Israel–Portugal relations

Israel–Portugal relations
Map indicating locations of Israel and Portugal

Israel
Portugal

Israel–Portugal relations are the foreign relations between Israel and Portugal. Israel has an embassy in Lisbon and a consulate in Porto, while Portugal has an embassy in Tel Aviv and a consulate in Haifa.

History

Israel and Portugal established full diplomatic relations on 12 May 1977, while Israel already had a 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. Since 1991, Portugal has had an embassy in Tel Aviv.

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.

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

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

In February 2025, Portuguese foreign minister Paulo Rangel visited Israel and reiterated Portugal's condemnation of Hamas's October 7 attacks against Israel, while voicing criticism of the "disproportionate" Israeli response during the Gaza war.

On 21 September 2025, Portugal officially recognised the state of Palestine, alongside Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Trade

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

Israel–Portugal trade in millions USD-$
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

Resident diplomatic missions

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Embassy of Israel in Lisbon". embassies.gov.il. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Embassy of Portugal in Israel". telavive.embaixadaportugal.mne.gov.pt. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Israel - Países". Portal Diplomático (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "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". February 22, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.
  5. ↑ "Israel - Titulares". portaldiplomatico.mne.gov.pt. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Leadership lessons from history". Archived from the original on 11 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Embaixada de Portugal, Tel Aviv, Israel, No. 250, Proc. VA, 29.12.1993". gov.il. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ Cashman, Greer Fay (2025-02-10). "Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel to meet with President Isaac Herzog". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
  10. ↑ "Portugal formally recognises Palestinian state, foreign minister says". Euronews. 2025-09-21. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "סחר החוץ לפי ארצות בשנת 2023". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  14. ↑ "סחר החוץ לפי ארצות בשנת 2020". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  15. ↑ "סחר החוץ לפי ארצות בשנת 2017". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  16. ↑ "סחר החוץ לפי ארצות בשנת 2014". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  17. ↑ "סחר החוץ של ישראל לפי ארצות בשנת 2011". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  18. ↑ "סחר החוץ לפי ארצות בשנת 2008". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  19. ↑ "סחר החוץ לפי ארצות בשנת 2005". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  20. ↑ "קונסוליית כבוד פורטוגלית חיפה - טלפון, כתובת ושעות פעילות". קונסוליות בעולם (in Hebrew). 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2025-12-07.