#Azerbaijan is home to the largest #Jewish community in the #Muslim world. Over 30,000 #Jews, including 20,000 #Mizrahim (#MountainJews) and 10,000 #Ashkenazim, live here in peace and dignity.

Azerbaijan is proud of its long term attitude of religious tolerance. And - a picture's worth a thousand words. Here, Orthodox Priest Mefodi Efendiyev is seen with Milikh Yevdayev, leader of the country's community of 'Mountain Jews' at Baku's Teze Pir Mosque. 📷 Etibar Jafarov

Azerbaijan and Israel agree to strengthen #tourism cooperation. With direct flights between Baku and Tel Aviv, well-developed infrastructure and welcoming societies, there is a lot of potential for cooperation in this field.

Azerbaijan opens its Tourism Representative Office in Israel - big step in deepening the relations between our countries. #Israel and #Azerbaijan also signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of tourism 🇮🇱🇦🇿

“Armenian Dashnaks, supported by Bolsheviks, committed massacres across #Azerbaijan, targeting thousands of Azerbaijani #Muslim civilians as well as many members of my own Mountain #Jewish community in Quba.” ⁦Milikh Yevdayev⁩ tabletmag.com/sections/news/…

What a beautiful anniversary! #Azerbaijan was one of the earliest majority-#Muslim nations to establish full diplomatic relations with #Israel. This crucial alliance has withstood all challenges of the last 30 years, steadily growing & expanding.

Today we celebrate 30 years of diplomatic relations between our countries. Can't think of a better reason to create a special logo 🇮🇱🇦🇿 #Israel #Azerbaijan

FM of #Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov & FM of #Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a 📞 conversation. They agreed on ✔️Parameters of Joint Border Commission; ✔️To convene meetings of Joint Border Commission & WG on preparation of a peace treaty, soon; ✔️Continuation of humanitarian steps.

Today is the birthday of Albert Agarunov, the proud son and Jewish National Hero of #Azerbaijan, who died heroically in #Shusha on May 8, 1992 while defending the city against invasion.

שר האוצר אביגדור ליברמן ביקר בבית הכנסת בבאקו, שם קיבלו את פניו בכירי הקהילה היהודית - בהם ראש הקהילה Milikh Yevdayev וחבר הפרלמנט אנטולי רפאילוב 🇮🇱🇦🇿 #Azerbaijan #Azerbaycan #Israel

Israel’s Finance Minister אביגדור ליברמן visits Mountain Jewish Synagogue in #Baku, #Azerbaijan and meets Milikh Yevdayev & Jewish Parliamentarian of Azerbaijan Anatoli Rafailov.

This painting of #AlbertAgarunov is at our Mountain #Jewish Synagogue in Baku, #Azerbaijan. A Mountain Jew, Agarunov fought & heroically died in 1992 defending Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity. He was awarded the title of Azerbaijan’s National Hero. Yesterday was his birthday.

Jewish dance group having much fun at the First International Culinary Festival in liberated #Shusha, Cultural Capital of #Azerbaijan. 🎞 by REZA

Traditionally, on #Ashura day all religious confessions are united for traditional blood donation campaign in #Azerbaijan. All collected blood will be examined to be used in treatment of #hemophilia and #thalassemia patients.#humanity #Jew #Christian #Muslim

Today a commemorative event dedicated to the memory of the victims of the #Holocaust was held by Baku Int’l Multiculturalism Center (Ravan Hasanov 🇦🇿) and Azerbaijan University of Languages. As antisemitism rises in the world, Azerbaijan serves as a unique model of tolerance and coexistence 🇮🇱🇦🇿

President Herzog 🇮🇱 spoke today w/ President Aliyev 🇦🇿 Pres. Herzog condemned the terror attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran. Pres. Aliyev thanked Pres. Herzog & condemned the terror attacks in Jerusalem. Both conveyed their condolences to families of terror victims.

Azerbaijani Jewish delegation has arrived in Berlin. They met today with members of German Deutscher Bundestag, academia & media, as well as representatives of Auswärtiges Amt. Great exchange on #Azerbaijan’s vibrant, 30,000-strong Jewish community. They also visited House of Wannsee

Glad to visit Germany with a delegation consisting of Azerbaijani Jewish community & faith leaders at the invitation of Nasimi Aghayev🇦🇿. Wonderful meetings with German Government, Bundestag, media & academia as well as various Jewish organizations.

Great article about my dear friend Milikh Yevdayev, Head of the Community of Azerbaijan’s Mountain Jews: “I am Jewish, Garabaghi, Azerbaijani. It is impossible to separate us from Azerbaijan. We are not just friends; we are brothers. We are an inseparable part of Azerbaijan”.

Azerbaijani Jewish leader Milikh Yevdayev: "No force can break Azerbaijan-Israel friendship. We are inseparable from Azerbaijan. Wherever we are in the world, we are Azerbaijanis. Jews have lived in Azerbaijan for centuries, still do, and so will our future generations.”