Relationship dossier
Eswatini
Israel
Relationship assessment
Eswatini and Israel maintain practical cooperation, including in agriculture and water.
Eswatini toward Israel
+35During King Mswati III’s 2017 visit to Israel, Eswatini pursued bilateral agreements covering practical cooperation, including agriculture and water.
Israel toward Eswatini
+35Israel engaged with Eswatini during King Mswati III’s 2017 visit and entered into bilateral cooperation agreements, including in agriculture and water.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship includes concrete bilateral cooperation in practical sectors, reflected in agreements associated with the 2017 royal visit. The known engagement supports a moderately cooperative relationship, while the limited detail about implementation and wider cooperation counsels against describing it as a close partnership.
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
Eswatini and Israel have pursued practical bilateral cooperation, including agreements associated with King Mswati III’s 2017 visit to Israel in areas such as agriculture and water. The relationship reflects substantive engagement, though its breadth and implementation are not clear enough to characterize it as a close or comprehensive partnership.
Key developments
King Mswati III visited Israel, where the two governments pursued cooperation agreements in areas including agriculture and water.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing government cooperation beyond agriculture and water is uncertain.