International recognition of Israel

As of June 2024, the State of Israel is recognized as a sovereign state by 164 of the other 192 member states of the United Nations. The State of Israel was formally established by the Israeli Declaration of Independence on 14 May 1948, and was admitted to the United Nations (UN) as a full member state on 11 May 1949.^[1][2] It also maintains bilateral ties with all of the UNSC Permanent Five. 28^[a] member states have either never recognized Israel or have withdrawn their recognition; others have severed diplomatic relations without explicitly withdrawing their recognition. Additionally, many non-recognizing countries have challenged Israel's existence—predominantly those in the Muslim world—due to significant animosity stemming from the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and the Arab–Israeli conflict.^[3]

For international recognition of Palestine, see International recognition of Palestine.

  State of Israel

  Countries that recognize Israel

  Countries that have withdrawn their recognition of Israel

  Countries that have suspended/cut bilateral ties with Israel, but maintain recognition

  Countries that have never recognized Israel

History

See also: 1948 Palestine war and 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight

On 14 May 1948, the Israeli Declaration of Independence^[4] formally established a Jewish state in part of the former British Mandate of Palestine, in accordance with the United Nations Partition Plan. The Arab League was opposed to any partition and to the establishment of Israel, and an Arab coalition jointly invaded the territory of the newly formed country one day after its independence, sparking the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

Following Israel's establishment, the Israeli provisional government was established to govern the Yishuv; and while military operations were still in progress, it was promptly granted de facto recognition by the United States,^[5][6] followed by Iran (which had voted against the Partition Plan), Guatemala, Iceland, Nicaragua, Romania, and Uruguay. The Soviet Union was the first country to grant de jure recognition to Israel on 17 May 1948,^[7] followed by Nicaragua, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and Poland.^[8] The United States extended de jure recognition after the first Israeli election,^[9] on 31 January 1949.^[10]

By the late 1960s, Israel had established diplomatic relations with almost all of the countries of Western Europe, North America, South America, and Sub-Saharan Africa combined.

To put additional diplomatic, economic, and military pressure on Israel in the wake of the 1967 Arab–Israeli War, oil-producing Arab countries imposed an oil embargo on countries that had bilateral relations with Israel. As a result, many African and Asian countries broke off their ties with Israel. The Soviet Union also shifted its support in favour of the Arab cause against Israel during this time, leading most countries of the Eastern Bloc to sever diplomatic ties in 1967; these included the Soviet Union itself, as well as Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Bulgaria. Other countries in the Soviet sphere of influence, such as the People's Republic of China and Mongolia, also did not establish relations with Israel. Diplomatic relations with these countries were restored or established following the collapse of the Soviet Union, and new countries that had gained independence after the Soviet Union's dissolution also recognised Israel in their own right.

On 1 September 1967, the then-eight members of the Arab League issued the Khartoum Resolution, which included three pledges that forbade recognition, peace, and negotiations with Israel. However, Egypt, Jordan, and Mauritania gradually recognized Israel, though Mauritania broke off ties and withdrew recognition in 2010. As part of the 2020 Abraham Accords, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco all established normalized bilateral ties with Israel.^[11][12] Pressure was again exerted by the Arab League after the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, which led Cuba, Mali, and the Maldives to break off ties with Israel. Niger severed bilateral ties with Israel during the Second Intifada, and Venezuela broke off ties after the 2008–2009 Gaza War.

Following Israel's recognition of and entering into negotiations with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), many African, Asian, and Arab countries either restored or established diplomatic relations with Israel. The Vatican began a bilateral relationship with Israel in 1994. Some countries^[b][c] broke or suspended relations during the 2006 Lebanon War and after the blockade of the Gaza Strip. Although Guinea broke diplomatic ties with Israel in 1967, Israel's extensive support for Guinea during its fight against an Ebola virus epidemic led to the re-establishment of bilateral relations in 2016.^[18] Nicaragua restored relations in March 2017; Chad did likewise in January 2019.^[19] The most recent country to establish diplomatic relations with Israel was Bhutan, on 12 December 2020.^[20]

United Nations membership

On 15 May 1948, one day after its independence, Israel applied for membership with the United Nations (UN), but the application was not acted on by the Security Council. Israel's second application was rejected by the Security Council on 17 December 1948 by a 5-to-1 vote, with 5 abstentions. Syria was the sole negative vote; the United States, Argentina, Colombia, the Soviet Union, and the Ukrainian SSR voted in favour; and Belgium, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, and France abstained.

Israel's application was renewed in 1949 after the first Israeli election. By Security Council Resolution 69 on 4 March 1949, the UN Security Council voted 9-to-1 in favour of Israeli membership, with Egypt voting against and the United Kingdom abstaining.^[21] Those voting in favour were China, France, the United States, the Soviet Union, Argentina, Canada, Cuba, Norway, and the Ukrainian SSR.

On 11 May 1949, the UN General Assembly, by the requisite two-thirds majority of its then-58 members, approved the application to admit Israel to the UN by General Assembly Resolution 273.^[22][23] The vote in the General Assembly was 37 to 12, with 9 abstentions. Those that voted in favour of Israel were: Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, the Byelorussian SSR, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Liberia, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, the Ukrainian SSR, South Africa, the Soviet Union, the United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Yugoslavia. Those that voted against were six of the then-seven members of the Arab League (Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Yemen) as well as Afghanistan, Burma, Ethiopia, India, Iran, and Pakistan. Those abstaining were: Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, El Salvador, Greece, Siam, Sweden, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.^[24] Many of the countries that voted in favour or had abstained had already recognized Israel before the UN vote, at least on a de facto basis. Of these countries, Cuba and Venezuela have since withdrawn recognition.

Present situation

Legend:

  Israel

  Countries that reject passports from Israel

  Countries that reject passports from Israel and any other passport that contains Israeli stamps or visas

As of June 2024^[update], 164 of the 192 total member states of the United Nations (UN) recognize Israel. 28 UN member states do not recognize Israel: 15 members of the Arab League (Algeria, Comoros, Djibouti, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen); ten non-Arab members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brunei, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Niger, and Pakistan); and Cuba, North Korea, and Venezuela.^[25] In 2002, the Arab League proposed the recognition of Israel by Arab countries as a pathway towards a resolution of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict under the Arab Peace Initiative. Following the Abraham Accords, which were signed in September 2020 between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, the Palestinian National Authority condemned any Arab agreement with Israel as dishonourable, describing them as a betrayal to the Palestinian cause and a blow to their quest for an independent Palestinian state.^[26]

The passports of some countries are not valid for travel to Israel, including Bangladesh, Brunei, Iran, Iraq, and Pakistan. Thirteen countries do not accept Israeli passports: Algeria, Bangladesh, Brunei, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Yemen.^[27] Some of these countries also do not accept passports of other countries whose holder has an Israeli visa or stamp on it. The stamp may be a visa stamp, or a stamp on entry or departure. Because of these issues, Israeli immigration controls do not stamp passports with an entry visa, instead stamping on a separate insert which is discarded on departure. However, a stamp of another country which indicates that the person has entered Israel may frustrate that effort. For example, if an Egyptian departure stamp is used in any passport at the Taba Border Crossing, that is an indication that the person entered Israel, and a similar situation arises for land crossings into Jordan. Some countries also ban direct flights and overflights to and from Israel.^[28] In August 2020, the United Arab Emirates permitted direct flights from Israel, and Saudi Arabia and Bahrain authorized overflights for such flights.^[29] On 8 October 2020, Israel and Jordan reached an agreement to allow flights to cross over both countries' airspace.^[30]

List by country

Legend:^{[inconsistent][dubious – discuss]}

	States that have never formally recognized Israel and are in a state of war with Israel
	States that have never formally recognized Israel
	States that have withdrawn recognition from, cut, or suspended relations with Israel and are in a state of war with Israel
	States that have withdrawn recognition from, cut, or suspended relations with Israel
	States that recognize Israel

UN member states

	State	Date of de facto recognition	Date of de jure recognition	Notes
—	Afghanistan[31]	—	—	Does not accept Israeli passports. Holders of passports containing any Israeli visa or stamp will be refused entry.
1	Albania	—	16 April 1949[32]	Diplomatic relations established on 20 August 1991.[33]
—	Algeria[34][35]	—	—	Does not accept Israeli passports.[27]
2	Andorra	—	13 April 1994[36]
3	Angola	—	16 April 1992[37]	Date diplomatic relations established
4	Antigua and Barbuda	—	22 June 1983[38]	Date diplomatic relations established
5	Argentina	—	14 February 1949[39]
6	Armenia	—	4 April 1992[40]	Date diplomatic relations established
7	Australia	—	29 January 1949[41]
8	Austria	15 March 1949[42]	8 May 1956	Date diplomatic relations established. Prior to that, the two countries had maintained consular relations since 1950. Legations were upgraded to embassy status in 1959.[43]
9	Azerbaijan	—	7 April 1992[44]	Date diplomatic relations established.
10	Bahamas	[when?]	[when?]
11	Bahrain	11 September 2020[45]	15 September 2020[46]	On 15 September 2020, an agreement was signed to normalize relations.[45]
—	Bangladesh[47][48]	—	—	Does not accept Israeli passports, and Bangladeshi passports are not valid for travel to Israel.[27]
12	Barbados	—	29 August 1967[49]	Date diplomatic relations established
13	Belarus	11 May 1949[50]	26 May 1992[51]	Date diplomatic relations established
14	Belgium	—	15 January 1950[52]
15	Belize	—	6 September 1984[53]	Date diplomatic relations established. Relations suspended in 2023 during the Gaza war.[54]
16	Benin	—	5 December 1961[55]	Date diplomatic relations established. Relations severed in October 1973, and resumed in July 1992.[56][57]
17	Bhutan[25]	—	12 December 2020[58]	Date diplomatic relations established
18	Bolivia	22 February 1949[59]	24 February 1949[60]	Relations severed in January 2009,[61] and restored in November 2019.[62] Relations severed in 2023 during the Gaza war.[63]
19	Bosnia and Herzegovina	—	26 September 1997[64]	Date diplomatic relations established
20	Botswana	[when?]	[when?]	After the war in 1973, Botswana was one of only five countries in Africa that did not break off relations with Israel.[d][65]
21	Brazil	—	7 February 1949[66]
—	Brunei[25]	—	—	Does not accept Israeli passports, and Brunei passports are not valid for travel to Israel[27]
22	Bulgaria	—	4 December 1948	Relations severed on 10 June 1967, and restored on 3 May 1990.[67]
23	Burkina Faso	—	5 July 1961[55]	Date diplomatic relations established. Relations severed in October 1973, and re-established in October 1993.[56][57][68]
24	Burundi	[when?]	[when?]	Relations severed in May 1973,[57] and restored in March 1995.
25	Cambodia	—	30 August 1960	Date diplomatic relations established. Cambodia broke off relations in 1975; they were restored on 5 October 1993.[69][70]
26	Cameroon	—	15 September 1960[71]	Date diplomatic relations established. Relations severed in October 1973 and restored in August 1986.[57][72]
27	Canada	—	11 May 1949[50][73]
28	Cape Verde	—	17 July 1994[74]	Date diplomatic relations established
29	Central African Republic	[when?]	[when?]	Relations were broken in October 1973,[57] were resumed in January 1991.
30	Chad	—	10 January 1961	Relations were established in 1961, but severed on 28 November 1972.[57][75] In 2005, reports emerged of a mutual intention to renew diplomatic relations.[76] Relations restored on 20 January 2019.[19]
31	Chile	—	11 May 1949[77]
32	China	—	24 January 1992	The Republic of China granted de jure recognition to Israel on 1 March 1949.[59] The two states maintained diplomatic relations until Israel's recognition of the People's Republic of China on 8 January 1950. The PRC, however, did not formally reciprocate until the eventual establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992.[78]
33	Colombia	—	1 February 1949[59]	On 1 May 2024, president Gustavo Petro announced Colombia would break diplomatic ties with Israel, describing Israel's siege of Gaza as a "genocide".[79]
—	Comoros[25]	—	—
34	Costa Rica	—	19 June 1948[80]
35	Croatia	—	4 September 1997[81]	Date diplomatic relations established
—	Cuba	14 January 1949	18 April 1949[82]	Cuba severed relations in September 1973,[83] and the most recent government does not recognize it.[84]
36	Cyprus	—	21 January 1961	Date diplomatic relations established. They had been agreed to on 17 August 1960, but final establishment was postponed due to pressure from Arab nations.[85]
37	Czech Republic	—	18 May 1948[86]	Recognition extended under Czechoslovakia. Relations under Czechoslovakia were severed between June 1967 and February 1990. Diplomatic relations with the Czech Republic were established 1 January 1993.[87]
38	Democratic Republic of the Congo	—	26 June 1960	Date diplomatic relations established. Ties severed on 4 October 1973, and restored on 13 May 1982.[57][88]
39	Denmark	2 February 1949[59]	12 July 1950[89]
—	Djibouti[25]	—	—
40	Dominica	—	January 1978[87]	Date diplomatic relations established
41	Dominican Republic	—	29 December 1948[90]
42	East Timor[91]	—	29 August 2002
43	Ecuador	—	2 February 1949[59]
44	Egypt	19 November 1977[92]	26 March 1979[93]	Signatory to the Khartoum Resolution.[35] Later became the first Arab state to recognize Israel, with the Egypt–Israel peace treaty.
45	El Salvador	—	11 September 1948[94]
46	Equatorial Guinea	[when?]	[when?]	Relations severed in October 1973,[57] and resumed in January 1994.[95]
47	Eritrea	—	6 May 1993[70][96]	Date diplomatic relations established
48	Estonia	—	9 January 1992[97]	Date diplomatic relations established
49	Eswatini	—	September 1968[87]
50	Ethiopia	—	24 October 1961[98]	Prior to de jure recognition, Ethiopia maintained consular relations with Israel since 1956. Relations were broken in October 1973,[57] and resumed in November 1989.
51	Federated States of Micronesia[99]	—	23 November 1988	Date diplomatic relations established
52	Fiji	—	August 1970[87]	Date diplomatic relations established
53	Finland[100]	11 June 1948[101]	18 March 1949
54	France	—	24 January 1949[102]
55	Gabon[69]	—	29 September 1993[103]	Relations severed in October 1973,[57] and resumed in September 1993.
56	Gambia	—	[when?]	Relations broken in October 1973,[57] and resumed in September 1992
57	Georgia	—	1 June 1992[104]	Date diplomatic relations established
58	Germany	10 September 1952 (West Germany before 3 October 1990)[105]	12 May 1965[106]	Date diplomatic relations established. Prior to this, Germany signed the Reparations agreement with Israel. East Germany never had diplomatic relations with Israel during its existence.
59	Ghana	—	[when?]	Relations broken in October 1973,[57] and resumed in August 1994
60	Greece[98]	15 March 1949	21 May 1990[107]	Date diplomatic relations established
61	Grenada	—	January 1975[87]	Date diplomatic relations established
62	Guatemala	—	19 May 1948[86]
63	Guinea	—	[when?]	Broke diplomatic relations with Israel on 12 June 1967,[57] and restored relations on July 20, 2016.[18]
64	Guinea-Bissau	—	March 1994[87]	Date diplomatic relations established
65	Guyana	—	[when?]	Broke off relations in March 1974, restored in March 1992.
66	Haiti	26 February 1949[59]	January 1950[87]	Date diplomatic relations established
67	Honduras[90][108]	11 September 1948	8 November 1948[103]
68	Hungary[109]	24 May 1948	1 June 1948[101]	Relations broken in 1967, and restored on 19 September 1989.[110]
69	Iceland	11 February 1949[59]	[when?]
70	India	—	17 September 1950[111]
—	Indonesia[48]	—	—	Can[who?] only travel to Indonesia with an invitation from the Department of Immigration of Indonesia. Can only enter Indonesia through airports in Denpasar, Jakarta and Surabaya.[27]
—	Iran[112]	6 March 1950[112]	—[112]	Voted against UN Partition Plan and voted against admission of Israel to membership of UN. Iranian government refrained from recognizing Israel de jure despite de facto recognition.[112] Relations severed on 18 February 1979.[113] Does not accept Israeli passports,[27] and the holders of Iranian passports are "not entitled to travel to the occupied Palestine"[114] Holders of passports containing any Israeli visa or stamp will be refused entry.
—	Iraq[115]	—	—	Does not accept Israeli passports, except for Iraqi Kurdistan where visa is required for passengers without a signed and stamped letter issued by the Ministry of Interior of the Kurdistan Regional Government if arriving at Erbil (EBL) and Sulaymaniyah (ISU).[27] Iraqi passports are not valid for travel to Israel. Holders of passports containing any Israeli visa or stamp will be refused entry.[116]
71	Ireland[117]	12 February 1949	May 1963[117]
72	Italy[59]	8 February 1949	19 January 1950
73	Ivory Coast	15 February 1961	24 May 1961[55]	Date diplomatic relations established. Prior to this date, it had maintained trade relations since 15 February 1961. Relations severed in November 1973, and resumed in February 1986.[56][57]
74	Jamaica[103]	January 1962	—
75	Japan	—	15 May 1952[118]
76	Jordan	—	26 October 1994[119]	Signatory to the Khartoum Resolution.[35] Recognized Israel in the Israel–Jordan peace treaty.
77	Kazakhstan	—	10 April 1992[120]	Date diplomatic relations established
78	Kenya	—	December 1963[103][121]	Severed relation in November 1973,[57] resumed in December 1988.
79	Kiribati	—	21 May 1984[122]	Date diplomatic relations established
—	Kuwait[35]	—	—	Does not accept Israeli passports. Holders of passports containing any Israeli visa or stamp will be refused entry. Maintains a state of hostility dating back to 1967.[27][123]
80	Kyrgyzstan	—	March 1992[103]
81	Laos	—	February 1957	Date diplomatic relations established. Laos broke off relations in 1973, and restored them on 6 December 1993.[124]
82	Latvia	—	6 January 1992[125]	Date diplomatic relations established
—	Lebanon[35]	—	—	Does not accept Israeli passports. Holders of passports containing any Israeli visa or stamp will be refused entry.[27]
83	Lesotho	—	[when?]
84	Liberia	11 February 1949[109]	[when?]	Relations severed in November 1973, and resumed in August 1983.[56][57]
—	Libya[35]	—	—	Does not accept Israeli passports. Holders of passports containing any Israeli visa or stamp will be refused entry.[27]
85	Liechtenstein	—	January 1992[103]
86	Lithuania	—	8 January 1992[126]	Date diplomatic relations established
87	Luxembourg	11 May 1949[50]	16 January 1950[127]
88	Madagascar	—	[when?]	Relations broken in October 1973,[57] and resumed in January 1994.
89	Malawi	—	July 1964[87]	Date diplomatic relations established
—	Malaysia[48]	—	—	Does not admit Israeli passport holders without written permission from the government. Malaysian passports not valid for travel to Israel without permission from the government.[128]
—	Maldives	—	29 October 1965[129]	Diplomatic relations suspended in 1974.[130] Cooperation agreements in 2009 did not develop into full diplomatic relations[131][132][133] and were terminated in 2014.[134] Since 15 April 2025, Maldives does not accept Israeli passports for entry into the country.[135][136][137]
—	Mali[25]	—	[when?]	Diplomatic relations severed 5 January 1973.[57]
90	Malta	January 1965[103]	December 1965[87]	Date diplomatic relations established
91	Marshall Islands	—	16 September 1987[138]
—	Mauritania	—	28 October 1999[139]	Diplomatic relations suspended 6 March 2009,[140] severed 21 March 2010.[141]
92	Mauritius[69]	—	[when?]	Diplomatic relations severed July 1976, restored September 1993.
93	Mexico	11 May 1949[50]	4 April 1952[142]
94	Moldova[143]	—	22 June 1992
95	Monaco	—	January 1964[87]
96	Mongolia[144]	—	2 October 1991
97	Montenegro[145]	—	12 July 2006
98	Morocco[25][35]	1 September 1994[146]	10 December 2020	Closed Israeli office and suspended relations in October 2000.[147] On 10 December 2020, an agreement was announced to normalize relations.[148]
99	Mozambique[69][70]	—	23 July 1993
100	Myanmar[149]	—	13 July 1953	Date full diplomatic relations established
101	Namibia[70][150]	—	11 February 1994
102	Nauru[87]	—	December 1994
103	Nepal[151]	—	1 June 1960	Date diplomatic relations established. First South Asian nation to establish diplomatic ties with Israel.
104	Netherlands	11 May 1949[50]	16 January 1950[127]
105	New Zealand	29 January 1949[59]	28 July 1950[152]
106	Nicaragua	—	18 May 1948[90]	Diplomatic relations suspended June 2010 and restored in March 2017.[153] Relations suspended again in October 2024.[154]
—	Niger[25]	—	—	Relations severed on 4 January 1973.[55][57]
107	Nigeria[155]	1960	[when?]	Relations broken in October 1973,[57] were resumed in May 1992.
—	North Korea[156]	—	—	North Korea and Israel held talks in 1993, but the talks were halted under pressure from the United States.[157] See Israel–North Korea relations for more details.
108	North Macedonia	—	7 December 1995[87]	Date diplomatic relations established
109	Norway	[when?]	4 February 1949	Date Norway recognized Israel
—	Oman	January 1996[147]	—	A degree of relations established in January 1996. Closed Israeli office and suspended relations in October 2000.[147] Accepts Israeli passports for transit only, does not accept for admission.[27]
—	Pakistan[158]	—	—	Does not accept Israeli passports, and Pakistani passports are not valid for travel to Israel.[27]
110	Palau[69][70]	—	2 October 1994
111	Panama	—	19 June 1948[80]
112	Papua New Guinea	—	1978[159]
113	Paraguay	6 September 1948[90]	7 September 1948[160]
114	Peru	—	9 February 1949[59]
115	Philippines	11 May 1949[50]	13 May 1957[161]
116	Poland	—	18 May 1948[86]	Relations were broken in 1967, restored in February 1990.[162]
117	Portugal[163]	12 May 1977	[when?]
—	Qatar[25]	April 1996[87]	—	In April 1996, Qatar and Israel agreed to exchange trade representation offices.[164] Trade offices closed in February 2009.[87] Does not accept Israeli passports for admission in Qatar, except during the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[165][166][e]
118	Republic of the Congo	—	9 November 1960	Date diplomatic relations established. Broke relations on 31 December 1972, resumed in August 1991.
119	Romania[168]	11 June 1948	12 June 1948[101]
120	Russia	—	17 May 1948[86][169][170]	Recognition extended as the Soviet Union. Relations broken in 1967, restored on 19 October 1991.[171]
121	Rwanda	—	[when?]	Relations severed in October 1973,[57] and restored in October 1994.
122	Saint Kitts and Nevis	—	January 1984[87]	Date diplomatic relations established
123	Saint Lucia	—	January 1979[87]	Date diplomatic relations established
124	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	—	January 1981[87]	Date diplomatic relations established
125	Samoa	—	June 1977[87]	Date diplomatic relations established
126	San Marino[172]	—	1 March 1995
127	São Tomé and Príncipe	—	November 1993[87]	Date diplomatic relations established
—	Saudi Arabia[35][173]	—	—	Does not accept Israeli passports, however there are some exceptions. Israeli Muslims may get a temporary Jordanian passport to enter the country for Hajj / Umrah purposes only and since 2020, Israeli businesspeople can obtain a special visa in order to enter the country.[27]
128	Senegal	1960[103]	—	Relations broken in October 1973,[57] and resumed in August 1994.
129	Serbia	—	31 January 1992	Date diplomatic relations established[174]
130	Seychelles	—	September 1992[87]	Date diplomatic relations established
131	Sierra Leone	—	[when?]	Relations broken in October 1973,[57] and resumed in May 1992.
132	Singapore[175]	—	11 May 1969	Date diplomatic relations established
133	Slovakia	—	18 May 1948[86]	Recognition extended under Czechoslovakia. Relations under Czechoslovakia were severed between June 1967 and February 1990. Diplomatic relations with Slovakia were established 1 January 1993.[176]
134	Slovenia[177]	—	28 April 1992
135	Solomon Islands	—	January 1989[87]
—	Somalia[178]	—	—
136	South Africa	24 May 1948[86]	14 May 1949[179][180]
137	South Korea	—	10 April 1962[181]	Date diplomatic relations established
138	South Sudan[182]	—	28 July 2011	Date given is the date full diplomatic relations were established.[183]
139	Spain[184]	17 January 1986	[when?]
140	Sri Lanka[185]	16 September 1950	[when?]
141	Sudan	23 October 2020[186]	—	On 23 October 2020, an agreement was announced to normalize relations.[186]
142	Suriname	—	February 1976[87]
143	Sweden[59]	15 February 1949	13 June 1950[89]
144	Switzerland[187]	28 January 1949	18 March 1949[188]
—	Syria[35]	—	—	Does not accept Israeli passports. Holders of passports containing any Israeli visa or stamp will be refused entry.[27]
145	Tajikistan	—	April 1992[87]
146	Tanzania	—	[when?]	Relations broken in October 1973,[57] and resumed in February 1995.
147	Thailand	26 September 1950[189]	[when?]
148	Togo	—	[when?]	Relations severed in September 1973,[57] and restored in June 1987.[56]
149	Tonga	—	June 1977[87]	Date diplomatic relations established
150	Trinidad and Tobago[87]	August 1962	—
—	Tunisia[35]	3 October 1994[70][190]	—[191]	Joint declaration of relations made in January 1996. Closed the Israeli representative office and suspended relations in October 2000.[147]
151	Turkey	28 March 1949[192]	12 March 1950[193]	Downgraded ties with Israel to second secretary level in September 2011,[194] and restored full diplomatic relations in June 2016.[195]
151	Turkmenistan[196]	—	6 October 1993	Date diplomatic relations established
153	Tuvalu	—	July 1984[87]	Date diplomatic relations established
154	Uganda	—	[when?]	Broke relations on 30 March 1972,[57] and restored in July 1994.
155	Ukraine	11 May 1949[50]	26 December 1991[197]
156	United Arab Emirates	13 August 2020[198]	15 September 2020[46]	On 15 September 2020, an agreement was signed to normalize relations.[198]
157	United Kingdom	13 May 1949[199]	28 April 1950[127]
158	United States	14 May 1948[6]	31 January 1949[200]	First country to recognize Israel.
159	Uruguay	—	19 May 1948[86]	First Latin American country to recognize Israel.[201]
160	Uzbekistan[202]	—	21 February 1992	Date full diplomatic relations established
161	Vanuatu[69][70]	—	16 December 1993	Date diplomatic relations established
—	Venezuela	—	27 June 1948[90]	Relations severed in January 2009.[203]
162	Vietnam[204]	—	12 July 1993	Date diplomatic relations established
—	Yemen[35]	—	—	Does not accept Israeli passports. Holders of passports containing any Israeli visa or stamp will be refused entry.[27]
163	Zambia	—	[when?]	Relations broken in October 1973,[57] and resumed in December 1991.
164	Zimbabwe[69][70]	—	26 November 1993	Date diplomatic relations established

Non-UN member states

State	Date of recognition	Notes
Cook Islands[205]	2008
Holy See[206]	15 June 1994
Kosovo	4 September 2020	Kosovo recognised Israel as part of the Kosovo and Serbia economic normalization agreements (2020).[207][208][209] Diplomatic relations established on February 1, 2021.[210][211]
Niue[212]	2008
State of Palestine[213]	1993	Signatory to the Khartoum Resolution.[35] Recognized Israel as part of the Oslo I Accord.

See also

• Borders of Israel
• Foreign relations of Israel
• International recognition of Palestine
• Legitimacy of the State of Israel
• List of states with limited recognition
• Right to exist
• Self-determination
• Visa requirements for Israeli citizens

Notes

1. Non-Muslim states:

   • 1. Cuba
   • 2. North Korea
   • 3. Venezuela

   
   Muslim-majority states:

   • 4. Afghanistan
   • 5. Algeria
   • 6. Bangladesh
   • 7. Brunei
   • 8. Comoros
   • 9. Djibouti
   • 10. Indonesia
   • 11. Iran
   • 12. Iraq
   • 13. Kuwait
   • 14. Lebanon
   • 15. Libya
   • 16. Malaysia
   • 17. Maldives
   • 18. Mali
   • 19. Mauritania
   • 20. Niger
   • 21. Oman
   • 22. Pakistan
   • 23. Qatar
   • 24. Saudi Arabia
   • 25. Somalia
   • 26. Syria
   • 27. Tunisia
   • 28. Yemen
2. Countries that broke or suspended diplomatic relations with Israel in 2006 during the Lebanon War:

   • Egypt maintained diplomatic relations despite condemning the war.^[13]
   • Jordan maintained diplomatic relations despite condemning the war.^[13]
   • Venezuela — withdrew its ambassador in protest against Israeli military actions.^[14]
3. Countries that broke or suspended diplomatic relations with Israel mainly in response to the 2007 blockade of the Gaza Strip and subsequent military operations:

   • Bolivia severed diplomatic relations with Israel in January 2009, condemning the blockade and military actions.^[15]
   • Mauritania expelled the Israeli ambassador and suspended diplomatic relations in March 2009, protesting Israel’s Gaza policies.^[16]
   • Venezuela, which had already protested Israel over Lebanon in 2006, further condemned the Gaza blockade and downgraded relations around 2009.^[17]
4. The others being Malawi, Eswatini, Lesotho, and South Africa.
5. During the Gaza war, Qatar has hosted an Israeli delegation for negotiations between Israel and Hamas to resolve the hostage crisis^[167]