs on April 24, and it customarily tests...
Recognizing the Armenian Genocide
April 24th is the date of the annual memorial that Armenians observe to recall the horrific massacres carried out by the Turkish government in 1915....
Turkey and Egypt: Improved Relations — or Another Setback for Erdogan?
In a complete reversal of his incessant attacks against the Egyptian government since the 2013 revolution and coup, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched...
Why the Armenian Genocide Matters Today
April 24th was the annual commemoration date of the Armenian Genocide. It marked the systematic annihilation of approximately 1.5 million Armenians at the hands of...
Biden Told Erdogan he Plans to Call 1915 Massacres of Armenians Genocide
US President Joe Biden on Friday told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan that he intends to recognize the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire...
Why Was Boris Johnson’s Ottoman Great-Grandfather Murdered?
On April 10, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a letter to Boris Johnson, prime minister of the United Kingdom, informing him that Turkey "would...
The War Against Christians
JNS.org - Grinch that I am, in the days leading up to Christmas I immersed myself in The Thirty-Year Genocide: Turkey’s Destruction of its Christian...
Trump Administration Refrains From Endorsing US Senate Measure on Armenian Genocide
The Trump administration on Tuesday refrained from endorsing a resolution passed by the US Senate recognizing as a genocide the mass killings of Armenians a...
US Senate Passes Resolution Recognizing 1915 Armenian Genocide
JNS.org - The US Senate unanimously passed a resolution on Thursday recognizing the Armenian Genocide. The 1915 Turkish massacre took the lives of 1.5 million Armenians. The...
Resolution Recognizing Armenian Genocide Blocked in US Senate
Republican Senator Kevin Cramer prevented the US Senate from voting on a resolution on Thursday that would recognize as a genocide the mass killings of...
After Meeting With Erdoğan, Graham Blocks Resolution Recognizing 1915 Armenian Genocide
JNS.org - Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) blocked a resolution on Wednesday recognizing the 1915 Armenian Genocide after being part of a White House meeting of...
Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day: Revisiting the Slaughter of Christians
April 24 marked the “Great Crime,” i.e. the genocide of Christians -- mostly Armenians but also Assyrians -- that took place under the Islamic Ottoman...
Why Israel Should Recognize the Armenian Genocide
Now that Israel’s political relationship with Turkey is teetering on the edge of the precipice, it is time for the government of the Jewish state...
After Erdogan Victory in Turkish Election, Israel’s Knesset Set to Vote on Armenian Genocide Recognition
The Israeli Knesset is set to consider whether to recognize the Armenian Genocide, following the victory of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the latest Turkish...
