
ArmInfo.Doctor of Law, Professor Gevorg Danielyan presented a course of action that would once and for all eliminate the issue of the Armenian Genocide as a pretext for mere political speculation.
"If we consider Israel's initiative to recognize the Armenian Genocide to be purely political, and this is true, then it is all the more logical that the desire to deny the Armenian Genocide and keep silent about it should also be considered purely political for the same reason. States, including Armenia, should not simply accept and condemn the Armenian Genocide, but, relying on the judicial acts of the Turkish military tribunals of 1919-21, which established "the fact of mass extermination of Armenians on ethnic grounds, organized by the state-party elite for ethnic reasons," move on to a legitimate demand for the restoration of the previous status quo in international instances. Moreover, the Armenian Genocide is genocide in the classical sense, since it continued even after the entry into force of the Convention of December 9, 1948, condemning the Genocide. In particular, the main motive of the genocide was the appropriation of historical territories and the entire culture of Armenians, and if the latter is impossible, the complete destruction of its elements, which is a manifestation of genocide. This continues consistently to this day "day," the professor noted on his Facebook page.
He added that while we accept international recognition of the Armenian Genocide as a starting point but ignore legally binding judicial decisions, we are depriving millions of Armenian victims of even the opportunity to receive insurance compensation for lost property, as happened with New York Life Insurance and AXA, both US-based insurance companies. "In connection with the latter, I have personally coordinated legal assistance since 2007," Danielyan noted.
As a reminder, the previous day, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar's proposal to recognize the mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during World War I as genocide received unanimous government approval. "It's never too late to do the right thing," Saar said after the vote at the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, June 28. This decision will complicate relations between Israel and Turkey, the successor state to the Ottoman Empire. In 2025, Benjamin Netanyahu became the first Israeli prime minister to recognize those tragic events as genocide.