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These 36 Countries Don’t Recognize Israel

May 2, 2015 53 Comments

Foreign relations of Israel Map

Map created by Davshul via Wikimedia

The map above shows who does and does not have diplomatic relations with the State of Israel. Currently 36 countries do not recognize and/or have foreign relations with Israel.

This includes 15 states that did at one point in the past but now, for variety of reasons, do not. Interestingly, this includes several Latin American countries.

The following states have never recognized and/or had foreign relations with Israel:

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Algeria
  3. Bangladesh
  4. Bhutan
  5. Brunei
  6. Comoros
  7. Djibouti
  8. Indonesia
  9. Iraq
  10. Kuwait
  11. Lebanon
  12. Libya
  13. Malaysia
  14. North Korea
  15. Pakistan
  16. Saudi Arabia
  17. Somalia
  18. Sudan
  19. Syria
  20. United Arab Emirates
  21. Yemen

The following countries did have relations with Israel at one point in the past. (Time period of relations and reason for breaking them off are in parenthesis):

  1. Bahrain (1996–2000; Second Intifada)
  2. Bolivia (1950–2009; Gaza War)
  3. Chad (1960–1972; solidarity with the Palestinians)
  4. Cuba (1950–1973; Yom Kippur War)
  5. Guinea (1959–1967; unknown but presumable related to 1967 Arab-Israeli war)
  6. Iran (1948–1951, 1953–1979; Islamic revolution in Iran)
  7. Mali (1960–1973; pressure from neighboring countries)
  8. Morocco (1994–2000; Second Intifada)
  9. Mauritania (2000–2009; Gaza War)
  10. Nicaragua (1948–1982, 1992–2010; Gaza flotilla raid)
  11. Niger (1960–1973, 1996–2002; Second Intifada)
  12. Oman (1996–2000; Second Intifada)
  13. Qatar (1996–2009; Gaza War)
  14. Tunisia (1996–2000; Second Intifada)
  15. Venezuela (1950–2009; Gaza War)

Want to learn more about Israel’s history and foreign relations? Then have a look at the following books:

  • My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel
  • The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Very Short Introduction
  • The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: Israel

Comments

  1. erik smit says

    May 14, 2015 at 10:18 pm

    Combine it with a map of countries that don’t recognize Palestine. It is roughly the same number, but not the same part of the world.

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    • blair houghton says

      November 2, 2015 at 4:04 pm

      Because moral equivalence isn’t a fallacy.

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      • Leila Abdelmeguid says

        January 24, 2017 at 2:05 am

        Israel is a fallacy.

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        • blair houghton says

          January 24, 2017 at 6:08 pm

          Israel is a country. A sovereign state. “Palestine” is a region comprising space in eight countries: Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.

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          • Leila Abdelmeguid says

            January 24, 2017 at 7:50 pm

            Nope. “Israel” is an illegitimate, invented “country” inhabited and run by Zionist Jewish supremacist Khazars masquerading as “Semites” who do not belong, nor do they have any history whatsoever in that region.

          • blair houghton says

            January 24, 2017 at 8:20 pm

            All countries are “invented” by history, and are legitimized by recognition of their sovereign status on the part of a preponderance of the other sovereign states in the world. Israel has that status. Your irrational hatred for Jews doesn’t obviate that. I recommend you figure out whoever taught you that bigoted nonsense and stop listening to them.

          • Leila Abdelmeguid says

            January 25, 2017 at 12:51 am

            There are people who are indigenous to a region, and people who are not. European Jews are NOT indigenous to the Middle East, and therefore have no right to be there murdering innocent people who ARE indigenous, in order to steal their land. I recconend you find out whoever taught you your extreme arrogance and delusional belief of moral superiority, which are typical for your people, and stop listening to them. But your being a supporter of the most heinously genocidal entity on the planet, I have no reason to believe that you ever will.

          • blair houghton says

            January 25, 2017 at 3:21 pm

            Europeans are not indigenous to North and South America.

            So you’d say the US, Canada, Brazil, and two dozen other countries don’t exist, based on your false presumptions of legitimacy of nations.

            You are misinformed, deluded, and mendacious. Slap your teachers, stop reading the propaganda you have been conditioned to seek out, and stop annoying the internet with your gibberish.

          • Erik says

            June 2, 2019 at 12:57 pm

            Israel exists only on the maps and minds of ex-colonial powers. Israel is a creation and will cease to exist….. hopefully soon. There is Palestine. Historically there was NEVER a state or even a region called Israel. Israel is the name of Prophet Jacob , and was hijacked by the zionists and used for their entity.

          • your mother says

            April 28, 2021 at 1:38 pm

            you wish,israel is a country that steals and is stolen

          • deschutesmaple says

            December 11, 2021 at 4:14 pm

            Your presumptuous arrogance and ignorance of the history of Palestine as well as of Israel is quite obvious and pathetic. For starters, NONE of the Arab speaking countries that surround Palestine were consulted or wanted Israel to be created after WWII in 1948: instead the western powers USA, UK, France etc rammed through the UN approval process illegally. To make matters worse, the native population of Palestine were never consulted! It was all a sham, just like the Belflour declaration was a sham. What’s more, president Harry Truman was in fact bribed by wealthy Jews in USA back in the 40s and 50s to support the creation of Israel: they gave him suitcases full of money for his election campaign–right when he was losing popularity and support for re-election. FDR was totally against the creation of Israel as he saw how it would become a terrible conflict between the Israeli Zionist terrorist settlers who were already getting into bloody skirmishes with Arabs in Palestine in the 1930s and 1940s. When Albert Einstein in the 1950s was asked to support and donate to ‘American Friends of the Fighters for the Freedom of Israel’, a Zionist organization which was trying to garner support and money for Israel Einstein wrote back: “Dear Sir: when a real and final catastrophe should befall us in Palestine the first responsible for it would be the British and the second responsible for it the terrorist organizations built up from our own ranks. I am not willing to see anybody associated with those misled and criminal people.” He was referring to Ben Gurion, Menachem Begin, and the other terrorists who massacred Palestinians and stole their land to create Israel.

        • MS says

          January 20, 2019 at 1:14 am

          If you live in one of the Arab or moslem countries, then your utmost wishes would be to live in that “fallacy”, in order to enjoy your life and live in dignity that human being are entitled and deserved to, rather than living in fear of saying the wrong word and lose your dignity and your life in any moslem country.
          May the Almighty bring peace to your soul and remove the hatred off your mind.
          Insha’alla

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    • Mark Davies says

      September 11, 2020 at 2:37 am

      You say 36 countries but why only 15 on the list?

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    • Abdullah says

      May 28, 2022 at 2:01 pm

      The United Arab Emirates and Sudan have normalised diplomatic relations with Israel. I take it they now recognise the existence of this Jewish state.

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  2. Hijazi says

    June 14, 2016 at 8:39 pm

    When will Saudi Arabia recognize Israel? Can’t wait for that day, I’m Saudi Arabian and want peace with Israelis.

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    • RashiD says

      October 16, 2016 at 4:22 am

      shame

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    • Leila Abdelmeguid says

      January 24, 2017 at 2:00 am

      Saudi Arabia already recognize Israel. It’s slaughtering and starving to death millions of Yemenis for them. They are also proud partners in butchering the populations and leaders of Syria and Libya. In fact, they are united by their love of gold and common Jewish herritage and roots. Jewish and proud, Jewish and Saud!

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    • Sami Khan says

      October 19, 2017 at 3:03 pm

      shame on you.

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    • Muhammad says

      June 15, 2019 at 12:00 pm

      Shame on you. You coward dare to mention yourself Arabian.

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    • Aman Ullah says

      September 7, 2019 at 6:10 am

      You are desperate to go to these butchers. Who have murdered millions of innocent people in Philistine.

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    • huda rajab says

      October 29, 2019 at 7:10 pm

      shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame

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    • Greeny says

      February 14, 2020 at 8:29 am

      Very soon, assuming Netanyahu wins the upcoming elections. Informaly rumors say there are close ties already

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    • Dan says

      February 15, 2020 at 9:22 am

      Amen brother Hijazi. Peace from Israel

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    • Jose says

      April 24, 2021 at 2:10 am

      Real arabs don’t betray their brothers. Shame on you for supporting the occupiers. You are far from god.

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    • Takbeer says

      May 10, 2021 at 10:34 pm

      Israeli are Bani Israel who were shown the clear signs of God and they still didn’t believe, their hearts are harder than rocks, Palestine accepted them into their country on USA’s request because of Adolf almost wiping them out, Palestine gave them a land to live on, and Israelis lived there then they bought more land from Palestine by blackmailing them, and then they expanded so much so that they took over Palestine. How? They bombarded them with missiles and bombs till nothing was left. They received military aid from USA and financial aid from UAE, KSA and others including Muslim countries. And now they kill so many Palestinians and assault so many of their women and now Masjid Aqsa has only heard cries of pain, suffering and pleas of help, deafening, ear-splitting thunderous shots and bombardments. And now you want peace with them. It will be better to leave the Ummah now. So that I don’t have to waste my pity and worry about how to rescue your ass when the Israelis come bombarding Makkah and Madinah.

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    • Takbeer Elahi says

      May 10, 2021 at 10:38 pm

      Hahaha, Israeli have been chanting ‘death to Arabs’ these days… Do you keep up with the news? Cuz apparently you might get yourself a free ticket to hell.

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  3. barney_el_mas_bonito says

    August 10, 2016 at 5:42 pm

    It doesnt matter if you recognize israel, is still not a real country, israel is just a THING .

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    • Mohammed Doe says

      March 17, 2017 at 2:36 am

      Iran is just a THING

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      • Ed says

        August 22, 2019 at 4:05 am

        Wether you like Israel or not it’s here to stay.

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    • Geoff Tittensor says

      June 27, 2017 at 1:43 am

      Your face is a thing

      Reply
  4. Sardar Rahim Khan says

    August 31, 2016 at 12:04 pm

    All the Arabs are our muslims brothers , but they do not have the dare to handle Israel. We are just one country having a lot of problems but still we have controlled India which is a terrorist country and and close ally of Israel.

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    • Jake King says

      June 5, 2017 at 6:02 pm

      Ask your aba jaan what we did to you in 1971

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      • Noor ul Amin says

        July 1, 2017 at 6:24 am

        Ask you mom how we Pashtoons freed Azad Kashimir. Don’t forget when you cried during Kargil war. 1971 was a mistake done by our so called PM. Unfortunately it was a war with our Bangali brothers, they are still our brothers. You Endians can’t face Pak army at all. Your army is hungry, they have no food, so no match with the world’s strongest Pakistan’s army.

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  5. Mohammed Doe says

    March 17, 2017 at 2:36 am

    I don’t recognize Iran

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    • nazir hussain says

      January 18, 2018 at 10:48 am

      i dont recognize you

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    • Mo says

      June 4, 2018 at 6:16 pm

      Like Iran cares about you. Iran is the oldest country to exist and it doesn’t need a filth like you to approve what ever you are trying to do

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  6. Ran says

    May 31, 2018 at 6:19 pm

    Palestinians never existed as a people before Israel. just a bunch of arabs from neighboring counties that came to work there and stayed.
    There’s no single Palestinian leader that was actually born in Palestine.
    There are not a few Israelis that were… since the British Palestine Mandate was formed in order to make a Jewish state.
    They gave over 70% of Israel to create an Arab Palestinian state… now Jordan. it’s population is over 70% Palestinians.
    So… Palestine is Jordan.

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    • Akuma says

      March 8, 2021 at 12:24 pm

      Palestinians always existed as a group of people that lived on Palestine. The reason that the Palestinians didnt have a king is because they were always living under a diffrnt occupier from the romans (bzyntines) up until the ottman empire but this doesnt mean that the region(s) were not known by their modern names. You can clearly tell that the region was know as Palestine by simply reading the Belford declaration. Jews came in huge numbers at the beginning of 1921 when the British mandate of Palestine was created.
      ”Since the Palestinians in Jordan make up 70 % then Jordan is Palestine” this sentence is simply false and ridicules. The reason that the Palestinians are in diaspora (Some jews were also in diaspora before the state of israel) is due to the nakba when Palestinians were ethically cleansed which was caused by Jews ( Which is also why modern day Palestinians that are born are mainly not born in Palestine, 70% of their population has been ethically cleansed and are mainly in diaspora). So NO, Jordan is for the Jordanians and Palestine or modern day Israel is for the Palestinians and Jews.

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    • Dr. Zee @fatherofthedust says

      July 24, 2022 at 1:55 pm

      That’s why Palestine had its own currency because it wasn’t a country? Right!? Don’t get it twisted. It’s the Zionist pieces of shit that are the shit disturbers of the Middle East and they will all be held accountable for crimes against humanity and genocide.

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  7. John Richards says

    September 23, 2019 at 2:48 am

    Why recognise any state? There is only one race; the human race. There is no need for a heavenly afterlife as this planet is paradise in our lifetime. Only our fellow humans make the existence of some others sheer Hell.

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    • Sergei says

      February 15, 2020 at 12:16 am

      Christ, how naive and infantile can you be?

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  8. Victor says

    February 14, 2020 at 2:51 pm

    Israel forever.

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  9. Israeli Zionist says

    February 15, 2020 at 9:27 am

    Those countries just look for a reason to do it. Most of them only because a pressure from the Arab world (oil and money). Those countries really are jealous of Israel small country success in the high tech and technologies world while those countries stay not modern and poor. The funny thing is that most “boycott” Israel but still use Israeli technologies:))). I call them to get over it and give hand for a peace. Israel is open for peace with every one who is not a terrorist.

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  10. Dan says

    August 10, 2020 at 8:47 am

    Lies and lies.
    Nothing new.

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  11. Dan says

    August 10, 2020 at 8:50 am

    Orwell is present.
    Don’t say the truth, it’s illegal.

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  12. Dan says

    August 10, 2020 at 8:52 am

    What a free country?
    You got what you deserve York.

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  13. Amjad Aziz says

    August 14, 2020 at 2:27 am

    Call a conference of all countries who donot recognise israel. These countries can unanimously decide to recognise israel if israel accepts certain condition.1. Israel demarcates its borders .2 w bankremains a jordanian territory jews may live as jordanian citizens 3palestine and all other muslim states have free access to jerosalem.4 cmplete cease fire 5 palistine b given a n independent sovereign status 6. bury the hatchet for ever.israel show her good intentions as non expansionist country.

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  14. Tony Ngala says

    August 18, 2020 at 11:16 pm

    Guys, calm down please.

    There is already so much misery to be sorted out in the World that we want to spread hate based on this conflict.

    Thanks.

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  15. Bambang Irawan says

    November 2, 2020 at 1:46 pm

    Israel is a colonial country they have no rights to Palestinian land so how can we recognize a country like this and of course as a country that is anti-colonialism then obviously it will not recognize Israel as a country I think we are just waiting for the rise of the eastern country to eliminate Israel and I think this is not excessive because we have the potential to do that, let time tell a country that recognizes Israel is a country that accepts colonialism and a country that does not recognize Israel is an anti-colonial country.

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  16. Jake Stone says

    December 16, 2020 at 4:29 pm

    American Libertarians and Conservatives stand with Israel. More and more of our Muslim brothers and sisters are, too. Deal with it.

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    • Jose says

      April 24, 2021 at 2:25 am

      Muslims will never sell out their REAL brothers and sisters in Palestine. Islam (and Judaism tbh) never supported occupiers, Israel is doomed because of their countless crimes against humanity. We also don’t care about your American political problems.

      From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.

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  17. deschutesmaple says

    December 17, 2021 at 3:35 pm

    https://brilliantmaps.com/israel-foreign-relations/?unapproved=90877&moderation-hash=260f2931c9a5877617580ae13becbe8c#comment-90877

    Just a quick FUCK YOU! To the comments moderator for the above web page. You deliberately censored my comment–but leave the pro Israel comments 🙁 It also appears that you only leave pro-Palestine comments from seemingly stupid people, or people with obviously bad grammar in English. Nothing like cherry picking comments to promote your pro-Israel, pro-apartheid, pro-genocide perspective, eh?

    Fuck you very much for your dishonesty!
    DM

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  18. Abdullah says

    May 28, 2022 at 2:02 pm

    The United Arab Emirates and Sudan have normalised diplomatic relations with Israel. I take it they now recognise the existence of this Jewish state.

    Reply

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