Azerbaijan - Israel relations

As Turkey fades from the Israeli travel map, Azerbaijan moves into the spotlight

With around 30 direct flights a week, a sharp rise in Israeli visitors and another surge is expected over the Jewish holiday season.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Jewish community of Baku prepares ahead of the High Holy Days, in Azerbaijan, September 7, 2026.
Azeris visit the Israeli embassy in Baku and lay wreaths in the afermmath of the October 7 massacre, in Baku, Azerbaijan, October 9, 2023

Israeli arms, Iranian drones, Turkish oil: Azerbaijan’s high-stakes balancing act

Bordering Russia and Iran while cultivating Israel and Turkey, Baku seeks security through competing partnerships - and offers itself as a mediator when its allies collide.

|ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
Illustration image of handcuffs on the hands of an arrested man, in Jerusalem, May 21, 2025.

WATCH: Seven suspects set to be indicted in killing of Jerusalem teen Benayahu Razi

The court extended suspects’ detention until Friday as police conclude an investigation launched after the July 11 killing in Jerusalem’s Nachlaot neighborhood.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Azerbaijani civilians killed during the Khojaly Genocide in February 1992, when Armenian armed forces, with the support of the former Soviet 366th regiment, seized the town of Khojaly in Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Israel’s Armenia decision could cost it its closest regional friend - opinion

Israel’s recognition of the Armenian genocide may carry diplomatic costs that reach beyond Turkey.

|ByROMAN GUREVICH

Canadian drone tech used in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict - report

Internal government documents revealed that the Trudeau government exported drone optics to Turkey, which were in turn used by Azerbaijan in its 2020 war with Armenia.

MARCH 19, 2021ByMICHAEL STARR
HERMES 45, a new drone by Elbit Systems, which it describes as a ‘Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System’ (STUAS), made its first appearance at the Paris Airshow 2019.

The reason why the Azerbaijan-Armenian ceasefire will last this time

What does Israel have to do with the Azerbaijan-Armenian ceasefire?

NOVEMBER 14, 2020ByGWYNNE DYER
ARAYIK HARUTYUNYAN, leader of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, speaks at a news conference in Stepanakert on October 11.

Azerbaijan's victory in war brings out Israeli flags. Will relations grow?

Israel and Azerbaijan share several interests, including energy and defense trade.

NOVEMBER 11, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
The Azeri flag and Israeli flag are seen being waved.

Armenian PM to Post: Israel joins forces with the devil

Pashinyan said that it was only a matter of time before Turkey’s “imperialistic ambition” will be aimed toward Israel.

NOVEMBER 3, 2020ByHERB KEINON
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan greets reservists at the Defence Ministry's base before their departure for the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in Yerevan, Armenia, October 16, 2020.

Living in Azerbaijan as a Jew versus being Jewish in Armenia

It is a well-known fact that there was virtually no antisemitism in Azerbaijan.

OCTOBER 26, 2020ByROMAN GUREVICH
Street life at a bazar in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. October 14, 2019.

Supporting the Azeri formula in Nagorno-Karabach conflict - opinion

Israel has the moral standing to support the Azeri formula for Nagorno-Karabach: Territories for peace.

OCTOBER 20, 2020ByEPHRAIM SNEH
A SOLDIER rides a horse along the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan crude oil pipeline after a cluster bomb hit the area, during the military conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, near the city of Goranboy, Azerbaijan, earlier this month.

Dozens of Israelis make their way to Jerusalem in support of Armenia

The pro-Armenia protesters were seen coming in a long convoy of cars covered in red, blue and yellow - the colors that make up the Armenian flag.

OCTOBER 18, 2020ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
Dozens of cars covered with the colors of the Armenian flag make their way to the Knesset in Jerusalem to show support in Armenia and protest against Israel's defense cooperation with Azerbaijan, October 17, 2020.

Armenians in Israel seethe over arms sold to Azeri enemy

Diaspora warns of grave consequences over renewed fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh.

OCTOBER 8, 2020ByURI COHEN/THE MEDIA LINE
People supporting Armenia protest against the military conflict with Azerbaijan over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in Brussels, Belgium October 7, 2020

Rivlin speaks with Armenian president, hopes ambassador will return soon

The president expressed regret over the outbreak of violence in the region and the victims on both sides.

OCTOBER 5, 2020ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
President Reuven Rivlin with the President of Armenia, Armen Sarkissian

Armenia withdraws ambassador from Israel over Azerbaijan arms deal

Azerbaijan has acknowledged using Israeli-made weapons in its fighting with ethnic Armenian forces around Nagorno-Karabakh.

OCTOBER 2, 2020ByREUTERS
People take part in a protest organized by the Armenian community living in Cyprus outside the American Embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus, September 30, 2020.