Baku

As Turkey fades from the Israeli travel map, Azerbaijan moves into the spotlight

With around 30 direct flights a week, a sharp rise in Israeli visitors and another surge is expected over the Jewish holiday season.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Jewish community of Baku prepares ahead of the High Holy Days, in Azerbaijan, September 7, 2026.
The Azerbaijani flag flies in the city center one day before the opening of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference on November 10, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan, CNN, and the question Israel should ask itself - opinion

Baku’s response to a disputed CNN report shows how seriously states should treat information that can carry real security consequences.

|ByALEX GRINBERG
Rabbi Zamir Isayev attends a religious freedom forum held on Capitol Hill, July 2026.

Rabbi shows interfaith relations in Azerbaijan at Religious Freedom Forum on Capitol Hill

Rabbi Zamir Isayev described Jewish communal life in Muslim-majority Azerbaijan during a Washington forum focused on religious freedom.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prof. Efraim Inbar speaks at a conference in Jerusalem, February 3, 2014.

Israel's Armenian Genocide recognition a 'childish mistake,' expert claims

The foreign policy expert calls the decision a 'childish mistake,' while leaders of Azerbaijan's Jewish communities urge Israeli lawmakers to oppose the move.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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