Relationship dossier
Israel
Montenegro
Relationship assessment
Generally cooperative relations, with Israeli firefighting assistance to Montenegro and Montenegrin expressions of solidarity with Israel.
Israel toward Montenegro
+15Israel provided firefighting assistance to Montenegro during the 2017 wildfire emergency, a concrete instance of government cooperation.
Montenegro toward Israel
+15Montenegro’s government expressed solidarity with Israel following the Hamas attacks of October 2023.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes concrete cooperation in emergency assistance and public expressions of solidarity, without a known pattern of sustained bilateral confrontation. The scope and durability of these ties remain uncertain.
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 Montenegro maintain generally cooperative but relatively low-profile government relations. Israel provided firefighting assistance to Montenegro during the 2017 wildfire emergency. Montenegro’s government has expressed solidarity with Israel following the October 2023 Hamas attacks. The known cooperation is concrete, though its scope and durability are difficult to characterize.
Key developments
Israel provided firefighting assistance to Montenegro during the wildfire emergency.
Montenegro’s government expressed solidarity with Israel following the Hamas attacks.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond emergency assistance are unclear.
- The consistency of Montenegro’s government policy toward Israel across changes in government is uncertain.