Relationship dossier
Fiji
Israel
Relationship assessment
Fiji and Israel maintain a cooperative relationship, including Fiji’s Jerusalem embassy and Israeli development assistance.
Fiji toward Israel
+45Fiji has supported Israel in some United Nations votes and opened an embassy in Jerusalem, signaling concrete diplomatic engagement with Israel.
Israel toward Fiji
+40Israel has provided development assistance and technical cooperation to Fiji, including through its international development cooperation program.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship is characterized by diplomatic engagement and development cooperation, alongside some alignment in Fiji’s positions on Israel at the United Nations. The scale and continuity of these ties are not fully clear.
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
Fiji and Israel have a cooperative relationship, including Fiji’s decision to open an embassy in Jerusalem and Israeli development assistance and technical cooperation in the Pacific. Fiji has also taken positions supportive of Israel in some United Nations votes. The available detail on the breadth and continuity of these initiatives is limited.
Key developments
Fiji opened an embassy in Jerusalem, deepening its diplomatic engagement with Israel.
Israel provided development assistance and technical cooperation to Fiji through its development cooperation program.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of Israeli development and technical cooperation with Fiji are unclear.
- The extent to which Fiji’s diplomatic and voting policies toward Israel have changed across governments is unclear.