Jewish Chronicle: For Israel, Azerbaijan’s entry into the Abraham Accords would break the Sunni Arab monopoly on normalisation

Published: 2025-05-03 07:59

"The tolerance for its own Jewish citizens underpins Azerbaijan’s deep partnership with Israel. Aliyev (Azerbaijani President) has compared this relationship to an iceberg, with visible cooperation on energy and security – Azerbaijan supplies 60% of Israel’s oil and imports 69% of its arms from Israel – sitting atop a deep, largely hidden foundation of trust, intelligence sharing and shared strategic interests... By joining the Abraham Accords, it could transform its quiet alliance into a proud blueprint for Muslim-Jewish partnership, proving that normalisation is not betrayal but progress," writes the London-based Jewish Chronicle, the world’s oldest Jewish newspaper.

"Azerbaijan’s inclusion in the Abraham Accords would normalise normalisation itself, transforming the process from a diplomatic novelty into a sustainable precedent. This would resuscitate the fading momentum for Jewish-Muslim coexistence, offering Israel a vital lifeline to reclaim its moral and strategic footing after the horrors of October 7 and the devastating war against Hamas. For Israel, welcoming Azerbaijan – a Shia-majority, Turkic nation – into the Abraham Accords would break the Sunni Arab monopoly on normalisation, demonstrating that pragmatic ties transcend sectarian divides," the article emphasizes.

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