Jewish, Zionist and Israeli connections to Kosovo

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Kosovo: its 2021 recognition by "Israel" and its embassy in Jerusalem

Kosovo and "Israel" established diplomatic relations on 1 February 2021 under a US-brokered deal that included a pledge by Kosovo to open an embassy in Jerusalem,^[1] which it opened on 14 March 2021.^[2]

Israeli state and commercial ties

Recognition and diplomatic relations

According to Reuters, relations were established at a virtual ceremony on 1 February 2021 under a US-brokered deal that included Kosovo's pledge to open an embassy in Jerusalem; the Israeli foreign minister, Gabi Ashkenazi, called the ties "historic". Serbia had also agreed to open an embassy in Jerusalem as part of the US-brokered deal of September 2020.^[1]

Embassy in Jerusalem

On 14 March 2021 Kosovo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora announced that "the Kosovo Embassy in the State of Israel, with headquarters in Jerusalem, officially has been opened".^[2]

Political interference

UN voting

Kosovo is not a member of the United Nations and did not vote on the September 2025 General Assembly resolution endorsing the New York Declaration.^[3]

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Reuters, Israel and Kosovo establish diplomatic relations in virtual ceremony Reuters, 1 February 2021, accessed 25 October 2026.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Associated Press, Kosovo opens embassy to Israel in Jerusalem Associated Press, 14 March 2021, accessed 25 October 2026.
↑ United Nations General Assembly, Recorded vote on A/80/L.1/Rev.1: Endorsement of the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, 12 September 2025 (copy hosted by Al-Quds Al-Arabi).

[ReutersKosovo2021-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Reuters, Israel and Kosovo establish diplomatic relations in virtual ceremony Reuters, 1 February 2021, accessed 25 October 2026.

[APKosovo2021-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Associated Press, Kosovo opens embassy to Israel in Jerusalem Associated Press, 14 March 2021, accessed 25 October 2026.

[UNNY2025-3] United Nations General Assembly, Recorded vote on A/80/L.1/Rev.1: Endorsement of the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, 12 September 2025 (copy hosted by Al-Quds Al-Arabi).

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Jewish, Zionist and Israeli connections to Kosovo

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Embassy in Jerusalem

Political interference

UN voting

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