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.
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'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


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.

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

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.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attends a recognition ceremony for the IDF reserve soldiers, in the Israeli parliament on June 13, 2023

Gallant meets Azerbaijan President to cooperate on security challenges

Numerous global media reports have assessed that Israeli intelligence forces have used the porous Iran-Azerbaijan border for operations.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attends a recognition ceremony for the IDF reserve soldiers, in the Israeli parliament on June 13, 2023.

Gallant takes off for Azerbaijan in shadow of Iran terror, nuke threats

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant with meet Azerbaijani leaders to discuss strengthening relations between Israel and Azerbaijan.

Yoav Gallant. (Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post)

Azerbaijan thwarts attack against Israeli embassy in Baku - report

Footage released by Azerbaijani authorities showed the suspect near the Israeli embassy in Baku.

 Azerbaijani and Israeli flags.

Jewish festival returns to Azerbaijan, one sign of Baku’s growing ties with Israel

The June 11 event was the second gathering in under a year in Azerbaijan for Limmud FSU.

 Limmud FSU volunteers pause for a photo with Israel's ambassador to Azerbaijan George Deek (in center with red tie), former Israeli Supreme Court Justice Elyakim Rubenstein (in foreground), and Limmud FSU founder Chaim Chesler (in dark suit).

Israel-Azerbaijan ties based on ‘shared values for future’ - ambassador

Azerbaijan recently opened an embassy in Israel and Israel’s foreign minister and president both traveled to Baku in recent months.

Azerbaijani envoy to US Khazar Ibrahim speaks at the Jerusalem Post 2023 Annual Conference in New York, June 5, 2023

Iran again slams Azerbaijan for ties with 'Zionist regime' - analysis

The Iranian Foreign Ministry said that “the one who should scare the people of Azerbaijan is the Zionist regime, not a civilized and Islamic Iran.”

President Isaac Herzog and first lady Michal Herzog are greeted upon their arrival in Baku for a state visit in Azerbaijan on May 30, 2023

Herzog's Azerbaijan trip highlights other side of Israel-Baku ties

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: The presidents and the ambassador may have wanted to shift focus away from defense, but it plays a huge role in ties between the countries.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG and his wife, Michal, are greeted in Baku on Tuesday