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


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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Israel and Nagorno-Karabakh according to Liberman

Azerbaijan's makes the country extremely strategic for all the major regional players. Its significance for Israel becomes even greater when considering that it borders Iran.

THEN-DEFENSE Minister Avigdor Liberman on a visit to Azerbaijan, visiting the Eternal Fire memorial in Baku, in 2018.

Azerbaijan-Israel partnership is strong, resilient, and forward-looking

Armenia is even trying to manipulate relations between Azerbaijan and its foreign partners, including Israel.

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Azerbaijan’s Jewish connection: Committed to centuries old kinship

Jewish communities in Azerbaijan are among the numerous ethnic groups that coexisted with the general population and continue to do so to this day.

The iconic skyline of Baku in Azerbaijan.