Relationship dossier
Benin
Israel
Relationship assessment
Benin and Israel maintain diplomatic ties and have engaged in Israeli development cooperation, following a period of severed relations.
Benin toward Israel
+20Benin has engaged with Israel through bilateral development cooperation, including participation in Israeli training and technical-assistance activities. The extent of Beninese government cooperation beyond these activities is unclear.
Israel toward Benin
+20Israel has provided development cooperation to Benin, including training and technical assistance through MASHAV. The scale and continuity of these activities are unclear.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship combines practical development cooperation with a history of a prolonged diplomatic rupture: Benin severed relations in 1973 and restored them in 1992. The known cooperation is concrete but its breadth and durability are uncertain.
How 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
Benin and Israel restored diplomatic relations in 1992 after Benin severed ties in 1973. Israeli development cooperation has included training and technical assistance for Beninese participants, including through MASHAV. These activities indicate practical cooperation, although its breadth and continuity are unclear.
Key developments
Benin severed diplomatic relations with Israel.
Benin and Israel restored diplomatic relations.
Israeli development cooperation with Benin included training and technical assistance through MASHAV.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of Israeli development cooperation with Benin are unclear.
- The scope of current bilateral agreements and their implementation is unclear.