Relationship dossier
Georgia
Israel
Relationship assessment
Georgia and Israel have cooperative ties, including visa-free travel and earlier security cooperation.
Georgia toward Israel
+25Georgia has maintained visa-free travel arrangements benefiting Israeli visitors and practical bilateral ties in tourism and commerce. The scope of Georgian government cooperation beyond these areas is unclear.
Israel toward Georgia
+25Israel supplied military equipment and training to Georgia before the 2008 Russia-Georgia war, and the two countries have maintained visa-free travel arrangements. Israel halted arms sales to Georgia in 2008; the subsequent extent of security cooperation is unclear.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship combines practical cooperation, including visa-free travel and commercial and tourism ties, with earlier Israeli security assistance to Georgia. The 2008 halt in Israeli arms sales marks a constraint on that security relationship; the wider scope and durability of cooperation are 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
Overview
Georgia and Israel maintain a generally cooperative relationship, including visa-free travel arrangements and practical ties in areas such as tourism and commerce. Israel also supplied military equipment and training to Georgia before the 2008 Russia-Georgia war, though the scope and subsequent course of security cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Georgia and Israel established visa-free travel arrangements for visitors between the two countries.
Israel halted arms sales to Georgia amid the 2008 Russia-Georgia war.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of current bilateral cooperation in trade, security, and other fields are unclear.
- The extent to which security cooperation continued after Israel halted arms sales to Georgia in 2008 is unclear.