Relationship dossier
Marshall Islands
Palestine
Relationship assessment
Marshall Islands opposition to Palestine’s UN status bid is a salient bilateral policy issue
Marshall Islands toward Palestine
-15The Marshall Islands voted against the 2012 UN General Assembly resolution granting Palestine non-member observer State status, opposing a prominent Palestinian bid for recognition within the UN.
Palestine toward Marshall Islands
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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
Marshall Islands opposed the 2012 UN General Assembly resolution granting Palestine non-member observer State status. Information about direct Palestinian government cooperation with the Marshall Islands is insufficient to assess the relationship.
Areas of tension
- Palestinian status and recognition at the United Nations
Key developments
The Marshall Islands voted against the UN General Assembly resolution granting Palestine non-member observer State status.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct bilateral contacts and any agreements is unclear.
- The extent of Palestinian government policy toward the Marshall Islands is unclear.