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Armenian Telegram channels push Iran ‘victory’ claims, antisemitic slurs during attacks on Israel

One account, “Armenian Radical,” whose symbol includes imagery associated with Nazi Germany, has posted slurs against Jews, including use of the derogatory term “zhids,” alongside praise for Iran.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Rabbi Zamir Isayev conducted a moving memorial ceremony was held at the Jewish school in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, marking one year since the tragic disaster that befell the Jewish people on October 7th. 2024.

Not many nations understood October 7 without explanation. Azerbaijan is one of them - opinion

On the 34th anniversary of the Khojaly massacre, Rabbi Zamir Isayev reflects on why October 7 resonated so deeply in Baku and what that shared memory means for Israelis today.

|ByZAMIR ISAYEV
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.

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.

|ByMARINA KOZLINER
US secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during the Munich Security Conference (MSC). During his speech, Rubio announced that the Old World Order was dead, the writer says, adding that now, Israel must find its place in what comes next.

The old world order is dead: Israel must prepare for what comes next - opinion

As global rivalry intensifies and the post–Cold War order fades, Israel must navigate a dangerous and tricky new era shaped by antisemitism and regional threats.

|ByLEV STESIN

US calls on Azerbaijan to safeguard Armenians as thousands flee Karabakh

The Armenians of Karabakh began fleeing this week after their forces were routed in a lightning operation by Azerbaijan's military.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023ByREUTERS
Residents board a vehicle in central Stepanakert before leaving Nagorno-Karabakh, a region inhabited by ethnic Armenians, September 25, 2023

Russia, US trade blame for ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh

Thousands of ethnic Armenians fled the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh by Monday after their fighters were defeated by Azerbaijan.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023ByREUTERS
Residents use vehicles to leave the city of Stepanakert following a military operation conducted by Azerbaijani armed forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region inhabited by ethnic Armenians, September 24, 2023

Ethnic Armenians will leave Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan says it will guarantee their rights and integrate the region but the leadership of the Armenians in Karabakh stated that they would leave.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023ByREUTERS
Protesters gather near the government building, after Azerbaijan launched a military operation in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in Yerevan, Armenia, September 19, 2023

Karabakh Armenian fighters start giving up arms - Russia

The Armenians of Karabakh, which is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, were forced to declare a ceasefire earlier this week.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023ByREUTERS
Vehicles of Russian peacekeepers leaving Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region for Armenia pass an Armenian checkpoint on a road near the village of Kornidzor, Armenia September 22, 2023.

At least 200 killed in Azerbaijan's offensive in Karabakh

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said the country had had regained full sovereignty over its territory and now wished to integrate Karabakh's population and turn the region into "paradise."

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023ByREUTERS
Protesters gather near the government building, after Azerbaijan launched a military operation in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in Yerevan, Armenia, September 19, 2023.

Armenian separatists in Karabakh surrender and agree to ceasefire after Azerbaijani offensive

Azerbaijan this week sent troops backed by artillery strikes into the region in an attempt to bring the breakaway the Armenian-controlled Nagorno-Karabakh region to heel.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023ByREUTERS
Civilians get out of a truck during an evacuation performed by Russian peacekeepers at an unknown location following the launch of a military operation by Azerbaijani forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region inhabited by ethnic Armenians, in this still image from video published September 20, 2023.

Crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijan strikes disputed region - analysis

Azerbaijan claimed it was carrying out anti-terrorist activities after a mine killed six people in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A still image from video, published by Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry, shows what it said to be an attack and neutralization of the military radio-technical node of the units of the armed forces of Armenia in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in this image taken from video published September 19, 2023

Azerbaijan says six citizens were killed by land mines, blames Armenians

Azerbaijan blamed "illegal Armenian armed groups" for laying the deadly mines.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023ByREUTERS
A security guard walks past an Azeri (L) and Armenian flag at the opening of talks in Geneva, Switzerland, October 16, 2017.

Armenia says Azerbaijan responds to peace proposals, big gaps remain

There appeared to be no immediate response to the offer from Azerbaijan.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023ByREUTERS
An Azeri soldier and police officer talk as they stand guard at the Kalbajar district, Azerbaijan, December 21, 2020

Armenian leaders slammed by rabbis for using Holocaust rhetoric

The Armenian leaders were discussing the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh between them and Azerbaijan.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Photo of numerous rabbis who are all part of the Rabbinical Center of Europe.