Speaking to uwidata.com, Azerbaijani Member of Parliament Elchin Mirzabayli stated that the Israeli government’s decision lacks both historical and legal foundations.
Speaking to uwidata.com, Azerbaijani Member of Parliament Elchin Mirzabayli stated that the Israeli government’s decision lacks both historical and legal foundations.
By Tehran Tapdigov, from Baku / Azerbaijan
As previously reported, Israel has officially recognized the so-called Armenian Genocide. The announcement was made by the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The relevant resolution was unanimously approved by the government.
Unsurprisingly, the decision has not been well received by either Türkiye or Azerbaijan. While relations between Israel and Türkiye have remained strained in recent years, Israel has maintained positive ties with Azerbaijan. The latest move, however, could also create tensions in Azerbaijani-Israeli relations.
In a statement, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on Israel to reconsider its decision. The Israeli side, however, appears determined to uphold its official recognition of the so-called genocide.
How will developments unfold from this point forward?
Speaking to uwidata.com, Azerbaijani Member of Parliament Elchin Mirzabayli stated that the Israeli government’s decision lacks both historical and legal foundations.
“The decision is political in nature and represents yet another unsuccessful and emotionally driven move by Netanyahu’s government. As is well known, the International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The charges brought against him concern crimes against humanity and war crimes. In other words, Netanyahu himself stands accused of crimes against humanity and is the subject of an arrest warrant.”
Mirzabayli further noted that the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory has concluded that Israel committed acts of genocide in Gaza. According to him, the commission also stated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had engaged in incitement to genocide.
“There is hardly anything more paradoxical than a person accused of genocide, subject to an arrest warrant, and blamed for ‘incitement to genocide’ in a report prepared by a UN-established commission, attempting to search for traces of a supposed historical crime committed by Türkiye in the distant past. In my view, even Armenia’s indication that it will not react to the Netanyahu government’s decision and that Yerevan will not participate in efforts to politicize the issue demonstrates that the Israeli government’s decision is little more than a meaningless piece of paper.”
The lawmaker emphasized that the Netanyahu government’s decision not only lacks any real capacity to influence developments but is also politically weak, insignificant, and ultimately contrary to Israel’s own interests.
“Netanyahu likely believes that this step could create divisions and shift the agenda of Christian countries that are adopting an increasingly firm stance against him. In other words, he seeks to revive claims that the Ottoman Empire committed a ‘massacre’ against Armenians in 1915 and thereby transform the issue into a matter of interreligious confrontation. Netanyahu has often shown a tendency to bring religiously driven conspiracy theories into the geopolitical arena, but he has once again miscalculated. His attempts to create divisions, particularly ahead of the NATO Summit, will yield no results. I believe the response issued by Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs fully reflects our country’s position on this matter.”
It should be noted that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, commenting on the issue, stated that the politicization of this topic is unacceptable.