Why has Israel recognised the Armenian genocide?

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Israel's apparent recognition of the Armenian genocide is a strategic move driven by the Gaza war and regional tensions, according to Al Monitor correspondent Amberin Zaman. Zaman argues this decision is less about historical acknowledgment and more a cynical political maneuver shaped by current geopolitical dynamics.

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In this edition of Middle East Matters, Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome our Jerusalem correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky as well as Amberin Zaman, chief correspondent for Al Monitor, a Washington-based independent news organisation that covers the Middle East and North Africa. Zaman argues that Israel's apparent recognition of the Armenian genocide is less a principled historical reckoning than a "nakedly cynical" strategy shaped by the Gaza war, tensions with Turkey and shifting regional allianc

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