Austria–Israel relations

Bilateral foreign relations exist between Austria and Israel.

History
Austria recognized Israel on March 5, 1949. Austria has an embassy in Tel Aviv and 3 honorary consulates (in Eilat, Haifa and Jerusalem). Israel has an embassy in Vienna. Both countries are full members of the Union for the Mediterranean. The Austrian Foreign Ministry lists the bilateral treaties with Israel (in German only). On February 2, 1956, the Austrian Government announced the establishment of diplomatic relations with Israel.

In 2000, after the Freedom Party of Austria joined the coalition government, Israel recalled its ambassador. After talks in Jerusalem with the Austrian foreign minister, Benita Ferrero-Waldner in 2003, relations were restored. In both October and December 2023, Austria voted against a resolution for a ceasefire in the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.

Ambassadors of Israel to Austria

 * Zvi Heifetz
 * Aviv Shir-On
 * Dan Ashbel
 * Avigdor Dagan
 * Natan Peled

Diplomacy

 * Republic of Austria
 * Tel Aviv (Embassy)


 * State of Israel
 * Vienna (Embassy)