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Kazakhstan and Israel flags
November 7, 2025, 2:20 pm
Kazakhstan announces it will join the Abraham Accords
The central Asian country is the first to join the Middle East peace coalition since the start of Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza
By Michelle Rosenberg
Kazakhstan's textbooks display respect for Jews & Judaism, give varied accounts of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Photo Credit: IMPACT-se
April 9, 2025, 10:00 pm
Kazakh textbooks praised for respecting Judaism, criticised for mixed messages on Israel
New report finds Kazakh curriculum fosters Jewish respect, yet shows inconsistent narratives on Holocaust and Arab-Israeli tensions
By Annabel Sinclair
Protest in Aktobe on 4 January 2022 (Wikipedia/Author Esetok/Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0))
January 10, 2022, 3:42 pm
Kazakhstan’s Jews, who ‘steer clear’ of politics, are sitting out country’s unrest
Almaty's small community shut down its activities as violence and protests engulfed its largest city
By JTA
Borat 2!
October 8, 2020, 3:16 pm
Sacha Baron Cohen swaps mankini for masks in Borat 2
The sequel to the 2006 hit film will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on 23 October
Levi Yitzchak Schneerson (Wikipedia)
August 12, 2020, 9:42 am
Kazakhstan adds Chabad leader’s grave to its list of national heritage sites
Paul Packer, chair of the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of US Heritage Abroad, announced the move on a visit to the gravesite, where Levi Yitzchak Schneerson was buried
By JTA
Nursultan Nazarbayev after voting after voting
June 11, 2019, 3:39 pm
Why Kazakhstan sees ‘dynamic relations with Israel’ flourishing after elections
Joe Millis travels to the central Asian country's capital of Nur Sultan for its presidential election, and discovers why it has burgeoning ties with the Jewish state
By Joe Millis in Nur Sultan
Students from Givat Haviva International School come from all over the world, attracted by its aim of achieving harmony in Israel 
April 25, 2019, 3:10 pm
The Israeli school making a world of difference and bridging divides
We visit Israel’s Givat Haviva International School, dedicated to breaking divisions – and now looking for UK students
By Louise Scodie
Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef
October 17, 2018, 5:23 pm
Faith leaders reject ‘manipulation of religion’ for extremism during conference
During international event in Kazakstan - religious figures from Judaism, Islam, Christianity and other belief systems denounce terror
By Joe Millis
Rabbi Yeshaya Cohen
October 17, 2018, 11:17 am
Jewish News meets Kazakhstan’s Chief Rabbi: ‘This country is based on tolerance’
Joe Millis travels to central Asia and meets Jerusalem-born and British-educated Rabbi Yeshaya Cohen who presides over the small community in the country
By Joe Millis
Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef
October 11, 2018, 2:53 pm
Israeli chief rabbis set out peace plan at Kazakhstan interfaith meeting
Sephardi Chief Yitzhak Yosef and Ashkenazi counterpart, David Lau, take part in landmark gathering in Astana
By Joe Millis
An aerial view of Temple Mount
October 26, 2016, 12:47 pm
Second UNESCO committee adopts Temple Mount resolution
A resolution 'denying' Jewish links to Temple Mount was passed by UNESCO's World Heritage Committee, after being approved by the executive board
By JTA
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