List of diplomatic missions in Israel

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Diplomatic missions in Israel are foreign embassies and consulates in Israel. There are currently 97 embassies in Israel, of which 91 embassies are located in the Tel Aviv District, [1] and five are located in Jerusalem. In addition to their embassy, some countries also maintain a consulate in Eilat, Haifa or Jerusalem.

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On 6 December 2017 the President of the United States, Donald Trump announced that the US embassy to Israel would be moved to Jerusalem. [2] The move was made on 14 May 2018. [3] In April 2018, Guatemala announced that their embassy would move to Jerusalem, [4] which it did the following month. Kosovo and Honduras followed in 2021. Paraguay's embassy was briefly located in Jerusalem in 2018, then returned to Tel Aviv after a few months. Papua New Guinea followed in 2023.

Eight countries operate consulates-general in Jerusalem accredited to the Palestinian territories. These are not diplomatic missions to Israel, but rather to Palestine.

Embassies

Jerusalem

Tel Aviv

Entries in parentheses are located in cities that form part of the greater Tel Aviv metropolitan area.

Other missions and delegations

Jerusalem

Tel Aviv

Consulates-General

Eilat

Haifa

Jerusalem

This is the list of countries that operate consulates within the Jerusalem municipal boundary but are accredited to the city of Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza Strip only. These missions are not directly accredited to the Palestinian Authority and also not to Israel. Between 1844 and 2019, the United States maintained a consulate-general in Jerusalem that conducted relations with the Palestinians. In March 2019, the consulate general was merged into the new US Embassy in Jerusalem and many of its responsibilities were assumed by the embassy's new Palestinian Affairs Unit. [16] Countries listed below already maintain separate embassies to Israel. For diplomatic missions accredited to the Palestinian Authority directly located inside the Palestinian territories of West Bank and Gaza Strip, see: List of diplomatic missions in Palestine.

Tel Aviv

Non-resident embassies

Resident in Ankara, Turkey:

Resident in Cairo, Egypt:

Resident in London, United Kingdom:

Resident in Paris, France:

Resident in Rome, Italy:

Other Resident Cities:

Closed missions

Host citySending countryMissionYear closedRef.
Jerusalem Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Embassy1975 [31] [32]
Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Weimar Republic Consulate-General1939
Tel Aviv Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Embassy2024 [33]
State flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran Embassy 1979 [34]
Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania Embassy2009 [35]
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Trade office2000 [36]
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Interest office2000 [37]
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Embassy2009 [38]
Haifa Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Consulate-General2014 [39] [40]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Consular Agency2019 [41]

States with no relations

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Israel–Papua New Guinea relations</span> Bilateral relations

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Embassy of the United States, Jerusalem</span> Diplomatic mission of the United States in Israel

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