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While the Vatican has had diplomatic relations with Israel since 1993, it does not endorse a theological basis for the support of the state. [11] [12] [13] Diplomatically, the Vatican views Israel's ambassador as a representative of Israel and not of the Jewish people, and if he accompanies a religious delegation, the Jewish religious leaders present must be Israeli citizens.
As a result of the Agreement, diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Israel were established in 1994, with the Vatican appointing an apostolic nuncio to Israel and Israel appointing an ambassador to the Vatican. Zion Evrony was the Israeli ambassador to the Vatican from 30 September 2012 [2] to 2016. [3] He was followed by Oren David.
Following Israel's recognition of and entering into negotiations with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), many African, Asian, and Arab countries either restored or established diplomatic relations with Israel. The Vatican began a bilateral relationship with Israel in 1994.
The relations between Pope John XXIII and Judaism are generally thought to have been among the best in the bi-millennial history of Christianity. The Pope initiated a policy of Christian–Jewish reconciliation after his election to the papacy in 1959, which focused on the Second Vatican Council producing a document on the relationship between the Catholic Church and the Jews.
Graham, Robert, Vatican Diplomacy: A Study of Church and State on the International Plane (1959) Ireland, Gordon, “The State of the City of the Vatican,” 27 American Journal of International Law 271 (1933). Kunz, Josef L., “The Status of the Holy See in International Law,” 46 American Journal of International Law 308 (1952)
The State of Israel and the Holy See only established full diplomatic relations in 1993 and this was a recognition of political and civic reality, not a theological statement. [87] In the 20th and 21st centuries, certain Catholic theologians such as André Villeneuve, Gary Anderson and Gavin D'Costa , have written in support of Christian ...
Norway, Ireland and Spain said Wednesday they would recognize a Palestinian state, a historic but largely symbolic move that further deepens Israel’s isolation more than seven months into its ...
The Vatican did not support this convent, but noted that since Vatican II each national bishop's conference had local autonomy. Rabbi León Klenicki, founding member of the Interfaith Theological Forum of the John Paul II Center in Washington, D.C., said: Since Vatican II, each national bishops’ conference has its freedom to deal with local ...