This is the list of international prime ministerial trips made by Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister of Israel.
Country | Dates | Purpose | Notes |
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United States | July 9–11, 1996 | Address to the US Congress | [1] |
China | August 24, 1997 | Working visit | [2] |
Japan | August 24–27, 1997 | ||
August 28, 1997 | [3] | ||
Azerbaijan | August 29, 1997 | First visit by an Israeli PM to Azerbaijan[4] |
Country | Dates | Purpose | Notes |
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United States | May 18, 2009 | Discussions and working Visit. | [5] |
France | June 24, 2009 | Discussion and working Visit. | [6] |
United Kingdom | August 25–26, 2009 | Discussions | [7] [8] |
Germany | August 26–27, 2009 | State visit | [9] |
France | November 25, 2009 | State visit | [10] |
Germany | January 18, 2010 | Working visit | [11] |
United States | March 24, 2010 | Discussions | [12] |
France | May 27, 2010 | Working visit with President Nicolas Sarkozy | [13] |
Canada | May 28, 2010 | Discussions | [14] |
United States | May 29-30, 2010 | State visit | [15] |
Greece | August 16, 2010 | First Visit by an Israeli Prime Minister | [16] |
Germany | October 27, 2010 | Working visit | [17] |
Czech Republic | April 7, 2011 | First Visit by an Israeli Prime Minister | [18] |
United Kingdom | May 4, 2011 | Working visit | [19] |
France | May 5, 2011 | Working visit | [20] |
United States | May 24, 2011 | Address to the US Congress | [21] |
Canada | March 2–4, 2012 | State visit | [22] |
United States | March 5, 2012 | Discussions | [23] |
United Kingdom | July 9, 2012 | Meeting with Olympic athletes | [24] [25] |
September 26–27, 2012 | UNGA address | [26] | |
France | October 31, 2012 | Discussions in Paris and visit in Toulouse | [27] |
Czech Republic | December 5, 2012 | Discussions | [28] |
Germany | December 5–6, 2012 | State visit | [29] |
Country | Dates | Purpose | Notes | |
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China | May 5–10, 2013 | State visit | [30] | |
Poland | June 12–13, 2013 | State visit | [31] | |
November 20, 2013 | Discussions regarding Iran deal | [32] [33] | ||
Italy | December 1–2, 2013 | State visit | [34] | |
Switzerland | January 23, 2014 | World Economic Forum in Davos | [35] | |
United States | March 4, 2014 | AIPAC policy conference | [36] | |
Japan | May 11–14, 2014 | State visit | [37] [38] | |
United States | October 1, 2014 | Working Visit. | ||
Italy | December 15, 2014 | State visit | [39] | |
France | January 11–12, 2015 | Charlie Hebdo and Hypercacher shooting memorial | [40] | |
United States | March 1–3, 2015 | Address to a joint session of the United States Congress and AIPAC | [41] |
Since May 14, 2015, Netanyahu heads the thirty-fourth government of Israel, acting both as prime minister and minister of foreign affairs.
Country | Dates | Purpose | Notes |
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Italy | August 27–30, 2015 | Working visit | Netanyahu attended the Expo 2015 in Milan.[43] [44] |
United Kingdom | September 9–10, 2015 | State visit | [45] [46] |
September 21, 2015 | Discussions regarding the Syrian Civil War | [47] [48] | |
October 1, 2015 | UNGA address | [49] | |
Germany | October 21, 2015 | State visit | [50] |
United States | November 8–11, 2015 | Discussions | [51] |
France | November 30, 2015 | Working visit | Netanyahu attended Paris Climate Conference.[52] |
Switzerland | January 20–21, 2016 | World Economic Forum in Davos | [53] |
Cyprus | January 28, 2016 | Cyprus–Greece–Israel trilateral summit | [54] |
Germany | February 15–17, 2016 | Government-to-government meetings | [55] |
April 21, 2016 | Discussions regarding the Syrian Civil War | [56] [57] | |
June 6–7, 2016 | Discussions regarding the Syrian Civil War, marking 25 years of Israel–Russia relations | [58] | |
Italy | June 26–28, 2016 | State visit | [59] [60] |
Uganda Kenya Rwanda Ethiopia | July 4–7, 2016 | State visit | First visit to Africa by an Israeli PM in 30 years[61] |
Netherlands | September 6–7, 2016 | State visit | [62] |
United States | September 20–26, 2016 | Discussions with US officials UNGA address | [63] |
Azerbaijan Kazakhstan | December 13–14, 2016 | State visit | First visit by an Israeli PM to Kazakhstan and second to Azerbaijan[64] |
February 6, 2017 | Discussions | [65] | |
United States | February 13–17, 2017 | State visit | [66] |
Singapore | February 19–21, 2017 | State visit | First time an Israeli PM visited Singapore[67] |
Australia | February 22–25, 2017 | First time an Israeli PM visited Australia[68] | |
March 9, 2017 | Discussions regarding the Syrian civil war | [69] | |
China | March 20–21, 2017 | State visit | [70] |
Liberia | June 4, 2017 | Summit of ECOWAS leaders | [71] |
Greece | June 14, 2017 | Cyprus–Greece–Israel trilateral summit | [72] |
France Germany | June 30 – July 2, 2017 | Working visit and Funeral of former German chancellor Kohl | [73] [74] |
France Hungary | July 15–19, 2017 | State visit | [75] |
August 23, 2017 | Discussions regarding the Syrian civil war | [76] | |
Argentina | September 10–19, 2017 | State visit | First time an Israeli PM visited South America[77] |
Paraguay | |||
Colombia | |||
Mexico | |||
United States | Meeting with US president Donald Trump | ||
UNGA address | |||
United Kingdom | November 2–5, 2017 | Marking Balfour Declaration centenary | [78] |
Kenya | November 28, 2017 | State visit, meeting with 11 African leaders | [79] |
December 10–11, 2017 | State visit | [80] [81] | |
India | January 14–19, 2018 | State visit | [82] [83] |
Switzerland | January 23–26, 2018 | World Economic Forum in Davos | [84] |
January 29, 2018 | Discussions regarding Iran | [85] | |
Germany | February 16–18, 2018 | Munich Security Conference | [86] |
United States | March 4–8, 2018 | State visit, AIPAC conference | [87] |
Cyprus | May 8, 2018 | Cyprus–Greece–Israel trilateral summit | [88] |
May 9, 2018 | Discussions regarding the Syrian Civil War | Netanyahu attended the 2018 Moscow Victory Day Parade.[89] | |
Germany France United Kingdom | June 4–6, 2018 | Discussions regarding the Iran nuclear deal | [90] |
Jordan | June 18, 2018 | Discussions | [91] |
July 11, 2018 | Discussions regarding the Syrian Civil War | Netanyahu and Russian president Vladimir Putin watched the 2018 FIFA World Cup semi-final game between Croatia and England.[92] [93] | |
Lithuania | August 23–25, 2018 | State visit | First time an Israeli PM visited Lithuania.[94] [95] |
September 25–30, 2018 | UNGA address | [96] | |
Oman | October 25–26, 2018 | Official visit | First meeting of this kind since 1996.[97] [98] |
Bulgaria | November 1–2, 2018 | Discussions with Craiova Group | [99] |
France | November 11–12, 2018 | Paris Peace Forum | Netanyahu cut his trip short, returning to Israel on November 11 overnight due to events in Gaza.[100] [101] |
Brazil | December 28, 2018 – January 2, 2019 | State visit and participation in presidential inauguration of Jair Bolsonaro | First time an Israeli PM visited Brazil[102] |
Chad | January 20, 2019 | Re-establishment of diplomatic ties | First time an Israeli PM visited Chad[103] |
February 27, 2019 | Discussions regarding the Syrian Civil War | [104] | |
United States | March 25, 2019 | State visit | [105] |
Ukraine | August 18–19, 2019 | State Visit | [106] |
United Kingdom | September 5, 2019 | Discussion regarding Iran | [107] |
September 12, 2019 | Discussions on cooperation between Israeli and Russian forces operating in Syria | [108] | |
Greece | January 2, 2020 | Discussions to sign gas pipeline deal with Cyprus | [109] |
United States | January 28, 2020 | Discussions on Middle East peace plan | [110] |
January 30, 2020 | Discussions on Middle East peace plan | [111] | |
Country | Dates | Purpose | Notes | |
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United States | 15 September 2020 | Signing of Abraham Accords peace agreement between Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, brokered by the United States. | ||
Saudi Arabia | 22 November 2020 | Talks with American and Saudi officials. Trip made public only upon return. | [112] |
Country | Dates | Purpose | Notes | |
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Jordan | January 24, 2023 | Strategic, security and economic cooperation | [113] | |
France | February 2, 2023 | State visit | [114] | |
Italy | March 4, 2023 | State visit | [115] | |
Germany | March 16, 2023 | State visit | [116] | |
United Kingdom | March 24, 2023 | State visit | [117] | |
Cyprus | September 3, 2023 | State visit | [118] | |
September 19–26, 2023 | UNGA Address | [119] | ||
United States | July 22–27, 2024 | Address a Joint session of Congress, meetings with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Republican nominee former president Donald Trump | [120] [121] | |
September 26–27, 2024 | UNGA Address. Trip cut short following the 2024 Hezbollah headquarters strike. | [122] [123] |
On November 21, 2024, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, severely limiting his options for traveling outside Israel without the risk of being arrested. Formally, all 124 countries who are parties to the Rome Statute are obligated to arrest him upon entry. The arrest warrant also complicates his ability to travel to countries that are not parties to the Rome Statute, due to the risk of an emergency landing during the trip in a country that is a party to the statute.[124]
Although Hungary is a party to the Rome Statute, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán publicly declared that he will not arrest Netanyahu if he arrived in Hungary for a visit.[125]