Bolivia–Palestine relations

Bolivia–Palestine relations refer to foreign relations between Bolivia and the State of Palestine.

Mahmoud Elalwani is the ambassador of Palestine to Bolivia. Bolivia supports the establishment of a two-state solution.

History
On 28 November 1918, the Committee for the Liberty of Palestine, according to the organization representing four thousand Syrians and Palestinians in Bolivia, petitioned the British Counsel in La Paz. They, many Christians, mentioned they were worried that "oppressive Ottoman rule" would be replaced with "Isralitish Danger". Evo Morales, President of Bolivia, broke ties with Israel during the Gaza War (2008–2009). Bolivia recognized Palestine as a state on 17 December 2010 along the 1967 border. During the 2014 Gaza War, Bolivia called Israel a terrorist state and increased cooperation on health, media, and sports. Ties were re-established with Israel in 2019.

Bolivia severed ties with Israel on 31 October 2023 during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war accusing the Israeli government of committing war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza. María Nela Prada, minister of the presidency of Bolivia, called for end to Israeli bombing of Gaza and called for actions to avoid genocide in Gaza. Israel condemned Bolivia and called its decision a “surrender to terrorism”.