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Albert Agarunov. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Monument honors Jewish national hero of Azerbaijan

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A monument commemorating the Jewish national hero Albert Agarunov has been erected in the Azerbaijan capital of Baku. It’s expected to open on the street named after the icon in the near future, reported Trend on Tuesday. Agarunov was...
Soldiers of the army of Azerbaijan during the Nagorno-Karabakh War, circa 1992/1993. Credit: Ilgar Jafarov via Wikimedia Commons.

Jews and Muslims remember victims of 1992 Khojaly genocide in Azerbaijan

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The American Sephardi Federation and the Muslim American Leadership Alliance of New York held a special event last week remembering victims of the 1992 Khojaly genocide in Azerbaijan. The ceremony was in memory of the 613...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with the Azerbaijan President Ilham Heydar Oghlu Aliyev on Dec. 13, 2016. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.

First-ever delegation from Azerbaijan visits Israel during US embassy opening

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On May 14, as the United States was inaugurating its new embassy in Jerusalem, senior officials from Azerbaijan visited Israel for a first-ever meeting meant to strengthen economic ties between Israel the two countries. An...

Jewish, Christian and congressional leaders laud Israel-Azerbaijan ties

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Nearly two-dozen Jewish, Christian and congressional leaders turned out last week for a special event on Capitol Hill to honor Azerbaijan’s longstanding support for Israel amid its 70th-anniversary celebrations. The event, attended by Northwood Church’s...

Azerbaijan has ‘pioneered’ Israeli ties with Muslim world, says ambassador

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Ambassador Elin Suleymanov has been Azerbaijan’s top envoy to the United States since 2011, having previously served as consul general of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles from 2005. Stationed in the United States for years now,...