Source: Christian Science Monitor
by staff
“The only Muslim country that openly cherishes its Jewish minority did something very helpful on Wednesday. Azerbaijan mediated talks between Israel and Turkey. The aim: to prevent the two Middle East giants from a military clash over a dangerous competition to influence neighboring Syria, newly liberated from a dictator and still in disarray. Azerbaijan’s long friendship with both Turkey and Israel ‘has been proven in difficult times,’ said President Ilham Aliyev. The talks were necessary, he added, to calm tensions that are ‘very troubling.’ Most people in Azerbaijan are close to Turks in language, religion, and culture. Yet their centurieslong embrace of a thriving Jewish community – less than 1% of the population – has stood out in the Islamic world as a model of religious tolerance.” (04/10/25)
https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0410/What-a-Jewish-Muslim-bond-can-do