The Armenian Weekly: U.S. Jewish lobbying groups press to lift restrictions on aid to Azerbaijan

Published: 2026-02-05 08:29

"On Dec. 9, 2025, Republican U.S. Representative Anna Paulina Luna introduced a bill in Congress that would end restrictions on aid to Azerbaijan. Luna’s bill, H.R. 6534, would lift longstanding restrictions under Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act and allow increased U.S. military assistance to Azerbaijan... The proposed legislation to expand U.S. security assistance to Azerbaijan has renewed tensions between ANCA (Armenian National Committee of America) and Israel. In December, the ANCA intensified its criticism, asserting that Israeli policy contradicts Jewish ethical and historical traditions... At the same time, Jewish lobbying organizations in the United States are pressing to lift long-standing congressional restrictions on U.S. military aid to Azerbaijan," notes The Armenian Weekly, one of the main mouthpieces of the Armenian diaspora in the United States.

By Azerbaijani-Israeli Alliance Global News