Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar: “Just a short while ago, the Government of Israel approved the resolution I brought before it to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide. This horrific genocide, which took place more than a century ago and whose historical facts are no longer seriously disputed, claimed the lives of 1.5 million people and destroyed an ancient cultural and historical heritage. As Jews, and especially as the nation-state of the Jewish people, I believe it is our moral duty to make this decision. I want to thank Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his support and my fellow cabinet ministers for backing this historic step.”