Algeria–Israel relations

Algeria–Israel relations refers to the current and historical relations between Algeria and Israel. The two states do not have any official diplomatic relations at all, with Algeria being part of the Arab League boycott of Israel, and officially does not recognise the State of Israel. Algeria refuses entry to any person holding an Israeli passport or any other passport which has a visa from Israel.[1] In 2016, an Algerian high school geography textbook that contained a map that included Israel was withdrawn.[2] In January 2017 an Algerian was arrested after an online video interview with an Israeli official.[3]

Algeria–Israel relations

Algeria
Israel

History

After Algeria gained its independence in 1962, it passed the Nationality Code in 1963, depriving citizenship to non-Muslims.[4] As a result of the law as well as anti-French and anti-Jewish rhetoric, 95% of Algeria's 140,000-strong indigenous Jewish population went into exile. Approximately 130,000 Jews left Algeria, most going to France and some to Israel.

During the Six-Day War in 1967, Algeria sent a battalion of infantry and a squadron of MiG-21s to Egypt, losing three Mig-21s to Israel.[5]

During the Yom Kippur War in 1973, Algeria sent an expeditionary force to fight Israel, including 59 aircraft (Mig-21, Mig-17, Su-7), an infantry platoon and an armored brigade (with an estimated 19 artillery weapons).

In the mid 1990s, while Israel and other North African states slowly started diplomatic relations, Algeria remained one of the last countries to consider such a move. It was only when Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak met Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika at the funeral of the Moroccan King Hasan II on July 25, 1999, that comments about rapprochement were made.[6]

See also

References
  1. Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
  2. Report: Algeria Pulls Textbook That Features Israel on World Map
  3. Algeria court ditches sentence for blogger who interviewed Israeli
  4. Algerian Nationality Code, Law no. 63-69 of Mar. 27, 1963, section 34
  5. "Chronological Listing of Algeria". Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  6. Algeria's Policy toward Israel: Pragmatism and Rhetoric by Jacob Abadi, Middle East Journal, Vol. 56, No. 4 (Autumn, 2002), pp. 616-641


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