Relationship dossier
Israel
Palau
Relationship assessment
Friendly ties marked by Israeli assistance and Palau’s repeated support for Israel at the United Nations
Israel toward Palau
+45Israel has provided development and technical assistance to Palau, including cooperation in areas such as agriculture and health. The scope and continuity of these programs are unclear.
Palau toward Israel
+70Palau has repeatedly supported Israel in United Nations voting, opposing resolutions critical of Israel. This pattern constitutes sustained diplomatic support.
Overall relationship
+55The relationship combines Israeli development and technical assistance with repeated Palauan diplomatic support for Israel at the United Nations. These are durable cooperative features, though the relationship does not appear to encompass a broad range of major bilateral arrangements.
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 Palau maintain a notably friendly relationship. Israel has provided development and technical assistance, while Palau has repeatedly supported Israel in United Nations voting. These forms of cooperation are concrete and sustained, although the relationship’s institutional scope is limited.
Key developments
Israel and Palau established diplomatic relations.
Israel provided development and technical assistance to Palau, including cooperation in agriculture and health.
Palau repeatedly supported Israel in United Nations voting, including votes on resolutions critical of Israel.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of Israeli development and technical assistance to Palau are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation beyond assistance and international voting is unclear.