Israel awarded Charles Aznavour with a Raoul Wallenberg medal for saving Jews from fascists during the World War II.
Israel awarded Charles Aznavour with Raoul Wallenberg medal for saving Jews from fascists during the World War II. After receiving the award from the President, Aznavour asked when Israel would officially recognize the Armenian Genocide. To the unexpected question the President answered, “It is a political question that I have raised in the Knesset many times.”