Middle East conflict: Israeli delegation visits Taiwan in show of commitment to ties as war continues at home
- Israeli cross-party delegation meets representatives of island’s current and incoming governments, visits science park and attends Holocaust Memorial Day event
- Features of the Taiwan-Israel relationship include bilateral trade over US$3.2 billion in 2022 but there has been little movement on unofficial defence cooperation
The group – the second Israeli parliamentary delegation to visit Taiwan within a year – also visited the Southern Taiwan Science Park and a green energy demonstration site in Tainan.
“With your support, bilateral interactions have recently been very close,” Tsai said at a meeting with the delegation.
During their 30-year informal relationship, Taiwan and Israel have signed 33 agreements to strengthen exchanges in education, public health and other areas, including a tourism agreement signed last month.
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In February, Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) established its own Taiwan-Israel parliamentary friendship group. And in March, it donated US$$500,000 to the Federation of Local Authorities in Israel to aid emergency responses in communities affected by the war.