Relationship dossier
Israel
Malta
Relationship assessment
Practical bilateral cooperation coexists with Malta’s criticism of Israeli policy toward the Palestinians.
Israel toward Malta
+15The Israeli government concluded a bilateral agreement with Malta to avoid double taxation, providing a concrete framework for economic cooperation.
Malta toward Israel
+5The Maltese government concluded a bilateral agreement with Israel to avoid double taxation. Malta has also supported ceasefire efforts and taken critical positions on Israeli policy toward the Palestinians.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship has a practical cooperative foundation in the bilateral tax agreement, alongside political disagreement over Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians. Available details do not establish the breadth of cooperation in other areas.
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
Israel and Malta maintain bilateral relations that include a double-taxation agreement, providing a concrete basis for cooperation. Malta has also taken positions critical of Israel’s conduct in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including support for ceasefire efforts. The known relationship therefore combines practical cooperation with political disagreement, while details of broader bilateral engagement are limited.
Areas of tension
- Disagreement over Israeli policy and military conduct toward the Palestinians.
Key developments
Israel and Malta concluded a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond tax matters are unclear.
- The extent and consistency of Malta’s government engagement with Israel are uncertain.