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Israel–Nauru relations are diplomatic and other relations betweenIsrael andNauru. Israel has a non-resident ambassador inJerusalem 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 theUnited Nations has been characterized as "longstanding support" for Israel.[1][2]
In 2010 the President of Nauru,Marcus Stephen 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.[citation needed]
During the visit, which included a tour of theGolan Heights,[3] President Stephen and his Micronesian counterpart,Emanuel Mori planted a tree onMount Herzl honor of diplomatic relations.[4]
In early December 2017, Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu donated $72,000 to Nauru's wastewater treatment plant. Two weeks later, Nauru voted against aUnited Nations General Assembly resolution which declared thestatus of Jerusalem as Israel's capital as "null and void".[5][2] Earlier that year, Deputy Foreign MinisterTzipi Hotovely had met withBaron Waqa in a conference.[1][6]
On 29 August 2019,Nauru officiallyrecognizedJerusalem as the state capital ofIsrael.[7][8] Palestinian representativeHanan Ashrawi released a statement "unequivocally condemn[ing]" Nauru's decision, while Israeli foreign ministerIsrael Katz praised the country's decision in addition to Israeli diplomatYuval Rotem.[9][10][11]
In November 2021, Nauru was one of seven nations to vote in favour of Israel at a United Nations resolution.[12] The next month Nauru backed Israel in another resolution again.[13]
Benjamin Netanyahu's son Avner Netanyahu has visited Nauru, which possesses one of the lowest rates of tourism in the world.[9][14] Israeli aid agencyMashav distributed 20 scholarships to Nauru in 2017, in addition to medical supplies and training.[6][2]
Following theOctober 7 attacks, Nauru condemned Hamas, supporting Israel's right to defend itself.[15] The same month, Nauru joined the minority in the United Nations alongside twelve other member states, voting against an immediate ceasefire inGaza.[16] 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.[17] Again in December 2023, Nauru voted against an immediate ceasefire along with theUS and seven additional countries.[18]
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