Israel is trying to "cover up its own committed crimes": Turkey responds to the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
29-06-2026 11:03 Politics
Azatutyun. The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded to the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Israeli government the day before, stating that "with its decision regarding the events of 1915," Israel is trying to "cover up its own crimes" against the Palestinian people.
"This malicious attempt, which disregards legal and historical facts, highlights the difficult situation in which Netanyahu and his accomplices find themselves, against whom arrest warrants have been issued in the context of the International Criminal Court's investigation into crimes against the Palestinians," the Turkish Foreign Ministry's statement said.
The ministry emphasized that Ankara will continue to fight to hold Netanyahu's government accountable.
"It is never too late to do the right thing," Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar stated the day before, adding: "This horrific genocide, which occurred more than 100 years ago and whose historical facts are indeed indisputable, involved the murder of one and a half million people and the destruction of ancient cultural and historical heritage."
Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he supports the draft recognizing the Armenian Genocide.
Official Yerevan has not yet responded to this decision.
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