President Aliyev during President Herzog's visit to Azerbaijan (Photo: PR)
"The government of Azerbaijan will establish a multi-purpose Jewish center in the center of Baku," President Ilham Aliyev announced at a special meeting he held with the heads of the Jewish community during President Isaac Herzog's visit to Baku.
President Aliyev added that "the Jews of Azerbaijan are citizens dear to our hearts and everything we can do for them is done - this is a natural continuation of the centuries of friendship between the Azerbaijani people and the Jewish people and the Jewish community on Azerbaijani soil."
President Aliyev during President Herzog's visit to Azerbaijan (Photo: PR)
President Aliyev during President Herzog's visit to Azerbaijan (Photo: PR)
The rabbi of the Georgian Sephardic community, Rabbi Zamir Isayev, who came with dozens of his students at the Jewish school to welcome President Herzog, said, "The Jewish community's greetings to President Aliyev are profound and this is another opportunity to see how much the Jewish community enjoys a kingdom of kindness in the form of a president we all admire, who continues his father's legacy with sincere concern and courageous friendship with the Jewish community and its institutions." The rabbi also thanked the president for fulfilling the birthday gift; The upgrade of the school was promised two weeks ago on the 100th anniversary of the birth of his father, President Heydar Aliyev, the leader of the country who upgraded the deep ties between peoples and countries. As a birthday present, the authorities announced the renovation and upgrade of the synagogue and the Jewish school in Baku, which also operates under the auspices of the Committee for the Rescue of the Rejected.
President Aliyev during President Herzog's visit to Azerbaijan (Photo: PR)
President Aliyev during President Herzog's visit to Azerbaijan (Photo: PR)
Rabbi Isayev mentioned the upgrading of cooperation between the countries and peoples and the courageous decision to open the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Israel. "I would like to remind the president and the participants of the letter of the 30 ministers and Knesset members from all factions of the House for their appreciation and appreciation to the president and the Azerbaijani authorities for their warm and cordial treatment of Jews and Israel. We are facing a common and dangerous enemy - the Iranian regime, which threatens destruction to both our peoples and uses anti-Semitic propaganda to incite the people of Azerbaijan against the secular and respected government in the international arena, while Azerbaijan continues to be the largest supplier of gas and oil to Israel and Europe, despite pressure from Iran."
"I must share with you another common issue that is very important to the alliance we have with the Azeri people. We received a significant reinforcement in our position; A leading American expert on national security and the Middle East expresses solidarity with the Azeri minority rising up in northern Iran and praises the MK letter we initiated on the matter.
"Following Foreign Minister Eli Cohen's political visit to Baku, we asked for Israel's help on the international level in order to pressure Iran to stop violent actions against the Azeri minority located in northwestern Iran – southern Azerbaijan. Our request was joined by more than 30 Knesset members.
President Aliyev during President Herzog's visit to Azerbaijan (Photo: PR)
"This is Dr. Kamran Bukhari, a leading American expert on national security and the Middle East, who wrote an article in the American Journal (TNI) The National Intest, published by the Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom's Center for National Interest, who identifies with this struggle for the freedoms and human rights of the Azeri minority and even expresses surprise at the son of the late Shah. Reza Pahlavi, who during his April visit to Israel, caused several Israeli parliamentarians to retract their signatures on the letter expressing support for the rights of the Azeri minority and against the oppression and violation of human rights."
"We must always remember that gratitude is a very important rule in the Jewish way and tradition – these are members of the Azeri people who have been very friendly to the Jews throughout history. And the Jewish community is deeply concerned about the persecution of the friendly people in Iran and will continue to do everything it can to help them and repay them."
David Berger, in collaboration with Shova Israel
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