Israel vs United States: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Israel and United States vote the same way at the UN General Assembly? Agreement over every shared roll-call vote since 1946, by year, decade, and topic — plus the resolutions where they split.
Overall agreement
67.5%
of 5,657 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 42.5% | 87 |
| 1950 | 61.8% | 398 |
| 1960 | 60.2% | 483 |
| 1970 | 64.7% | 861 |
| 1980 | 57.4% | 1,261 |
| 1990 | 69.7% | 768 |
| 2000 | 73.9% | 902 |
| 2010 | 85.0% | 896 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 80.0% | 1,024 |
| Nuclear weapons | 59.7% | 828 |
| Disarmament | 64.5% | 1,068 |
| Colonialism | 66.0% | 879 |
| Human rights | 80.4% | 974 |
| Economic development | 65.4% | 690 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Israel | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/61/66 SMALL ARMS, ILLICIT TRAFFIC | 2006-12-06 | yes | no |
R/58/157 Rights of the child : resolution / adopted by the General As | 2003-12-22 | yes | no |
R/57/190 RIGHTS OF THE CHILD | 2002-12-05 | yes | no |
R/57/199 TORTURE | 2002-12-05 | yes | no |
R/55/33C NUCLEAR WEAPON-FREE WORLD | 2000-11-03 | no | yes |
R/54/197 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM | 1999-12-04 | yes | no |
R/48/182 DEBT PROBLEM SOLUTIONS | 1993-12-03 | yes | no |
R/47/198 DEBT PROBLEM SOLUTIONS | 1992-12-03 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Israel and United States vote together at the UN?
Israel and United States voted the same way in 67.5% of 5,657 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Israel and United States agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Israel and United States largely agree: they voted the same way in 80.4% of 974 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Israel and United States last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2010-12-21 Israel voted "yes" and United States voted "no" on R/65/206 (HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT).