Relationship dossier
Israel
Paraguay
Relationship assessment
Embassy relocations have shaped a mixed Israel–Paraguay relationship.
Israel toward Paraguay
-10After Paraguay reversed its 2018 decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem, Israel closed its embassy in Asunción. This was a concrete adverse response affecting bilateral relations.
Paraguay toward Israel
+15Paraguay moved its embassy to Jerusalem in 2018, reversed the move later that year, and subsequently decided to return it to Jerusalem. These shifts represent substantial, but inconsistent, policy support for Israel on a salient diplomatic issue.
Overall relationship
0The relationship has included visible diplomatic alignment from Paraguay on Jerusalem, counterbalanced by Paraguay’s reversal in 2018 and Israel’s embassy closure in response. The later decision by Paraguay to return its embassy to Jerusalem points toward renewed cooperation, while the depth of other bilateral ties is 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
Israel and Paraguay have maintained bilateral relations, but their ties were sharply affected by Paraguay’s embassy moves. Paraguay transferred its embassy to Jerusalem in 2018, then reversed the decision months later; Israel responded by closing its embassy in Asunción. Paraguay’s later decision to return its embassy to Jerusalem renewed a visible point of cooperation, though the broader scope of bilateral engagement is unclear.
Areas of tension
- Paraguay’s 2018 reversal of its embassy move to Jerusalem and Israel’s closure of its embassy in Asunción.
Key developments
Paraguay moved its embassy to Jerusalem.
Paraguay reversed its embassy move to Jerusalem; Israel announced the closure of its embassy in Asunción.
Paraguay announced that it would return its embassy to Jerusalem.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of bilateral cooperation beyond embassy policy are unclear.
- The implementation and practical effects of Paraguay’s later embassy relocation are uncertain.