User:Duke of Somewhere/Israel-Luxemborg relations

Israel-Luxembourg relations are the Diplomatic Relations between Israel and Luxembourg. The diplomatic relations between the countries were established in 1949 after the establishment of Israel. The Israeli Embassy responsible for Luxembourg is in Brussels, Belgium.

The ambassador of Israel to Belgium, who is responsible for Luxembourg, is Simona Frenkel. The Honorary consul of Luxembourg in Israel is the writer and poet Meron H. Issacson, and his office is located in Tel Aviv.

In June 12th, 2001 the Deputy Prime Minister of Israel and the Foreign Minister of Israel, Shimon Peres discussed matters in bilateral conversation with the Prime minister of Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Juncker.

In 2016, the Prime Minister of Israel and foreign minister Benjamin Netanyahu met the Prime minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel. The following day Bettel met the President of Israel Reuven Rivlin.

In 2019, the Prime minister of Luxembourg boycotted a fairwell event of the Israeli ambassador Simona Frenkel, because of the Minister of Education of Israel sayings reguarding Conversion therapy.

Since then, the relations kept deteriorating. in February 2020, Luembourg lead an action reguarding Luxembourg and several other European countries recognition of a Palestinian state. In August 2020 Luxembourg opposed the Israel–United Arab Emirates normalization agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.