Israel–Palau relations are the bilateral relations between the State of Israel and the

Republic of Palau Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western Pacific. The nation has approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the Caro ...

. Israel was the first non-Pacific nation to declare diplomatic relations with Palau at its independence in 1994. Israel favored Palau's admission into the

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and offered economic aid to the young state. The

Israeli Foreign Ministry The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( he, מִשְׂרַד הַחוּץ, translit. ''Misrad HaHutz''; ar, وزارة الخارجية الإسرائيلية) is one of the most important ministries in the Israeli government. The ministry's ...

has sent convoys of agricultural and fishing experts to Palau to help in training the local population. Israel maintains an honorary consulate in Koror. As of 2006, Palau had the highest voting coincidence with Israel in the

. In 2006, President of Palau

Thomas Remengesau Jr. Thomas Esang "Tommy" Remengesau Jr. (born 28 February 1956) is a Palauan people, Palauan politician; in 2013 he was elected the ninth president of Palau and was re-elected to that office in 2016. Previously he served as the seventh president of ...

visited Israel and held meetings with the Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and President

Moshe Katsav Moshe Katsav ( he, מֹשֶׁה קַצָּב; born 5 December 1945) is an Israeli former politician who was the eighth President of Israel from 2000 to 2007. He was also a leading Likud member of the Israeli Knesset and a minister in its cabine ...

. "We're the best of friends and we're here to reiterate that friendship", Remengesau said during the visit. In December 2017, Palau was one of nine countries (including the United States and Israel) to vote against a motion adopted by the

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condemning the United States' recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

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Palau Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western Pacific. The nation has approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the ...

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