Foreign relations of Israel refers to diplomatic and trade relations between Israel and other countries around the world. Israel has diplomatic ties with 165 of the other 192 UN member states as of 12 December 2020. Israel is a member of the United Nations (UN) and a number of other international organisations. Israel maintains full diplomatic relations with two of its Arab neighbours,Egypt and Jordan,after signing peace treaties in 1979 and 1994 respectively. In 2020,Israel signed agreements establishing diplomatic relations with three Arab League countries,Bahrain,the United Arab Emirates,and Morocco. As of 2021,Israel had formal diplomatic relations with 168 other countries,while twenty-eight UN member states have either never established,or have broken off diplomatic relations with Israel.
The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA) is an Israeli think tank specializing in public diplomacy and foreign policy founded in 1976. Describing itself on its website as "The Global Embassy for Israel",it publishes the biennial journal Jewish Political Studies Review alongside other content.
Daniel "Danny" Ayalon is an Israeli diplomat,columnist and politician. He served as Deputy Foreign Minister and as a member of the Knesset. He was the Israeli Ambassador to the United States from 2002 until 2006. Previously,he worked as senior foreign policy advisor to Prime Ministers Ariel Sharon,Ehud Barak,and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Gideon Meir was an Israeli diplomat. He served as its ambassador to Italy from 2006 until 2012. He was noted for being part of the negotiating team that drafted the Egypt–Israel peace treaty in 1979.
Arye Mekel was an Israeli diplomat and journalist.
A bilateral relationship exists between Armenia and Israel. From 1993 to 2007,Armenia was served by the Embassy of Israel in Georgia. In 1996,Tsolak Momjian was appointed the honorary consul of Armenia in Jerusalem. Eleven years later,the residence of the Embassy of Israel in Armenia was moved to Jerusalem. In October 2010,Shmuel Meirom was appointed the Israeli ambassador to Armenia. Armen Melkonian was appointed the Armenian ambassador to Israel in 2012,with a residence in Cairo. In October of that year,Melkonian presented his credentials to Israeli president Shimon Peres. On 21 September 2019 Armenia announced that it would be opening an embassy in Israel. Despite generally cordial ties between the two,relations soured after Armenia withdrew its ambassador to Israel due to Israeli arms supply to Armenia's enemy,Azerbaijan,in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Israeli casualties of war,in addition to those of Israel's nine major wars,include 9,745 soldiers and security forces personnel killed in "miscellaneous engagements and terrorist attacks",which includes security forces members killed during military operations,by fighting crime,natural disasters,diseases,traffic or labor accidents and disabled veterans whose disabilities contributed to their deaths. Between 1948 and 1997,20,093 Israeli soldiers were killed in combat,75,000 Israelis were wounded,and nearly 100,000 Israelis were considered disabled army veterans. On the other hand,in 2010 Yom Hazikaron,Israel honored the memory of 22,684 Israeli soldiers and people of the Yishuv killed since 1860 in the line of duty for the independence,preservation and protection of the nation,and 3,971 civilian terror victims. The memorial roll,in addition to IDF members deceased,also include fallen members of the Shin Bet security service,the Mossad intelligence service,the Israel Police,the Border Police,the Israel Prisons Service,other Israeli security forces,the pre-state Jewish underground,and the Jewish Brigade and the Jewish Legion.
Denmark–Israel relations refers to the bilateral relationship between Denmark and Israel.
Israel–Ukraine relations are foreign relations between Israel and Ukraine. Both countries recognized each other on 11 May 1949 as the Ukrainian SSR and established de jure diplomatic relations on 26 December 1991 when Ukraine became independent. Israel has an embassy in Kyiv. Ukraine has an embassy in Tel Aviv and a consulate-general in Haifa. There are 30,000 Ukrainians settled in Israel,while Ukraine has one of Europe's largest Jewish communities. Ukraine was also the first state outside of Israel to have had both a Jewish president and prime minister simultaneously.
Ron Prosor is an Israeli diplomat,writer,and columnist. He has served a Israel's ambassador to Germany since August 22,2022. He previously served as Israel's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2011 to 2015,Israel's Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2011,as well as Director-General of Israel's Foreign Ministry and political consul at the Israeli embassy in Washington. He is the head of the Abba Eban Institute for International Diplomacy in IDC Herzliya Lauder School of Government,Diplomacy &Strategy.
Mattanya (Matty) Cohen,born 1965 is an Israeli diplomat. He was the former Israeli ambassador to Guatemala,Honduras,El Salvador and Belize.
Ofir Gendelman is an Israeli diplomat and current spokesperson to the Arab media in the Israel Prime Minister's Office,a position he has held since April 2010,prior to which he served in the same role at the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Gendelman has been a regular fixture on various Arab media outlets since 2001.
Itzhak Levanon was an Israeli diplomat who was Ambassador to Egypt from 2009 to 2011.
Yitzhak Eldan was born on October 30,1943. He is an Israeli diplomat as well as a former Israeli Ambassador. He has served,among other postings,as the Israeli Ambassador to Denmark,to the Council of Europe and UNESCO,as well as Head of State Protocol for Israel and Director of the Israeli Diplomatic school. In 2011,he founded The Ambassadors’Club of Israel and continues to serve as its President. In addition,since 2013 he has been directing The Israeli School for Young Ambassadors. Senior Lecturer on Diplomacy,Hebrew University,Jerusalem.
The Israeli Embassy in Berlin is the headquarters of the diplomatic mission of Israel in Germany. It is located in the Berlin district of Schmargendorf at Auguste-Viktoria-Straße 74. Since August 22,2022,the Israeli ambassador to Germany is Ron Prosor.
Jeremy Issacharoff is an Israeli diplomat who served as Israel’s Ambassador to Germany from 2017 to 2021,succeeding Yakov Hadas-Handelsman. Before that,he was Vice Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has also served as deputy director general for strategic affairs and as such,has had the opportunity to be involved in various issues relating to Iran's nuclear program.
Avi Gil is a former Israeli diplomat who served as director general of The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since 2003 he as a Senior Fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI).
Akiva Tor is an Israeli career diplomat. In his last position he served as Israel's Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. Previously he served as Consul General in San Francisco and the Pacific Northwest.
