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Relationship dossier

Bosnia and Herzegovina Israel

Relationship assessment

Limited bilateral cooperation alongside differing positions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Bosnia and Herzegovina toward Israel

-5

Bosnia and Herzegovina supported a 2023 UN General Assembly resolution calling for a humanitarian truce in Gaza, reflecting a position at odds with Israel’s approach to the conflict.

Israel toward Bosnia and Herzegovina

+10

Israel provided humanitarian assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina after the 2014 floods.

Overall relationship

+5

The relationship includes formal diplomatic ties and a concrete instance of Israeli humanitarian assistance after severe flooding in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Positions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict differ, while the extent of wider bilateral cooperation is unclear.

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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Israel maintain diplomatic relations, but the bilateral relationship has limited clearly identifiable government cooperation. Bosnia and Herzegovina supported a 2023 UN General Assembly resolution calling for a humanitarian truce in Gaza. Israel provided humanitarian assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina after the 2014 floods. These actions indicate some engagement alongside differing positions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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