Azerbaijan
Will Jewish Political Blogger Be Extradicted To Azerbaijan?
(JTA) – Israel reportedly blocked the extradition of one of its citizens from Belarus to Azerbaijan, where he is wanted for political crimes.
Blogger Jailed In Azerbaijan Asks To Be Extradited To Israel
Alexander Lapshi illegally traveled to the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and insulted the country’s president in a blog post.
Jewish Travel Blogger Gets 3-Year Prison Term In Azerbaijan For Visiting Enclave
JERUSALEM — An Israeli blogger who also holds Russian and Ukrainian citizenship was sentenced to three years in prison in Azerbaijan for il…
Did Trump Hotel Deal In Azerbaijan Flout Iran Sanctions?
WASHINGTON — Three Democratic U.S. senators are calling for a federal investigation into allegations that President Donald Trump did business with an Azerbaijani family alleged to have busted Iran sanctions. The letter Thursday from Sens. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Dianne Feinstein of California and Ben Cardin of Maryland is based on reporting earlier this…
Hanukkah Party At Trump Hotel? Azerbaijan Envoy Asks What’s The Big Deal.
– Elin Suleymanov likes Jews, but can’t figure them out: What was all that noise about when his embassy hosted a Hanukkah party at the Trump International Hotel? “That exposed some strange divisions” in the Jewish community, the Azerbaijani ambassador said in an interview Sunday at this year’s AIPAC policy conference. Memories of the Dec….
What Really Happened at the Presidents Conference Hanukkah Party
What normally would have been recorded as a diplomatic breakthrough became mired in protest, boycott and misreporting.
A Hanukkah Freedom Party With Human Rights Violators
Here’s the problem with the Presidents Conference celebrating a Hanukkah party along with Azerbaijan at the Trump International Hotel in D.C.
Why Is a Major Jewish Group Hosting a Hanukkah Party With Azerbaijan?
The liberal Jewish Workmen’s Circle says Hanukkah is no party with Azerbaijan as co-sponsor at Trump hotel in D.C.
The Curious Case of Azerbaijan and Its Jew-Loving Muslims
Azerbaijan is a small country with a predominantly Muslim population — and a striking lack of anti-Semitism. Can it be a model for the rest of the Islamic world?
Why Israel's Alliance With Azerbaijan Is So Shortsighted
Armenians are upset that Israel has failed to recognize the 1915 genocide. But Christopher Atamian says a misguided alliance with Armenia’s arch-enemy Azerbaijan is an even bigger geopolitical blunder.