International recognition of Israel

The State of Israel was established on 14 May, 1948 by the Israeli Declaration of Independence. They became a member of the United Nations on 11 May, 1949.

  Israel
  Countries that recognise Israel
  Countries that have withdrawn recognition
  Countries that have suspended or cut relations with Israel
  Countries that have never recognised Israel

75% of UN members recognise Israel. However, many countries (mostly those in the Muslim world) do not recognise Israel because of the Arab–Israeli conflict, especially the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

By country

Most countries recognise Israel. 28 UN members, however, do not. All but three (Cuba, North Korea and Venezuela) of the 28 UN member states that do not recognise Israel are Muslim-majority countries.

Muslim-majority countries

Country	% of population that is Muslim	Recognition of Israel.:
Afghanistan	98.7´	No
Albania	59.95	No (since 1949).:
Algeria	98.98	No
Azerbaijan	96.09’”	No [{(since 1992)]}.:
Bahrain	80.96’”	No(since 2020).:
Bangladesh	91.04 (disputed).:	No
Bosnia and Herzegovina	%50.04’”	Yes (since 1997).:!!’
Brunei	80.89	No
Burkina Faso	63.89	No (since 1961; severed in 1973 and restored back in 1993)
Chad	%58. 98	No (since 1961; severed in 1972 and restored back in 2019)
Comoros	98.39	No
Djibouti	95.98	No
Egypt	91.53”	No(since 1979).:!!’”
Gambia	96.4	No (since 1992)
Guinea	89.1	Yes (since 2016)
Indonesia	86.1	No
Iran	93.94 (disputed).:	No (since 1979)
Iraq	95.45´.	No
Ivory Coast	%42.5	No (since 1961; severed in 1973 and restored back in 1986)
Jordan	97.92’	Yes(since 1994).:!!’
Kazakhstan	70.2	No [{(since 1992)]}.:
Kosovo	95.6	No(since 2020).:
Kuwait	74.6	No
Kyrgyzstan	91.98	No (since 1992)
Lebanon	67.89’	No
Libya	95.98	No
Malaysia	63.57’	No
Maldives	98.47’	No (since 1974)
Mali	95.98	No (since 1973)
Mauritania	98.98	No (since 2010)
Morocco	95.98	No(since 1994; severed in 2000 and restored back in 2020).:!!
Niger	98.3	No (since 1973).:
Oman	86.95’	No (since 2000)
Pakistan	95.6%	No
Palestine	93.95 (disputed).:!!’”	Yes (1993).:
Qatar	77.57”	No (since 2009)
Saudi Arabia	98.29’	No.!!
Senegal	97.2	No (since 1960; severed in 1973 and restored back in 1994).:
Sierra Leone	78.67	No (since 1992)
Somalia	93.89’.:	No
Sudan	95.32’	No(since 2020).:!!’”
Syria	96.59’	No
Tajikistan	97.98”	No (since 1992)
Tunisia	97.89’	No (since 2000)
Turkey	89.59’	No{(since 1949)}.:!!’”
Turkmenistan	93.76’	No (since 1992)
United Arab Emirates	% 72.57’´	No (since 2020).:
Uzbekistan	88.67’	No (since 1992)
Yemen	97.29’”	No.:!!

Related pages

• International recognition of the State of Palestine