Azerbaijan - Israel relations

Aliyev’s Nazi comparison of Armenian leaders is outrageous and dangerous - opinion

Distorting the history of the Holocaust corrodes both justice and the prospects for peace.

FEBRUARY 25, 2026|ByMARINA KOZLINER

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev speaks during a signing event with U.S. President Donald Trump and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (not pictured), at the White House, in Washington, DC, August 8, 2025.

(From L-R) Head of the National Artificial Intelligence Directorate, Brig.-Gen. (res.) Erez Askal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Azerbaijan's Digital Development and Transport Minister Rashad Nabiyev, February 3, 2026.

Israel, Azerbaijan sign declaration of cooperation on AI as ties deepen

The prime minister spoke at the signing of the MOU about the alliance between the two countries: “AI, as you know, is Azerbaijan-Israel. AI is also AI, artificial intelligence."

FEBRUARY 9, 2026|ByESTHER DAVIS

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 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.

FEBRUARY 4, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

JANUARY 21, 2026|ByREUTERS

'Azerbaijan not forcing anyone to leave:' Azeri envoy talks Nagorno-Karabakh

In an exclusive interview with the Jerusalem Post, Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Israel, Mukhtar Mammadov, discusses how Baku views its current situation.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN, SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Azerbaijani Ambassador Designate to Israel Mukhtar Mammadov.

Jewish community in Azerbaijan stands strong amid regional security concerns

In areas outside Baku, which have been affected by military operations, painstaking efforts are underway to restore what was destroyed during decades of conflict.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN

The children of the Azerbaijan Jewish community

Azerbaijan rejects Armenian accusation of military build-up

Russia has maintained peacekeepers in the region since a 2020 war in which Azerbaijan seized back significant amounts of territory it had lost to Armenian forces in the 1990s.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023ByREUTERS

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and members of the delegation attend a meeting to defuse tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, in Moscow, Russia, May 19, 2023.

Record Jewish school registration in Azerbaijan: Govt's wonderful accommodation

AUGUST 31, 2023ByMARK FISH

Mediate Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, scholars urge Israel's Isaac Herzog

A group of Israeli academics and activists have implored President Herzog to intervene in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

AUGUST 14, 2023ByWALLA!

Azerbaijan's ambassador to Israel, Mukhtar Mammadov, presents his credentials to President Isaac Herzog on March 26, 2023.

US Jewish organizations warmly welcome Israel-Azerbaijan relations

JULY 31, 2023ByMARK FISH

Courtesy of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Jerusalem

Gallant: Iran has attempted over 50 terror attacks globally against Jews in recent years

During his visit to Azerbaijan, Defense Minister Gallant spoke about Iran't attempted attacks on Jews around the world and threat Iran poses to the Middle East.

JULY 13, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB