Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan chief rabbi asks Knesset to reconsider recognition of Armenian Genocide - exclusive

Rabbi Shneur Segal, Chief Rabbi of the Ashkenazi Jewish Community of Azerbaijan, sent the letter to Ofir Katz, Chairman of the Likud Faction, on Monday following the Israeli government's vote.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Members of the Azeri Jewish population.
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
A general view shows the town of Agdam, controlled by Azerbaijani arms forces, in the region of Karabakh, Azerbaijan November 24, 2020.

Wisdom of strength: How Azerbaijan turned military victory into peace - opinion

Azerbaijan liberated Karabakh in a decisive military victory, but at what cost?

|ByROMAN GUREVICH
Armenian girls study Jewish religious texts under the direction of Rabbi Gershon Meir Burshtein in Yerevan.

After decades of conflict, Armenia-Azerbaijan peace plan gives Caucasus Jews new hope

Jews in both countries could benefit after countries signed documents to end 35-year-long hostilities which have defined relations between the two nations.

|ByLARRY LUXNER/JTA

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.

Reports of shelling, missile fire jeopardize Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire

The ceasefire was agreed on Saturday after a deal brokered by Russia a week earlier failed to halt the worst fighting in the South Caucasus since the 1990s.

OCTOBER 19, 2020ByREUTERS
Ethnic Armenian soldiers stand in a trench at their position near Nagorno-Karabakh's town of Martuni, April 8, 2016.

Turkey condemns Canada following decision to cease export of drones

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan strongly condemned Canada's decision to stop the export of drone technologies, saying that doing so goes against the spirit of the NATO alliance.

OCTOBER 18, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, with a picture of Hagia Sophia or Ayasofya in the background, delivers a televised address to the nation in Ankara, Turkey, July 10, 2020

Israeli envoy to Azerbaijan slams violence, threats on civilians

The ambassador noted that Israel stands in solidarity with their Azeri friends, and offered to provide humanitarian aid to the country.

OCTOBER 18, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
George Deek, appointed Thursday as Israel's first Christian-Arab ambassador. He will serve in Azerbaijan

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.

Meet the Jewish-Azeri soldier on the front lines in Nagorno-Karabakh

"I am proud to be here myself, liberating lands which were conquered more than 30 years ago. My friends and I truly believe this."

OCTOBER 18, 2020ByAARON REICH
Armenian artillery is seen near Nagorno-Karabakh's boundary, April 8, 2016

New clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh, Pompeo says Turkey makes situation worse

Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan but populated and governed by ethnic Armenians.

OCTOBER 16, 2020ByREUTERS
An ethnic Armenian soldier fires an artillery piece during fighting with Azerbaijan's forces in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in this handout picture released September 29, 2020.

Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire hopes sink as death toll rises

Armenia accused Turkey of blocking flights carrying emergency aid from using its airspace.

OCTOBER 15, 2020ByREUTERS
Aftermath of recent shelling during a military conflict over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in Stepanakert October 4, 2020