Israel Says Armenian Killings Were Genocide
以色列稱亞美尼亞大屠殺為種族滅絕
Introduction
The Israeli government voted to call the killing of Armenians in World War I a genocide.
以色列政府投票決定，將第一次世界大戰期間亞美尼亞人被殺的事件定義為種族滅絕。
Main Body
Foreign Minister Gideon Saar started this plan. Now, the Israeli parliament must vote again to make it a law. Israel did not do this before because they wanted to be friends with Turkey.
外交部長 Gideon Saar 發起了這項計劃。現在，以色列議會必須再次投票才能將其轉化為法律。以色列之前沒有這樣做，是因為他們希望與土耳其保持友好關係。
Now, Israel and Turkey are not friends. They are angry about wars in Gaza and Lebanon. Minister Saar says Israel must tell the truth about the 1.5 million Armenians who died in 1915.
現在，以色列與土耳其不再是朋友。他們對加薩和黎巴嫩的戰爭感到憤怒。Saar 部長表示，以色列必須揭露 1915 年 150 萬名亞美尼亞人死亡的真相。
Turkey is very angry. Turkey says Israel is lying. Turkey says Israel only did this to hide its own problems in Gaza. Turkey says Israel is hurting people in Gaza.
土耳其非常憤怒。土耳其稱以色列在撒謊，並表示以色列這樣做僅僅是為了掩蓋其在加薩的問題。土耳其還表示以色列在加薩傷害平民。
Conclusion
Israel now recognizes the Armenian Genocide, and Turkey is very angry.
以色列現在認可了亞美尼亞種族滅絕，而土耳其則非常憤怒。
Vocabulary Learning
The Power of "To Be"
In this story, we see how the word be changes to show if people are friends or not. This is the most important part of A2 English: describing states and feelings.
The Pattern:
- Present: "They are angry" (Right now)
- Past: "Israel did not do this before because they wanted to be friends" (Before/Past)
Simple Breakdown:
- Are = Current status (Angry/Friends)
- Was/Were = Old status
Word Switch: "Say" vs "Call"
Notice how the article uses two different ways to talk about opinions:
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Say Used for general talking. Example: "Turkey says Israel is lying."
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Call Used to give a name or a label to something. Example: "...to call the killing... a genocide."
A2 Tip: Use say for facts/opinions and call for names/labels.