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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
Flag of Azerbaijan

Facing Tehran's threat: Israelis condemn Iran’s attacks, stand with Azerbaijan - opinion

Israelis back Azerbaijan against Iran’s attacks, emphasizing solidarity with South Azerbaijanis seeking freedom.

|ByRACHEL AVRAHAM
Smoke rises following a drone explosion at the airport of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released March 5, 2026.

Iranian President Pezeshkian pledges investigation of drone incident to Azerbaijan leader

Iran’s president denies involvement in drone attacks on Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan exclave, pledging an investigation as tensions rise between the two nations.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke from a reported rocket interception is seen in the sky over in Dubai on February 28, 2026.

UAE air defenses intercepted Iranian missiles and drones

Also on Thursday, Azerbaijan announced on Thursday that it was preparing unspecified retaliatory measures after it said four Iranian drones flew across its border and injured four people.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

Azerbaijan opens tourism office in Tel Aviv

The new office will be working with all of the major travel agents, tour operators and airlines that are currently resuming their direct three-hour flights to Baku.

MARCH 31, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Signing of the tourism agreement between Israel and Azerbaijan

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

Carrying the literary torch from Baku, the ‘Paris of the Caucasus’

In this heady atmosphere, a core group of thinkers focused on cementing an Azerbaijani national identity.

DECEMBER 14, 2019ByDIANA COHEN ALTMAN
THE FLAME Towers in Baku are a symbol of the new and independent Azerbaijan.

Liberman’s visit signals strengthening relations between Israel and Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan’s 2,600-year-old positive attitude toward Jews strengthens the sympathy and admiration for the country.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018ByARYE GUT
Avigdor Liberman on a visit to Azerbaijan, visiting the Eternal Fire memorial in Baku

A visit to Baku

'My visit to Azerbaijan left me with an intense sense of ambivalence.'

MAY 9, 2018ByMOTTI VERSES
THE HEYDAR Aliyev Cultural Center