International recognition of Israel

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

The State of Israel was established on 14 May, 1948 by the Israeli Declaration of Independence. They became a member of the United Nations on 11 May, 1949.

International recognition of Israel (Present)  Israel
  Countries that recognize Israel  Countries that have also withdrawn recognition maintaining some relations with Israel
  Countries that have withdrawn recognition
  Countries that have never recognized Israel

83% of UN members recognize Israel. However, many countries do not recognize Israel because of the Israeli conflict with neighboring countries, especially the Palestine–Israel conflict.

By country

Most countries recognise Israel. 35 UN members, however, do not.

International recognition of Israel vs Palestine (Present)  Countries that recognize both  Countries that recognize Palestine only  Countries that recognize Palestine only with some relations with Israel  Countries that recognize Israel only with some relations with Palestine  Countries that recognize Israel only

International recognition of Israel (2020)  Countries that recognize Israel  Countries that have withdrawn recognition  Countries that have never recognized Israel

List by country

State		Date of recognition	Notes
1	United States	14 May 1948	First country to recognize Israel
2	Russia	17 May 1948	Russia withdrew recognition of Israel in 1967 and restored recognition of Israel in 1991
3	Czech Republic	18 May 1948	Recognition of Israel withdrawn in 1967 and restored in February 1990 under Czechoslovakia
	Nicaragua	18 May 1948,	Nicaragua withdrew recognition of Israel in 2010 and restored recognition of Israel in 2017[1] Recognition of Israel was withdrawn again in 2024[2]
4	Poland	18 May 1948	Poland withdrew recognition of Israel withdrawn in 1967 and restored recognition of Israel in February 1990
5	Slovakia	18 May 1948	Recognition of Israel withdrawn in 1967 and restored in February 1990 under Czechoslovakia
6	Guatemala	18 May 1948
7	Uruguay	18 May 1948
8	Hungary	24 May 1948	Recognition of Israel withdrawn in 1967 and restored in 1989
9	South Africa	24 May 1948
10	Finland	11 June 1948
11	Romania	11 June 1948
12	Costa Rica	19 June 1948
13	Panama	19 June 1948
	Venezuela	27 June 1948	Recognition withdrawn in 2009[3]
14	Paraguay	6 September 1948
15	Honduras	11 September 1948
16	Bulgaria	4 December 1948	Recognition of Israel withdrawn in 1967 and restored in 3 May 1990
17	Dominican Republic	29 December 1948
	Cuba	14 January 1949	Recognition withdrawn in 1973
18	France	24 January 1949
19	Switzerland	28 January 1948
20	Australia	29 January 1949
21	New Zealand	29 January 1949
22	Denmark	2 February 1949
23	Italy	8 February 1949
24	Iceland	11 February 1949
25	Liberia	11 February 1949	Liberia withdrew recognition of Israel in 1973 and restored recognition of Israel in August 1983
26	Ireland	12 February 1949
27	Sweden	15 February 1949
	Bolivia	22 February 1949	Bolivia withdrew recognition of Israel in 2009 and later restored recognition of Israel in 2019[4] It withdrew recognition of Israel again in 2023 due to Israel-Hamas war[5]
28	Haiti	26 February 1949
	Colombia	1 February 1949	Colombia withdrew recognition of Israel in 2024[6]
29	Ecuador	2 February 1949
30	Norway	4 February 1949
31	Brazil	7 February 1949
32	Peru	9 February 1949
33	Argentina	14 February 1949
	Republic of China	1 March 1949	Republic of China withdrew recognition of Israel in 1950 after Israel recognized the People's republic of China
34	Austria	15 March 1949
35	Greece	15 March 1949
	Turkey	28 March 1949	Withdrew recognition in 2010 and restored in 2016[7]Recognition of Israel withdrawn again in 2024[8]
36	Albania	16 April 1949
37	Luxembourg	11 May 1949
38	Netherlands	11 May 1949
39	Mexico	11 May 1949
40	Philippines	11 May 1949
41	Canada	11 May 1949
42	Chile	11 May 1949
43	Ukraine	11 May 1949
44	Belarus	11 May 1949
45	United Kingdom	13 May 1949
46	Belgium	15 January 1950
	Iran	6 March 1950	Recognition withdrawn in 1979
47	Sri Lanka	16 September 1950
48	India	17 September 1950
49	Thailand	26 September 1950
50	Japan	15 May 1952
51	Germany	10 September 1952
52	Myanmar	13 July 1953
53	Ghana	1957	Ghana withdrew recognition of Israel in 1973 and restored recognition of Israel in 1994
54	Laos	February 1957	Laos withdrew recognition of Israel in 1973 and restored recognition of Israel in 1993
55	Guinea	1958	Withdrew recognition of Israel in 1967 and restored recognition of Israel in 2016
56	CAR	1960	Recognition withdrawn in 1973 and later restored in 1991
57	Senegal	1960	Recognition withdrawn in 1973 and restored in 1994
58	Madagascar	1960	Recognition of Israel withdrawn in 1973 and later restored in 1994
	Mali	1960	Recognition withdrawn in 1973
	Niger	1960	Withdrew in 1973, restored in 1996 and withdrawn in 2002
59	Nigeria	1960	Nigeria withdrew recognition of Israel in 1973 and restored recognition in 1992
60	Nepal	1 June 1960
61	DRC	26 June 1960	Recognition withdrawn in 1973 and restored in 1982
62	Cambodia	30 August 1960	Cambodia withdrew recognition of Israel in 1975 and restored recognition in 1993
63	Cameroon	15 September 1960	Cameroon withdrew recognition of Israel in 1973 and later restored recognition on 1986
64	Congo	9 November 1960	Recognition withdrawn in 1972 and later restored in 1991
65	Sierra Leone	1961	Sierra Leone withdrew recognition of Israel in 1973 and restored recognition in 1992
66	Tanzania	1961	Tanzania withdrew recognition of Israel in 1973 and restored recognition in 1995
67	Chad	10 January 1961	Withdrew recognition of Israel in 1972 and later restored recognition in 2019
68	Cyprus	21 January 1961
69	Ivory Coast	15 February 1961	Ivory Coast withdrew recognition of Israel in 1973 and restored recognition in February 1986
70	Burkina Faso	5 July 1961	Withdrew recognition of Israel in 1973 and restored recognition in October 1993
71	Ethiopia	24 October 1961	Withdrew recognition of Israel in 1973 and restored recognition in November 1989
72	Benin	5 December 1961	Withdrew recognition of Israel in 1973 and restored recognition in 1992
73	Burundi	1962	Withdrew recognition of Israel in 1973 and restored recognition in 1995
74	Rwanda	1962	Withdrew recognition of Israel in 1973 and restored recognition in 1994
75	Uganda	1962	Withdrew recognition of Israel in 1973 and restored recognition in 1994
76	Jamaica	January 1962
77	Trinidad and Tobago	August 1962
78	South Korea	10 April 1962
79	Kenya	December 1963	Withdrew recognition of Israel in 1973 and restored recognition in 1988
80	Zambia	1964	Withdrew recognition of Israel in 1973 and restored recognition in 1991
81	Monaco	January 1964
82	Malawi	July 1964
83	Gambia	1965	Withdrew recognition of Israel in 1973 and restored recognition in 1992
84	Malta	January 1965
	Maldives	29 October 1965	Maldives withdrew recognition of Israel in 1974
85	Botswana	1966
86	Guyana	1966	Withdrew recognition of Israel in 1974 and restored recognition in 1992
87	Lesotho	1966
88	Barbados	29 August 1967
89	Equatorial Guinea	1968	Withdrew recognition of Israel in 1973 and restored recognition in 1994
90	Mauritius	1968
91	Eswatini	September 1968
92	Singapore	11 May 1969
93	Fiji	August 1970
94	Bahamas	1973
95	Grenada	January 1975
96	Suriname	February 1976
97	Portugal	12 May 1977
98	Samoa	June 1977
99	Tonga	June 1977
100	Egypt	19 November 1977
101	Papua New Guinea	1978
102	Dominica	January 1978
103	Saint Lucia	January 1979
104	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	January 1981
105	Antigua and Barbuda	22 June 1983
106	Saint Kitts and Nevis	January 1984
107	Kiribati	21 May 1984
108	Tuvalu	July 1984
	Belize	6 September 1984	Withdrawn in 2023
109	Spain	17 January 1986
110	Marshall Islands	16 September 1987
111	Micronesia	23 November 1988
112	Solomon Islands	January 1989
113	Mongolia	2 October 1991
114	Liechtenstein	January 1992
115	Latvia	6 January 1992
116	Lithuania	8 January 1992
117	Estonia	9 January 1992
118	China	24 January 1992
119	Serbia	31 January 1992
120	Uzbekistan	21 February 1992
121	Kyrgyzstan	March 1992
122	Tajikistan	April 1992
123	Armenia	4 April 1992
124	Azerbaijan	7 April 1992
125	Kazakhstan	10 April 1992
126	Angola	16 April 1992
127	Slovenia	28 April 1992
128	Georgia	1 June 1992
129	Moldova	22 June 1992
130	Seychelles	September 1992
131	Eritrea	6 May 1993
132	Vietnam	12 July 1993
133	Mozambique	23 July 1993
134	Gabon	29 September 1993
135	Turkmenistan	6 October 1993
136	São Tomé and Príncipe	November 1993
137	Zimbabwe	26 November 1993
138	Vanuatu	16 December 1993
139	Namibia	11 February 1994
140	Guinea-Bissau	March 1994
141	Andorra	13 April 1994
142	Vatican City	15 June 1994
143	Cape Verde	17 July 1994
144	Palau	2 October 1994
145	Jordan	26 October 1994
146	Nauru	December 1994
147	Macedonia	7 December 1995
148	Croatia	4 September 1997
149	Bosnia	26 September 1997
	Mauritania	28 October 1999	Withdrawn in 2009
150	East Timor	29 August 2002
151	Montenegro	12 July 2006
152	Cook Islands	2008
153	Niue	2008
154	South Sudan	28 July 2011
155	United Arab Emirates	13 August 2020
156	Kosovo	4 September 2020
157	Bahrain	11 September 2020
158	Sudan	23 October 2020
159	Bhutan	12 December 2020
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