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Herzog Announces Flights, Tax Pact to Triple Israel-Kazakhstan Trade

4/30/2026

Summary

Story summary

Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced flights and a double-taxation pact to triple trade with Kazakhstan.
He praised Kazakhstan’s entry into the Abraham Accords as courageous.
Deputy Prime Minister Zhaslan Madiyev met Herzog at the Singularity Museum to discuss AI cooperation.
Kazakhstan supplies 42% of Israel’s crude oil and has nearly quintupled rare-earth exports since 2020.
His aircraft detoured to avoid Turkish airspace after Turkey’s 2025 ban on Israeli official flights.

History

Historical Context

After Anwar Sadat’s 1977 Jerusalem visit and the U.S.-brokered Camp David talks that produced the 1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty—delivering $1.2 billion in U.S. aid and ending a state of war—Israel has pursued limited normalization. In 2025 President Isaac Herzog’s Kazakhstan trip, framed as an Abraham Accords-style outreach, seeks to triple bilateral trade and launch AI and rare-earth cooperation, echoing the treaty’s shift toward broader regional partnerships.

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Story summary

Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced flights and a double-taxation pact to triple trade with Kazakhstan.
He praised Kazakhstan’s entry into the Abraham Accords as courageous.
Deputy Prime Minister Zhaslan Madiyev met Herzog at the Singularity Museum to discuss AI cooperation.
Kazakhstan supplies 42% of Israel’s crude oil and has nearly quintupled rare-earth exports since 2020.
His aircraft detoured to avoid Turkish airspace after Turkey’s 2025 ban on Israeli official flights.

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