ArmInfo. A critical Israeli parliamentary vote on recognizing the violence against Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as a genocide has been suspended, as reported by JNS, citing an Israeli official familiar with the situation.
"The move comes at a delicate diplomatic time with the region facing renewed turbulence following the breakdown of a ceasefire with Iran over its persistent attacks in the Gulf. It also follows a NATO summit in Turkey last week at which Ankara pushed U.S. President Donald Trump to acquire American F-35 fighter jets," the source writes.
JNS recalls that the Israeli Cabinet had unanimously approved a proposal last month to classify the violence as genocide amid fast-deteriorating ties with Turkey over Erdogan s inflammatory language against Israel, and a vote had been planned in the Israeli parliament to give final approval to the move.
The Israeli official told JNS on Sunday that the vote had been suspended. It is noted that Knesset is set to go to summer recession at the end of the week and will be out of session until the Oct. 27 national elections. JNS emphasized that a spokesman for Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, who put forward the proposal in the Cabinet last month, did not return calls or messages for comment on Sunday.
In the past, Israel has refrained from officially labeling the century-old violence as a genocide, but with relations with Turkey in free fall, it went ahead with the move in the Cabinet. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described the violence against Armenians as a genocide, but until now no formal vote was ever taken on the issue. Turkey has called the Israeli cabinet's actions politically motivated. Azerbaijan also condemned the Israeli Cabinet's recognition and urged the government to reverse the move.
"A decision to freeze the parliamentary vote could be seen as part of an international effort to reduce tensions between the two countries amid the regional turbulence," JNS writes.
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