Relationship dossier
Israel
Tanzania
Relationship assessment
Renewed diplomatic ties and practical cooperation, alongside differences over the Israeli-Palestinian issue.
Israel toward Tanzania
+25Israel has provided agricultural training and technical assistance to Tanzania through Israeli development cooperation, including MASHAV programs. Israel also maintained diplomatic engagement following the restoration of relations in 1995.
Tanzania toward Israel
+20Tanzania restored diplomatic relations with Israel in 1995 and opened an embassy in Tel Aviv in 2017, expanding its formal diplomatic engagement. Tanzania has also expressed support for Palestinian self-determination, a source of differing positions with Israel.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has a durable basis in restored diplomatic ties and practical development cooperation, including agricultural assistance. The opening of Tanzania's embassy in Tel Aviv marked closer diplomatic engagement. Differences over the Israeli-Palestinian issue qualify, but do not erase, this cooperative structure.
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 Tanzania restored diplomatic relations in 1995 after a long break and have maintained practical cooperation, including Israeli agricultural training and technical assistance. Tanzania opened an embassy in Tel Aviv in 2017. The relationship is functional and cooperative, though its breadth and implementation are not clear, and the governments have differing positions on the Israeli-Palestinian issue.
Areas of tension
- Differing positions on Palestinian self-determination and Israeli policy toward Palestinians.
Key developments
Israel and Tanzania restored diplomatic relations after severing ties in 1973.
Tanzania opened an embassy in Tel Aviv, expanding its diplomatic presence in Israel.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of Israeli agricultural and technical assistance to Tanzania are unclear.
- The extent of current bilateral agreements and their implementation is unclear.