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Relationship dossier

Israel Portugal

Relationship assessment

Bilateral cooperation alongside differences over Palestinian statehood and Israeli policy

Israel toward Portugal

+15

Israel participates in bilateral scientific and technological cooperation with Portugal under a government agreement. The extent of its implementation is unclear.

Portugal toward Israel

+15

Portugal participates in bilateral scientific and technological cooperation with Israel under a government agreement. Portugal has also expressed positions on Palestinian statehood and Israeli policy that differ from Israel's.

Overall relationship

+10

The relationship combines an institutional basis for scientific and technological cooperation with political disagreements over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The scale and durability of practical 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Israel and Portugal maintain bilateral cooperation, including a government agreement on scientific and technological cooperation. Their relationship also includes political differences over Palestinian statehood and Israeli policy in the occupied Palestinian territories. The breadth and implementation of bilateral cooperation are unclear.

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