The Washington Times: Azerbaijan-Israel connection doesn’t sit well with pro-Armenian Democratic senator

Published: 2026-01-05 13:03

"Azerbaijan supplies an estimated 40% to 50% of Israel’s crude oil imports, and Israeli defense firms have been among Baku’s most critical military suppliers. The alliance has held even as much of the Muslim world distances itself from Israel after the war in the Gaza Strip. The Azerbaijan-Israel connection doesn’t sit well with critics such as Sen. Adam B. Schiff, California Democrat. As a member of the House, he represented Glendale, the most densely Armenian area outside Armenia itself, for more than two decades before his 2024 Senate election," writes The Washington Times, a conservative American newspaper close to the Republican Party.

By Azerbaijani-Israeli Alliance Global News