List of diplomatic missions in Israel
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Diplomatic missions in Israel are foreign embassies and consulates in Israel. There are currently 88 embassies in Israel, of which 86 embassies are located in Tel Aviv and the Gush Dan Metropolitan Area and 2 embassies are located in Jerusalem. In addition to an embassy, some countries also maintain a consulate in other cities, including Eilat, Haifa or Jerusalem. In diplomatic practice, consulates are not considered to be diplomatic missions, requiring, for example, accreditation to the president.
On 6 December 2017 the President of the United States, Donald Trump announced that the US embassy to Israel would be moved to Jerusalem.[1] The move was made on 14 May 2018.[2] On 11 April 2018, Guatemala announced that their embassy would move to Jerusalem on 16 May 2018.[3] Brazil has reflected on moving the Embassy to Jerusalem, as well, along with Honduras[4], Hungary and Romania.[5] Paraguay's embassy was briefly located in Jerusalem, but was returned to Tel Aviv in October 2018.[6]
As of January 2019, two countries operate embassies to Israel in Jerusalem though with a handful vowing to make the move, 12 countries operate Honorary Consulates accredited to Israel in Jerusalem, and 9 countries operate consulates in Jerusalem accredited for the West Bank and Gaza Strip which are not regarded as diplomatic missions to Israel but are located within Jerusalem municipal boundary. A few other countries have opened official Trade and Defense offices an branches of their embassies, as well, such as Hungary and Australia.
Embassies
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Jerusalem
Tel Aviv and Gush Dan metropolitan area
Consulates-General
Eilat
Haifa
Herzliya
Jerusalem
Holy See (Apostolic Delegation to the city of Jerusalem as corpus separatum)
Other Missions in Jerusalem
These are the list of countries that operate consulates within the Jerusalem municipal boundary but are accredited for the city of Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza Strip only. These missions are not directly accredited to the Palestinian Authority and also not to Israel. Between 1844 and 2019, the United States maintained a consulate-general in Jerusalem that conducted relations with the Palestinians. In March 2019, the Consulate General was merged into the new US Embassy in Jerusalem and many of its responsibilities were assumed by the Embassy's new Palestinian Affairs Unit.[8] Countries listed below already maintain separate embassies to Israel. For diplomatic missions accredited to the Palestinian Authority directly located inside the Palestinian territories of West Bank and Gaza Strip, see: List of diplomatic missions in Palestine.
Tel Aviv
United States (Embassy branch office)[7]
Honorary Consulates
Ashdod
Caesarea
Eilat
Austria
Belgium
Chile
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Norway
Romania
Sweden
Switzerland[17]
Haifa
Jerusalem
Armenia
Austria
Bolivia
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Finland
Guatemala
Hungary
Poland
Romania
Kfar Shmaryahu
Netanya
Tel Aviv
Economic and Representative Offices
United Nations (UNHCR Representative) – Tel Aviv
European Union (Delegation) – Tel Aviv
Republic of China (Taiwan) (Taipei Economic and Cultural Office) – Tel Aviv
ICRC (Delegation) – Tel Aviv and Jerusalem[18]
Hungary - Jerusalem (Branch of Embassy)
Brazil - Jerusalem (Branch of Embassy)
Honduras - Jerusalem (Branch of Embassy)
Australia - Jerusalem (Branch of Embassy)
Non-resident embassies
See also
- Foreign relations of Israel
- List of Consulates-General in Jerusalem
- List of diplomatic missions of Israel
- Israeli passport
- Visa policy of Israel
- Visa requirements for Israeli citizens
References
- ^ Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital, CNN, 6 December 2017
- ^ "Gaza clashes: Dozens killed as US opens Jerusalem embassy". Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ^ a b "Guatemala to move its embassy to Jerusalem on May 16". Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/31/brazil-moving-its-embassy-to-jerusalem-a-matter-of-when-not-if-netanyahu
- ^ http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/260815
- ^ a b "Paraguay to move embassy in Israel back to Tel Aviv". Retrieved 2018-09-05.
- ^ a b "U.S. Embassy Jerusalem | U.S. Embassy in Israel". U.S. Embassy in Israel. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- ^ Palladino, Robert. "Merger of U.S. Embassy Jerusalem and U.S. Consulate General Jerusalem". U.S. Embassy in Israel. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Consulate General of Belgium in Jerusalem". Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ^ "Consulat Général de France à Jérusalem". Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ^ "Ισραήλ - Στοιχεία επικοινωνίας Αρχών της Ελλάδος". Retrieved 2018-11-01.: "Consulate General in Jerusalem" listed under JERUSALEM under ISRAEL.
- ^ "Consolato Generale d'Italia - Gerusalemme". esteri.it. Retrieved 2018-11-01.: "Consulate General of Italy (West Jerusalem) ... Consulate General of Italy (East Jerusalem)"
- ^ "Consulado General de España en JERUSALÉN -Localización y contacto". Retrieved 2018-11-01.
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(help) - ^ "GENERALKONSULAT JERUSALEM". swedenabroad.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ^ "Consulate General of Turkey in Jerusalem". mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ^ UK Foreign & Commonwealth office. "British Consulate-General - Jerusalem". fco.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ^ a b Switzerland and Israel - Honorary representations
- ^ ICRC - Around the world
- ^ "Embassies - New Zealand representatives Overseas - New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade".