Armenian Genocide recognition heads to Israeli parliament after government vote

Israel is set to hold a parliamentary vote on recognizing the Armenian Genocide after the government approved the measure on Sunday.

“The Israeli government approved a short time ago the resolution I presented to it recognizing the Armenian Genocide,” Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said following the vote. “It’s never too late to do the right thing.”

The resolution was approved unanimously by all cabinet members and will now be brought before the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, for a final vote.

“As Jews, and especially as the nation-state of the Jewish people, I believe it is our moral duty to make this decision. I want to thank Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his support and my fellow cabinet ministers for backing this historic step,” Sa’ar added.

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