Ankara Delivers Sharp Response to Netanyahu’s Statements on Armenian Genocide

According to the English section of webangah​ News Agency,citing Mehr News Agency and Russia Today,Turkey’s Ministry‍ of Foreign Affairs condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments on the ⁣events concerning Armenians during the ⁣Ottoman era.

The statement‍ said Netanyahu’s remarks on ⁤the 1915 events represent a political exploitation of painful ancient ⁣incidents.

The Turkish Foreign ‌ministry added that Netanyahu, who is currently facing trial for his role in what it describes as genocide against the‌ Palestinian people, seeks to⁤ conceal his and his cabinet’s crimes. The ministry called these statements‌ inconsistent​ with historical ‍and legal facts, condemning ‌them ‍as unacceptable.

For⁣ context,this marks the first time that Benjamin Netanyahu publicly described‌ what he called ‌”the armenian genocide ‍of 1915″​ during an interview‌ on an ‍American podcast hosted by Patrick Bet-david-a move that ‍could⁢ spark a new crisis between Tel Aviv and Ankara.

When Patrick Bet-David⁢ asked⁢ Netanyahu on his “PBD” podcast why Israel had​ not officially recognized the Armenian genocide, he ‍replied: “I think we have.‌ I ‍believe the knesset passed a ⁢resolution to that effect.”

However, The Times of⁣ Israel ⁣reported on August⁢ 27 that no such law‌ has been passed.

When further questioned about why none of israel’s prime ministers had recognized this ‌genocide previously, netanyahu responded: “I just did.”