Opinion

Garbis: Armenians React to ‘Failing’ Turkish-Israeli Relations

With recent news reports about renewed efforts to have official resolutions recognizing the genocide passed by the U.S. Congress—with the support of Jewish interest groups—and even in the Knesset, Yerevan Armenians are trying to make sense of the changing political tide in the region.

One school of thought is that in both U.S. and Israeli lawmaking bodies, the resolution will be put to a vote will not pass—although by a slim margin in an attempt to scare Turkey. As a result, economic and diplomatic ties will begin to strengthen once again.

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Christian Garbis

Christian Garbis (Garo) Adanalian is a writer and educator from Massachusetts. He served as layout designer, staff writer and photographer, and assistant editor at the Armenian Weekly. He has published articles and stories in the Armenian Weekly, Asbarez, Hetq, Roads and Kingdoms, Explore Parts Unknown and other publications. He lived in Armenia for two decades, where he worked and wrote. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Lesley University. For nearly 10 years, he was an English professor at the American University of Armenia. He is currently based in Winchester, Massachusetts and continues to write and teach.
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