US acknowledgment of the Armenian Genocide: Its implications US acknowledgment of the Armenian Genocide: Its implications It is incumbent upon the international community and the United Nations to respond with commensurate measures to Iran’s genocidal threats against Israel. (May 6, 2021 / Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) The recent formal recognition by President Biden of the genocide of the Armenian people at the hands of the Ottoman Turks in the early 20th century is not merely a pro forma gesture to the Armenian people. It is of vast historical significance. It corrects a century-old historic anomaly by acknowledging a reality that, due to political pressure from Turkey, has been deliberately overlooked.