PNN – The Israeli Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday night that Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar will present a proposal to the government next Sunday to recognize the “Armenian genocide.”
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, citing Al-Mayadeen, this move comes in response to the stances and statements of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Erdoğan warned that Israeli attacks on Syria and Lebanon now pose a direct threat to Turkey’s security, and that Israeli “aggression” is a danger to the entire world that must be halted.
He added: The attacks by Benjamin Netanyahu and his network of killers against Lebanon and Syria have reached a point where they now threaten Turkey as well.
Turkey has been one of the most vocal critics of Israel’s military operations against Iran, Gaza, and Lebanon in recent months, repeatedly stating that Israel is the biggest obstacle to regional peace and stability.
Ankara has also suspended all trade with Israel and has called for legal action against the country in international courts.
On the other hand, the alleged massacre of Armenians during the Ottoman Empire is a sensitive issue in relations between Turkey and some countries, and Ankara rejects the use of the term “genocide” for events related to Armenians during the Ottoman Empire.
Over the past years, several bills recognizing the Armenian massacre have been introduced in the Israeli Knesset but failed to pass; typically, the Zionist regime leverages this issue during periods of strained relations with Turkey.
Reuven Rivlin, the former president of the Zionist regime, stated in 2012 that the issue of the Armenian genocide and its recognition should not be turned into a political matter.