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Kazakhstan joins Abraham Accords following trilateral phone call with Netanyahu, Trump
Amichai Stein, Darcie Grunblatt, Corinne Baum, James Genn
November 7, 2025

Kazakhstan officially joined the Abraham Accords following a trilateral phone call between US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Trump confirmed in a Thursday Truth Social post. Kazakhstan’s signature of the accords will be the “first of many” of Trump’s second term, he affirmed…Kazakhstan Chief Rabbi Yeshaya Cohen said that the Thursday night reports that Astana was joining the Abraham Accords were exciting but not surprising due to the country’s pro-peace policies… Cohen said that Kazakhstan had fostered a welcoming environment for the seven Jewish congregations in the country, which was also home to the resting place of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, father of Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson. READ MORE

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