Herzog receives credentials from five ambassadors The new envoys to Israel are from Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya and Peru. July 12, 2024
Kazakhstan launches direct flights to Israel The new flight between Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion International Airport and Almaty International Airport is scheduled to operate twice weekly. Pesach Benson Sept. 7, 2023
Kazakhstan to host interfaith conference in Jerusalem The chairman of the Central Asian country's senate will deliver the keynote speech. Etgar Lefkovits May 30, 2023
A Central Asia model for Israel and the Middle East The demise of the Soviet Union mirrors the collapse of the Ottoman Empire following World War I and the development of separate independent states in the Mideast. Ariel Ben Solomon July 1, 2021
Muslim Kazakhstan adds grave of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson to heritage list His grave is in Almaty, Kazakhstan, where the master Chassidic scholar had been exiled by the Soviet regime. Aug. 10, 2020
Israel-Kazakhstan relations continue to expand and diversify under new president The Central Asian country, former Soviet republic and Muslim-majority country has a history of strong connections with Israel and supports its local Jewish population. Ariel Ben Solomon Oct. 23, 2019
