Israel–Nauru relations are diplomatic and other relations between

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and

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. Israel has a non-resident ambassador in

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and honorary consulate ( Yaren), Nauru has an honorary consulate ( Rosh HaAyin). Both countries have been described as holding a close relationship with each other. Nauru's voting record at the

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has been characterized as "longstanding support" for Israel.

History

In 2010 the President of Nauru,

Marcus Stephen Marcus Ajemada Stephen (born 1 October 1969) is a Nauruan politician and former sportsperson who previously was a member of the Cabinet of Nauru, and who served as President of Nauru from December 2007 to November 2011. The son of Nauruan par ...

and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Nauru, Kieren Keke, along with Nauru's ambassador to the United Nations, Marlene Moses visited Israel, and at that meeting President Stephen expressed unqualified support for Israel. During the visit, which included a tour of the

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, President Stephen and his Micronesian counterpart, Emanuel Mori planted a tree on Mount Herzl honor of diplomatic relations. In early December 2017, Israeli Prime Minister

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donated $72,000 to Nauru's wastewater treatment plant. Two weeks later, Nauru voted against a

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which declared the

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as Israel's capital as "null and void". Earlier that year, Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely had met with

Baron Waqa Baron Divavesi Waqa (; born 31 December 1959) is a Nauruan politician who currently serves as the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum. He was the President of Nauru from 11 Ju ...

in a conference. On 29 August 2019,

officially recognized

as the state capital of

. Palestinian representative

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released a statement "unequivocally condemn ng Nauru's decision, while Israeli foreign minister

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praised the country's decision in addition to Israeli diplomat Yuval Rotem. In November 2021, Nauru was one of seven nations to vote in favour of Israel at a United Nations resolution. The next month Nauru backed Israel in another resolution again.

's son Avner Netanyahu has visited Nauru, which possesses one of the lowest rates of tourism in the world. Israeli aid agency Mashav distributed 20 scholarships to Nauru in 2017, in addition to medical supplies and training. Following the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, Nauru condemned Hamas, supporting Israel's right to defend itself. The same month, Nauru joined the minority in the United Nations alongside twelve other member states, voting against an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. In November 2023, Nauru again voted with the minority, alongside six other member states, against a resolution condemning Israeli settlement activity in the Palestinian territories. Again in December 2023, Nauru voted against an immediate ceasefire along with the US and seven additional countries.

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Honorary consul of Nauru
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Bilateral relations of Nauru

History

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