The Knesset vote on officially recognizing the 1915 Armenian Genocide has been postponed, according to The Zioneer. The Cabinet unanimously approved the motion, but the vote will not take place before the October election. The delay is widely attributed to American pressure to avoid upsetting Turkey during regional realignment.
The postponement marks a reversal of what had been a swift legislative advance. As The Zioneer reported on June 28, the cabinet unanimously approved Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar's proposal to recognize the 1915 massacres of Armenians as genocide. On June 30, Sa'ar brought the motion to the Knesset floor for a plenary vote, setting the stage for a historic parliamentary endorsement. However, the vote has now been pushed back indefinitely, with the Knesset unlikely to take it up before the October election. The delay is seen as a concession to American diplomacy, which reportedly urged Jerusalem not to further strain ties with Ankara at a sensitive moment in Middle East realignment. Turkey had condemned the earlier recognition, and Azerbaijan also issued a rebuke.
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