Israel–Palau relations are the

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between the

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and the

Republic of Palau Palau, officially the Republic of Palau, is an island country in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the western Pacific Ocean. The Republic of Palau consists of approximately 340 islands and is the western part of the Caroline Islands, w ...

. Israel has an honorary consulate in

Koror Koror is the state comprising the main commercial centre of the Republic of Palau. It consists of several islands, the most prominent being Koror Island (also ''Oreor Island''). It is Palau’s most populous state. History In the oral tradition of ...

. Palau has an honorary consulate in

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. There are less than 10

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living in Palau including one Israeli family. Both countries cooperate on matters of agriculture, technology, and desalination.

History

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

. In 2006, President of Palau Thomas Remengesau Jr. visited Israel and held meetings with the Israeli Prime Minister

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and President Moshe Katsav. "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. In October 2022, The Palauan permanent representative to the United Nations Ilana Seid was accredited as the Republic of Palau's ambassador to Israel, thus becoming the first official ambassador of Palau to Israel.

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