The Israeli government today unanimously approved the recognition of the Armenian genocide - a term that Ankara rejects, the Israeli Foreign Ministry announced in a statement, reported Agence France-Presse, quoted by BTA.
"A historic decision: the Israeli government unanimously approved the proposal of Foreign Minister Gideon Saar to recognize the Armenian genocide", the statement said.
This decision, which comes at a time of high tension between Turkey and Israel, remains to be approved by parliament.