International recognition of 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Countries that recognize Israel Countries that have also withdrawn recognition maintaining some relations with Israel
Countries that have withdrawn recognition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
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.
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
[change | change source]Most countries recognise Israel. 35 UN members, however, do not.
List by country
[change | change source]| 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18 May 1948 | Recognition of Israel withdrawn in 1967 and restored in February 1990 under Czechoslovakia |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withdrew recognition of Israel in 2010 and restored recognition of Israel in 2017[1] Recognition of Israel was withdrawn again in 2024[2] | |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18 May 1948 | Poland withdrew recognition of Israel withdrawn in 1967 and restored recognition of Israel in February 1990 |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18 May 1948 | Recognition of Israel withdrawn in 1967 and restored in February 1990 under Czechoslovakia |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24 May 1948 | Recognition of Israel withdrawn in 1967 and restored in 1989 |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 | |
| 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4 December 1948 | Recognition of Israel withdrawn in 1967 and restored in 3 May 1990 |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 | |
 Venezuela
|
27 June 1948 | Recognition withdrawn in 2009[3] | |
 Republic of China
|
1 March 1949 | Republic of China withdrew recognition of Israel in 1950 after Israel recognized the People's republic of China | |
 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14 January 1949 | Recognition withdrawn in 1973 | |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 | |
| 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 | |
 Afghanistan
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 Iraq
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 Lebanon
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 Malaysia
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 North Korea
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 Oman
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 Pakistan
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In 2025, there were also reports suggesting Pakistan may recognize Israel, after Saudi Arabia[9][10][11] | ||
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 Qatar
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 Saudi Arabia
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In 2025, reports emerged that Saudi Arabia may recognize Israel[12][13] | ||
 Somalia
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 Tunisia
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 Yemen
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Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Ahren, Raphael. "Israel to renew diplomatic ties with Nicaragua". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- ↑ Reuters (2024-10-12). "Nicaragua severs diplomatic relations with Israel". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Venezuela cuts ties with Israel over Gaza attacks". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- ↑ Ahren, Raphael; Staff, ToI. "Bolivia's interim government announces renewal of diplomatic ties with Israel". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ↑ "Bolivia severs diplomatic ties with Israel over Gaza war". 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ↑ "Colombia to break diplomatic relations with Israel, President Petro says". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ↑ "Israel and Turkey reach deal to restore relations". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ↑ "Turkey severs all relations with Israel, says Erdogan". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ↑ Malhotra, Divya (2025-02-16). "Abraham Accords and Saudi-Israel diplomatic normalization under Trump 2.0". Modern Diplomacy. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ Bukhari, Allia. "The Blogs: The Israel factor in India-Pakistan crisis". blogs.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ "Trump Should Expand the Abraham Accords to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan » The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics". The American Spectator | USA News and Politics. 2025-05-12. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ Malhotra, Divya (2025-02-16). "Abraham Accords and Saudi-Israel diplomatic normalization under Trump 2.0". Modern Diplomacy. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ Freiberg, Nava. "Trump predicts Saudi-Israel normalization ahead of Riyadh visit". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2025-05-24.