The recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Israeli government does not absolve that country of responsibility for crimes committed against the Armenians of Artsakh, according to a statement issued by the ARF Dashnaktsutyun Hay Dat office.

The organization thereby refers to Tel Aviv’s military and military-technical support to Azerbaijan during the Artsakh war.

ARF Dashnaktsutyun also cites numerous testimonies regarding genocide in Gaza committed by the Israeli state. At the same time, it emphasizes that the recognition of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire remains an important step in the fight against denial of this crime against humanity, the statement notes.

The decision was also commented on by the leader of the Armenian community of Jerusalem, Hakob Jernazyan, who stated that Israel had the opportunity to recognize the Armenian Genocide earlier on moral grounds but failed to do so.