Azerbaijan

Baku Sephardic rabbi visits Knesset, highlights Azerbaijan commitment to Jewish community security

The visit coincided with events marking the Knesset’s anniversary and followed a sharp rise in Israeli tourism to Azerbaijan.

Rabbi Zamir Isayev, the Sephardic chief rabbi of Azerbaijan, visited Israel this week as part of events marking the Knesset’s anniversary, which fell on Tu Bishvat, the date of the inaugural sitting of Israel’s first Knesset.
Baku, Old city and Flame towers

Israeli tourists flocking to Azerbaijan, Baku to up flights to Tel Aviv, official tells ‘Post’

JEYHUN BAYRAMOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, addresses the "Summit of the Future" in the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, US, September 23, 2024.

Azerbaijan will not allow use of its airspace in military operations against Iran, FM announces

Narges Mohammadi sits in her apartment in Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2024.

Western feminists must stand with Azerbaijani women in Iran - opinion


Three ISIS-K terrorists arrested in plot targeting Israeli embassy in Baku

In a statement, the State Security Service said the three men, whom it named, had conspired with members of ISIS-K, obtained weapons, and planned to attack a foreign embassy.

Azeris visit the Israeli embassy in Baku and lay wreaths in the afermmath of the October 7 massacre, in Baku, Azerbaijan, October 9, 2023

Sa'ar meets with Azerbaijani president on energy, AI as Baku eyes Israeli agri-tech

The talks focused on advancing bilateral relations, with an emphasis on deepening cooperation in energy, artificial intelligence, agriculture, water management, defense, and tourism.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar is seen meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, in Baku, on Monday, January 26, 2026.

Israel's imports of Azerbaijani oil via Turkey jump despite Ankara's trade ban

The figures are the latest example of Israel continuing trade with businesses in countries where governments condemn its reported actions in Gaza.

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PM Netanyahu accepts Trump's invitation to join Board of Peace, to become founding member

Earlier, Azerbaijan also accepted Trump's invitation to join the Board of Peace, the country’s foreign ministry announced.

US President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida.

The only all-Jewish town outside Israel hides in Azerbaijan’s mountains

Unlike many Jewish communities across the Soviet Union, the Jews of the Caucasus managed to preserve their identity. Shabbat was kept quietly, Judaism lived on discreetly.

One of the two active Mountain Jews synagogue in the Red Village – known as the world’s last shtetl outside of Israel. (@MarkDavidPod)

The divide in Iran's protests: Why ethnic minorities are not taking to the streets - opinion

Most Iranian ethnic minorities disdain both Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and the MEK, who have been calling for protests. However, that does not mean that they still should not join.

Protesters gather as vehicles burn, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released on January 9, 2026.

Armenian lobby escalates criticism of Israel, cites 'Jewish traditions'

Congressional bill to lift limits on US security aid to Azerbaijan draws sharp ANCA pushback; New York’s new mayor faces backlash over antisemitism definition.

A man holds a placard as members of the Armenian diaspora in the U.S. rally to mark the anniversary of the 1915 genocide, in Los Angeles, California, US April 24, 2021.

Azerbaijan will not send peacekeepers to Gaza, president says

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev said he is "not considering participation in hostilities outside Azerbaijan at all," repeating a sentiment shared by Azerbaijan officials last November.

Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, seen at Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi during a visit to the United Arab Emirates, July 9, 2025

Azerbaijani presidential adviser warns DC on Gaza: 'Don't repeat our mistakes'

For Azerbaijan, the stakes extend beyond Gaza, as it positions itself at the center of a geopolitical contest that stretches from Israel and Turkey through Iran, Russia, and the South Caucasus.

FARIYAZ RUSTAMOV of Azerbaijan Railways reviews corridor mapping at a rail construction site near Aghali, Zangilan District—part of the Middle Corridor infrastructure connecting the Caspian Sea to Turkey through territories retaken from Armenia in 2020.

US Armenian lobby strives to derail Yerevan’s attempts to reconcile with Jerusalem

As Yerevan shifts toward the West and Jerusalem, Armenian organizations in Washington launch a coordinated public campaign against Israeli-Azerbaijani cooperation.

Demonstrators, including members of the Armenian community, protest against Israeli policy over arms sales to Azerbaijan, outside Israel's foreign ministry in Jerusalem October 22, 2020.