Azerbaijan - Israel relations

The ‘Azerbaijani Way’: Three lessons from Baku to Jerusalem - opinion

The ‘Azerbaijani Way’ lights the path to a more stable region.

|ByOHAD MERLIN
Israel and Azerbaijan
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
(From L-R) Head of the National Artificial Intelligence Directorate, Brig.-Gen. (res.) Erez Askal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Azerbaijan's Digital Development and Transport Minister Rashad Nabiyev, February 3, 2026.

Israel, Azerbaijan sign declaration of cooperation on AI as ties deepen

The prime minister spoke at the signing of the MOU about the alliance between the two countries: “AI, as you know, is Azerbaijan-Israel. AI is also AI, artificial intelligence."

|ByESTHER DAVIS
Rabbi Zamir Isayev, the Sephardic chief rabbi of Azerbaijan, visited Israel this week as part of events marking the Knesset’s anniversary, which fell on Tu Bishvat, the date of the inaugural sitting of Israel’s first Knesset.

Baku Sephardic rabbi visits Knesset, highlights Azerbaijan commitment to Jewish community security

The visit coincided with events marking the Knesset’s anniversary and followed a sharp rise in Israeli tourism to Azerbaijan.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Is Iran threatening Azerbaijan over Israel ties?

Tehran wants to send a message to Baku that “we know what you are doing.” And Iran has done this before.

OCTOBER 5, 2021BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A service member of the Russian peacekeeping troops stands next to a tank near the border with Armenia, following the signing of a deal to end the military conflict between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, November 10, 2020

Azerbaijani Pres. Aliyev talks Israel, says Baku has full access to weapons

The conversation also turned to the ongoing conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, in which Israel has expressed support for the the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.

MAY 25, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev hosts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Zagulba Palace in Baku on December 13, 2016

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