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COUNTRY	DESCRIPTION
AfghanistanAfghanistan	Does not accept Israeli passports.
AlbaniaAlbania	title=Albania and Israel in Accord To Establish Diplomatic Ties|url= http://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/20/world/albania-and-israel-in-accord-to-establish-diplomatic-ties.html|accessdate=4 August 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=20 August 1991}}</ref>
AlgeriaAlgeria	title=Visa information: Algeria|url= http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=IL&DE=DZ&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C|work=Timatic Web|publisher=Air Transport Association|accessdate=2011-09-25}}</ref>
AngolaAngola	Date full diplomatic relations established
Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	Date full diplomatic relations established
ArmeniaArmenia	Date full diplomatic relations established
AustriaAustria	author=Government of Austria|title=Bilateral Relations|url= http://www.bmeia.gv.at/en/embassy/tel-aviv/bilateral-relations.html|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|accessdate=2011-10-16}}</ref>
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	Date full diplomatic relations established.
BahrainBahrain	Israel maintained a representative mission in Manama from 1996 until it was closed in 2000. In October 2009, parliament ruled that any form of relations with Israel or its people (government, business or private) was illegal, and banned the government from establishing diplomatic relations.
BangladeshBangladesh	title=Visa information: Bangladesh|url= http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=IL&DE=BD&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C|work=Timatic Web|publisher=Air Transport Association}}</ref>
BarbadosBarbados	Date full diplomatic relations established
BelarusBelarus	Date full diplomatic relations established
BelizeBelize	Date full diplomatic relations established
BeninBenin	Date full diplomatic relations established. Relations severed in October 1973, and resumed in July 1992.
BoliviaBolivia	author=Staff writers|title=Bolivia cuts Israel ties over Gaza|url= http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/01/200911415461671162.html|date=15 January 2009|newspaper=Al Jazeera|accessdate=2011-10-16}}</ref>
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	Date full diplomatic relations established
BotswanaBotswana	Broke off relations on November 1973, restored in December 1993.
BruneiBrunei	title=Visa information: Brunei Darussalam|url= http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=IL&DE=BN&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C|work=Timatic Web|publisher=Air Transport Association|accessdate=2011-09-25}}</ref>
BulgariaBulgaria	author=Government of Bulgaria|title=Diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Israel|url= http://www.mfa.bg/en/118/pages/menu/509|accessdate=4 August 2011}}</ref>
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	title=Burkina Faso Fact File|url= http://www.iss.co.za/AF/profiles/BurkinaFaso/burkina_index.html|publisher=Institute for Security Studies|accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref>
BurmaBurma	Date full diplomatic relations established
BurundiBurundi	Relations severed in May 1973, and restored in March 1995.
CambodiaCambodia	Date full diplomatic relations established. Cambodia broke off relations in 1975; they were restored on 5 October 1993.
CameroonCameroon	author=Times Wire Services|title=Israel, Cameroon Restore Ties After 13-Year Break|url= http://articles.latimes.com/1986-08-27/news/mn-14197_1_cameroon|date=27 August 2011|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=2011-10-16}}</ref>
Cape VerdeCape Verde	Date full diplomatic relations established
Central African RepublicCentral Africa	Relations were broken in October 1973, were resumed in January 1991.
ChadChad	author=University of Dar es Salaam|title=Taamuli|volume=10|issue=2|year=1980|publisher=Department of Political Science, East African Literature Bureau |page=12}}</ref> Chad currently does not recognise Israel. In 2005, reports emerged of a mutual intention to renew diplomatic relations. Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page ).
ChinaChina	The Republic of China granted de jure recognition to Israel on 1 March 1949. The two states maintained full diplomatic relations until Israel's recognition of the People's Republic of China on 8 January 1950. The PRC, however, did not formally reciprocate until the eventual establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992.
Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	Date full diplomatic relations established. Prior to this date, it had maintained trade relations since 15 February 1961. Relations severed in November 1973, and resumed in February 1986.
CroatiaCroatia	Date full diplomatic relations established
CubaCuba	Cuba broke relations with Israel in September 1973, and the current government does not recognise it.
CyprusCyprus	title=Middle East Record Volume 1, 1960|year=1960|publisher=The Israel Oriental Society|url= http://books.google.dk/books?id=0LooyExir7EC&pg=PA181&dq=#v=onepage&q&f=false|author=Yitzhak Oron|page=181}}</ref>
Czech RepublicCzech Republic	Recognition extended under Czechoslovakia . Relations under Czechoslovakia were severed between June 1967 and February 1990. Diplomatic relations with the Czech Republic were established 1 January 1993.
Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	author=Emizet F. Kisangani; F. Scott Bobb|title=Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|page=29|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=2010|isbn=978-0-8108-5761-2}}</ref>
DominicaDominica	Date full diplomatic relations established
EgyptEgypt	Signatory to the Khartoum Declaration. Later became the first Arab state to recognise Israel, with the Egypt\u2013Israel Peace Treaty .
Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	title=Africa research bulletin: Political, social, and cultural series, 31|year=1994|publisher=Blackwell|url= http://books.google.dk/books?id=XbqMAAAAIAAJ&q=&dq=|page=1348|quote=Equatorial Guinea re-established diplomatic relations with Israel on January 6th.}}</ref>
EritreaEritrea	Date full diplomatic relations established
EstoniaEstonia	Date full diplomatic relations established
EthiopiaEthiopia	Prior to de jure recognition, Ethiopia maintained consular relations with Israel since 1956. Relations were broken in October 1973, and resumed in November 1989.
Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	Date full diplomatic relations established
FijiFiji	Date full diplomatic relations established
GabonGabon	Relations severed in October 1973, and resumed in September 1993.
GambiaGambia	Relations broken in October 1973, and resumed in September 1992.
GeorgiaGeorgia	Date full diplomatic relations established
GermanyGermany	Date full diplomatic relations established. Prior to this, Germany signed the Reparations agreement with Israel.
GhanaGhana	Relations broken in October 1973, and resumed in August 1994.
GreeceGreece	Date full diplomatic relations established
GrenadaGrenada	Date full diplomatic relations established
GuineaGuinea	Broke relations with Israel on 12 June 1967.
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	Date full diplomatic relations established
GuyanaGuyana	Broke off relations in March 1974, restored in March 1992.
HaitiHaiti	Date full diplomatic relations established
HungaryHungary	title=Hungary Restores Ties With Israel|url= http://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/19/world/hungary-restores-ties-with-israel.html}} </ref>
IndonesiaIndonesia	Can only travel to Indonesia with an invitation from the Department of Immigration of Indonesia. General Israeli citizens are prohibited from entering the country.
IranIran	title=Visa information: Iran|url= http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=IL&DE=IR&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C|work=Timatic Web|publisher=Air Transport Association}}</ref> and the holders of Iranian passports are "not entitled to travel to the occupied Palestine" Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page ).
IraqIraq	Does not accept Israeli passports.
JordanJordan	Signatory to the Khartoum Declaration. Later became the second Arab state to recognise Israel in the Israel\u2013Jordan peace treaty .
KazakhstanKazakhstan	Date full diplomatic relations established
KenyaKenya	Severed relation in November 1973, resumed in December 1988.
KiribatiKiribati	Date full diplomatic relations established
KuwaitKuwait	title=Visa information: Kuwait|url= http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=IL&DE=KW&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C|work=Timatic Web|publisher=Air Transport Association}}</ref>
LaosLaos	author=Government of Laos|title=List of states which the Lao PDR has established diplomatic relations since 1950|url= http://www.mofa.gov.la/List of staes which the lao PDR Diplomatic_relation since1950.pdf|date=2 November 2007|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|accessdate=2011-08-02}}</ref>
LatviaLatvia	Date full diplomatic relations established
LebanonLebanon	title=Visa information: Lebanon|url= http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=IL&DE=LB&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C|work=Timatic Web|publisher=Air Transport Association}}</ref>
LiberiaLiberia	Relations severed in November 1973, and resumed in August 1983.
LibyaLibya	title=Visa information: Libya|url= http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=IL&DE=LY&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C|work=Timatic Web|publisher=Air Transport Association}}</ref>
LithuaniaLithuania	Date full diplomatic relations established
MadagascarMadagascar	Relations broken in October 1973, and resumed in January 1994.
MalawiMalawi	Date full diplomatic relations established
MalaysiaMalaysia	author=Yusof, Husna|title=Israelis allowed into Malaysia with conditions|newspaper=The Sun Daily|date=2 November 2011|publisher=The Sun}}</ref>
MaldivesMaldives	Date given is the date full diplomatic relations were established.
MaliMali	Relations severed on 5 January 1973.
MaltaMalta	Date full diplomatic relations established
MauritaniaMauritania	title=Israel closes Mauritania embassy|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7928790.stm}} </ref> severed on 21 March 2010
MauritiusMauritius	Severed relation in July 1976, restored in September 1993.
NepalNepal	Date full diplomatic relations established
NicaraguaNicaragua	In June 2010, Nicaragua suspended diplomatic ties with Israel.
NigerNiger	Relations severed on 4 January 1973.
NigeriaNigeria	Relations broken in October 1973, were resumed in May 1992.
OmanOman	title=Visa information: Oman|url= http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=IL&DE=OM&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C|work=Timatic Web|publisher=Air Transport Association}}</ref>
PakistanPakistan	title=Pakistan K1 Fiancee Visa Processing Times|url= http://www.k1-fiancee-visa-law.com/k1-visa-processing-times/pakistan-k1-visa-processing-times/|accessdate=27 August 2011}}</ref>
PalestinePalestine	Signatory to the Khartoum Declaration. Recognise Israel as part of the Oslo I Accord .
PolandPoland	title=Poland Resumes Full Diplomatic Ties With Israel|url= http://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/28/world/poland-resumes-full-diplomatic-ties-with-israel.html}} </ref>
QatarQatar	title=Political risk yearbook: Middle East & North Africa, 2|year=1998|publisher=Frost & Sullivan. Political Risk Services, Political Risk Services (IBC USA (Publications) Inc.)|url= http://books.google.dk/books?id=JxqOAAAAMAAJ&q=|accessdate=6 August 2011|page=56}}</ref> Trade offices closed in February 2009.
Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	Date given is the date full diplomatic relations were established.
Republic of the CongoCongo Rep.	Date full diplomatic relations established. Broke relations on 31 December 1972, resumed in August 1991.
RussiaRussia	Recognition extended as the Soviet Union . Relations broken in 1967, restored on 19 October 1991.
RwandaRwanda	Relations severed in October 1973, and restored in October 1994.
Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	Date full diplomatic relations established
Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	Date full diplomatic relations established
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	Date full diplomatic relations established
SamoaSamoa	Date full diplomatic relations established
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	title=Visa information: Saudi Arabia|url= http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=IL&DE=SA&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C|work=Timatic Web|publisher=Air Transport Association}}</ref>
SenegalSenegal	Relations broken in October 1973, and resumed in August 1994.
SerbiaSerbia	title=Daily report: East Europe, 192\u2013201|year=1991|publisher=The Service|url= http://books.google.dk/books?id=gCsUAQAAMAAJ&dq=&q=#search_anchor|accessdate=5 August 2011|page=33 & 39}}</ref>
SeychellesSeychelles	Date full diplomatic relations established
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	Relations broken in October 1973, and resumed in May 1992.
SingaporeSingapore	Date full diplomatic relations established
SlovakiaSlovakia	Recognition extended under Czechoslovakia . Relations under Czechoslovakia were severed between June 1967 and February 1990. Diplomatic relations with Slovakia were established 1 January 1993.
SomaliaSomalia	Does not accept Israeli passports.
South KoreaSouth Korea	Date full diplomatic relations established
South SudanSouth Sudan	title=PM Netanyahu's Remarks at the Start of the Weekly Cabinet Meeting|url= http://www.pmo.gov.il/PMOEng/Communication/Spokesman/2011/07/spoekstart100711.htm|accessdate=4 August 2011}}</ref>
SudanSudan	title=Visa information: Sudan|url= http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=IL&DE=SD&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C|work=Timatic Web|publisher=Air Transport Association}}</ref>
SyriaSyria	title=Visa information: Syria|url= http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=IL&DE=SY&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C|work=Timatic Web|publisher=Air Transport Association}}</ref>
TanzaniaTanzania	Relations broken in October 1973, and resumed in February 1995.
The BahamasThe Bahamas	Date full diplomatic relations established
TogoTogo	Relations severed in September 1973, and restored in June 1987.
TongaTonga	Date full diplomatic relations established
TurkeyTurkey	In September 2011, Turkey downgraded ties with Israel to second secretary level.
TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	Date full diplomatic relations established
TuvaluTuvalu	Date full diplomatic relations established
UgandaUganda	Broke relations on 30 March 1972, and restored in July 1994.
United Arab EmiratesUAE	title=Visa information: UAE|url= http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=IL&DE=AE&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C|work=Timatic Web|publisher=Air Transport Association}}</ref>
UzbekistanUzbekistan	Date full diplomatic relations established
VanuatuVanuatu	Date full diplomatic relations established
VenezuelaVenezuela	Relations severed in January 2009.
VietnamVietnam	Date full diplomatic relations established
YemenYemen	title=Visa information: Yemen|url= http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=IL&DE=YE&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C|work=Timatic Web|publisher=Air Transport Association}}</ref>
ZambiaZambia	Relations broken in October 1973, and resumed in December 1991.
ZimbabweZimbabwe	Date full diplomatic relations established

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