Israel–Portugal relations

Israel–Portugal relations

Israel	Portugal

Israel–Portugal relations are the foreign relations between Israel and Portugal.

History

Israel and Portugal established full diplomatic relations in 1977, while Israel already had diplomatic mission in Lisbon in the Consulate-General level which was later upgraded to embassy level. The Estado Novo did not recognize Israel, and only after the Portuguese revolution of 1974 did Portugal recognize Israel and establish a relationship.[1] Since 1991, Portugal has had an embassy in Tel Aviv.[2]

Even without relationship, Portugal allowed the United States of America airplanes to stop in the Azores Islands on the way to Israel as part of Operation Nickel Grass to deliver weapons and supplies to Israel during the Yom Kippur War in 1973.[3]

Since 1994 both Israeli and Portuguese nationals do not need visas to visit each other.[4]

On 25 September 2006, Israel and Portugal signed an Avidness double taxation agreement which entered into force on 31 December 2007.[5]

Trade

Israel and Portugal trade is also influenced by the EU–Israel Free Trade Agreement of 1995.[6][7]

Israel–Portugal trade in millions USD-$[8][9][10][11][12][12][13][14]
	Israel imports  Portugal exports	Portugal imports  Israel exports	Total trade value
2023	338.9	135	473.9
2022	485	111.8	596.8
2021	405.8	79.3	485.1
2020	297.4	77	374.4
2019	247.6	98	345.6
2018	231.3	148.5	379.8
2017	210.8	107.9	318.7
2016	152.8	106.9	259.7
2015	113.6	113.2	226.8
2014	106.2	141.4	247.6
2013	120.7	122.5	243.2
2012	128.8	145.4	274.2
2011	147	126.7	273.7
2010	95	104.1	199.1
2009	100.1	111.3	211.4
2008	114.2	98.9	213.1
2007	126.2	90.9	217.1
2006	87.2	88.7	175.9
2005	77.9	73.3	151.2
2004	70.1	76.1	146.2
2003	66.4	49.5	115.9
2002	69.8	43.5	113.3

See also

• History of the Jews in Portugal
• Spanish and Portuguese Jews
• Judaeo-Portuguese
• Foreign relations of Israel
• Foreign relations of Portugal

References

1. "A/32/151 of 20 July 1977: QUESTION OF PALESTINE: THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST: Letter dated 18 July 1977 from the Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General". web.archive.org. February 22, 2014.
2. "Israel - Titulares". portaldiplomatico.mne.gov.pt. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20160611054403/http://www.lajes.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123229376
4. "Embaixada de Portugal, Tel Aviv, Israel, No. 250, Proc. VA, 29.12.1993". gov.il. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
5. "CONVENTION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME" (PDF). gov.il. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
6. "AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE STATE OF ISRAEL CONCERNING RECIPROCAL LIBERALISATION MEASURES ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, PROCESSED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND FISH AND FISHERY PRODUCTS, THE REPLACEMENT OF PROTOCOLS 1 AND 2 AND THEIR ANNEXES AND AMENDMENTS TO THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THEIR MEMBER STATES, OF THE ONE PART, AND THE STATE OF ISRAEL, OF THE OTHER PART" (PDF). gov.il. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
7. "EURO-MEDITERRANEAN AGREEMENT establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part" (PDF). gov.il. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
8. "סחר החוץ לפי ארצות בשנת 2023". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-11-28.
9. "סחר החוץ לפי ארצות בשנת 2020". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-11-28.
10. "סחר החוץ לפי ארצות בשנת 2017". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-11-28.
11. "סחר החוץ לפי ארצות בשנת 2014". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-11-28.
12. "סחר החוץ של ישראל לפי ארצות בשנת 2011". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-11-28.
13. "סחר החוץ לפי ארצות בשנת 2008". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-11-28.
14. "סחר החוץ לפי ארצות בשנת 2005". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-11-28.

External links

• The Israeli embassy to Portugal
• The Portuguese embassy to Israel