In December 2004 , Metzger was instrumental in easing tensions between Jerusalem 's Haredim and Armenian Christians following an incident in which a Haredi yeshiva student spat on an Armenian archbishop . Metzger gained further attention in November 2005 , during a visit to the Memorial of Armenian Genocide and Genocide Museum in Yerevan . He laid a wreath , and gave a short speech in which he acknowledged the pain of the Armenian people and emphasized that though Israel does not formally recognize the Armenian Genocide as a genocide , he does " use that term " . Metzger went on to say , " No other nation can understand the pain of the Armenians better than Jews . " Metzger 's comments received a very positive reaction in Armenia , particularly at the implication that more Israelis are changing their positions on using the word " genocide " to refer to the Armenians
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Yona Metzger