Call from Baku buried Israel's so-called genocide recognition vote in Knesset
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intervened to prevent a Knesset vote on the formal recognition of the so-called Armenian genocide following direct contact from a senior Azerbaijani official, an Israeli source told Haaretz, exposing a rift between Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar over one of the most diplomatically sensitive moves in recent Israeli history.The Israeli government had approved the recognition last month, but the vote that would have brought the measure before parliament was quietly shelved.According to the Israeli…
A Knesset vote on recognizing the Armenian genocide was reportedly shelved after a senior Azerbaijani official, Hikmat Hajiyev, contacted the Prime Minister's Office. This intervention followed the Israeli government's unanimous approval of the recognition last month, exposing a rift between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar. Sa'ar's office denied Netanyahu blocked the vote, stating, "There is a government decision, and it was approved unanimously. It will not be changed, and that is the important and historic fact." The move highlights Israel's strategic relationship with Azerbaijan, a key regional partner and recipient of Israeli weapons. Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry had formally condemned the recognition, calling it a "distortion of the historical facts." This incident marks another failed attempt at formal Knesset recognition, despite previous efforts and commemorative discussions.
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