Nor did he explain why Israel supported Turkish lobbying efforts to prevent recognition of the Armenian Genocide in the United States. This broader reckoning also opened the way for confronting past imperial crimes such as the Armenian Genocide. Still, when disputes arose with Turkey, Israel sometimes dangled recognition in its own parliament or refrained from blocking U.S. resolutions—using genocide recognition as leverage in geopolitics. In 2021, the Biden administration officially recognized the Armenian Genocide, albeit with careful diplomatic language to avoid sanctions against Turkey. Until October 7, calls for recognition of the Armenian Genocide in Israel came mostly from human rights activists, genocide scholars, and left-leaning intellectuals.