Israel–Lithuania relations are foreign relations between Israel and Lithuania. Israel recognized Lithuania's independence in 1991. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1992. Israel is represented in Lithuania through its embassy in Vilnius which was opened in 2015.[1][2] Lithuania has an embassy in Tel Aviv.
Before the Holocaust, Lithuania was home for 160,000 Jews which were 7% of the population.[3]
In 2019, the prime minister of Lithuania Saulius Skvernelis considered relocating the Lithuanian embassy to Israel to Jerusalem.[4]
In 2022, Israel gifted the capital city of Lithuania, Vilnius, a paint wall to celebrate 30 years of diplomatic relations.[5]
The Lithuanian parliament condemned October 7 attacks against Israel in 2023 with 108 votes.[6]The Lithuanian society demonstrated their support to Israel many times including ceremonies and demonstrations.[clarify][7][8] The Lithuanian Air Force was sent to Israel multiple times to evacuate Lithuanian citizens.[9]
In April 2025, Kestutis Budrys said "Lithuania is monitoring what is being proposed by France and could also recognize a Palestinian state, but only "at the right time".[11]
Since 2001 Israel and Lithuania abolished the need for visa to travel.[26]
Lithuania puts efforts to market the tourism for the Israeli visitors as the number of tourists from Israel increase.[27] After the massacre of 7 October in 2023, Lithuania was shown by many Israeli media outlets as friendly, non-antisemitic, safe, green, interesting, and great cool escae from the summer.[28][29][30]
Tourism from Lithuania in Israel and tourists from Israel in Lithuania[31][32][33][34]
