By Lahav Harkov, Jpost— The Knesset will hold a vote on whether to recognize the Armenian Genocide, after approving Meretz chairwoman Tamar Zandberg’s motion for the agenda on the subject Wednesday. “This is our moral and historic obligation,” Zandberg said. “Some things are above politics.” The motion, approved 16-0, was to hold the first-ever debate…
BY ARON HELLER, TIMES OF ISRAEL-— The Nazi genocide of European Jews is widely commemorated in Israel and etched deeply into the psyche of a country founded in the Holocaust’s aftermath. But when it comes to the 1915 Armenian genocide, Israel has largely stayed silent. Fearing repercussions from its former ally Turkey and wary of…
By MELANIE LIDMAN, TIMES OF ISRAEL— On Thursday evening at 6:15 p.m., as barbecue smoke wafts over the entire length of Israel as Independence Day ceremonies draw to a close, church bells will peal over the Old City of Jerusalem, echoing through its ancient stone alleyways. The bells from 18 churches will ring 100 times…