Israel parliament discusses Armenian genocide case despite reconciliation talks with Turkey
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Israel's parliament has held a special session on whether to recognize the mass killings of Armenians as genocide, even as the government takes new steps to repair relations with Turkey.
Tuesday's parliamentary debate came a day after senior Israeli officials wrapped up a round of reconciliation talks in Turkey. The countries pledged last month to reconcile after a three-year rift that has frozen once-warm relations.
Some 1.5 million Armenians were killed by Ottoman Turks around World War I. Turkey denies the deaths constituted genocide.
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Ankara has reacted angrily to countries that have deemed the killings genocide. Israel has not taken a stance, but there are prominent voices who believe the government should do so.
One proponent, opposition lawmaker Zehava Galon, said the decision should not be connected to reconciliation talks.