Azerbaijan - Israel relations

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.

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.
Flag of Azerbaijan

'Distortion of historical facts': Azerbaijan decries Israel's recognition of Armenian Genocide

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the signing of an MOU on artificial intelligence between Israel and Azerbaijan, February 3, 2026.

‘Entirely baseless’: Azerbaijan rejects claims it hosted Israeli operations against Iran

ASAF HASANLI, a specialist with Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR, at the Caspian Oil and Gas trade show during Baku Energy Week in Baku, Azerbaijan, June 3, 2026.

As Iran threatens regional fuel shipping, Azerbaijan becomes Israel’s gas buffer


Israel and Jews need Azerbaijan - opinion

As Azerbaijan celebrates its liberation and rebuilds from decades of occupation, its unwavering friendship with Israel shines as a beacon of mutual respect.

 Azerbaijan & Israel Cooperation

Israel becomes Azerbaijan’s leading oil customer with $300 million imported in January

As Azerbaijan addresses its own geopolitical conflict with Armenia, ties with Israel continue to improve – despite international pressure on both countries.

 Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev met with Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog at the Munich Security Conference in February 2024.

Former Armenian military and gov't official: I will help Hamas kill Jews

Armenia is the most saturated with antisemitism among the post-Soviet countries, with anti-Jewish sentiments shared by 58% of its population, according to the ADL.

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.

Innovation in the stars: Israel, Azerbaijan pen historic space agreement

The agreement was signed at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) held this year in Baku. 

 Israel Space Agency Director Uri Oron and Chairman of the Board at Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan Amaddin Asadov sign an agreement to collaborate on space in Baku on October 4, 2023.

Israel's IAI agrees sale of advanced satellites to Azerbaijan

The satellites are uniquely advanced, having better than 0.5 meter native resolution and a long life span with high imaging performance.

IAI satellite rendition

Israeli weapons are killing peaceful civilians, Armenian envoy tells 'Post'

In an exclusive interview, ambassador Arman Akopian describes the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh from his country's perspective.

 Armenian Ambassador to Israel Arman Akopian

'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.

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.

 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.

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