According to Israeli news reports, Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin today spoke of the need for Israel to finally recognize the 1915 Armenian Genocide.

The issue was discussed today by the Knesset’s Education Committee.

Rivlin, who attended the hearing, is reported to have said, “We believe that as humans, as Jews and as citizens of the State of Israel – along with members of Knesset that are not Jewish – we must put the subject on the national agenda. We stand before the world with the utmost moral demand."

The Knesset speaker added that "even the Turks understand that we cannot ignore our commitment as people, as Jews and as citizens of Israel."