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Relationship dossier

Norway Palestine

Relationship assessment

Norway’s peace-process role, assistance and recognition underpin cooperative ties with Palestine.

Norway toward Palestine

+45

Norway facilitated the Oslo peace process and has provided assistance to Palestinians. In May 2024, Norway recognized the State of Palestine, a significant diplomatic step supporting Palestinian statehood.

Palestine toward Norway

+25

Palestinian representatives engaged with Norway in the Oslo peace process, and Palestinian leadership welcomed Norway’s recognition of the State of Palestine in 2024.

Overall relationship

+40

The relationship has a durable diplomatic foundation in Norway’s role in the Oslo peace process and its assistance to Palestinians. Norway’s 2024 recognition of the State of Palestine further strengthened this cooperative framework. The extent of broader direct bilateral cooperation is less clear.

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

Norway has played a notable diplomatic role in the Palestinian question, including facilitating the Oslo peace process, providing assistance to Palestinians, and recognizing the State of Palestine in 2024. Palestinian representatives engaged with Norway in the Oslo process, and Palestinian leadership welcomed Norway’s recognition. These actions indicate a cooperative relationship, though its full scope is unclear.

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