Relationship dossier
Antarctica
Israel
Relationship assessment
Israel participates in the Antarctic Treaty System; Antarctica has no sovereign government.
Antarctica toward Israel
Not assessedIsrael toward Antarctica
+15Israel acceded to the Antarctic Treaty in 1994, accepting rules for peaceful use and scientific cooperation in Antarctica. Antarctica has no sovereign government capable of reciprocal policy toward Israel.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Antarctica has no sovereign government and is governed through the Antarctic Treaty System. Israel joined the Antarctic Treaty in 1994, accepting a framework for peaceful use and scientific cooperation on the continent. This provides a basis for assessing Israeli policy toward Antarctica, but Antarctica has no government that can conduct reciprocal policy toward Israel.
Key developments
Israel acceded to the Antarctic Treaty.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of Israel’s practical scientific activity and other engagement in Antarctica is unclear.
- Antarctica’s treaty-based governance does not provide a government capable of reciprocal bilateral policy toward Israel.