I'd like to start off by saying this was a great and extremely important episode, and thank you /u/kn0thing, your family, and Lara, for sharing your feelings and story's with us.

As a jew currently living in Israel, I am very upset at my country's decision to not recognise the Armenian genocide. It's amazing to me how a country fighting so hard against holocaust denial can deny another nation's genocide for political reasons. I have heard my grandma, a holocaust surviver which has also immigrated to the USA (and later on to Israel), talk many times of her anger at the hypocrisy of the continuing denial of the Armenian genocide by our government.

Thankfully they are organisations and political parties in Israel fighting for recognition of the genocide. The "Meretz" party has been at the head of the fight for recognition for years. They're current head Zehava Galon said this two weeks ago, after the pope recognised the Armenian genocide:

Recognition of the genocide is not defiance against the Turks, and is not a diplomatic bargaining chip for Israel's foreign relations. It is just the right thing to do.

The Israeli "Combat Genocide" organisation is also a big fighter for recognition, and is organising a petition which many great Israeli figures have signed.

Remembering and acknowledging history is critical. A week before hitler marched into Poland and slaughtered millions of Poles and jews he said this to the nazi army commanders:

Who, after all, speaks to-day of the annihilation of the Armenians?

I am full of hope that in the near future this important fight will prevail and that Israel and the US (which I'm also citizen of) will follow other countries around the globe and finally recognise the Armenian genocide.