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Is Israel a NATO member?

No, Israel is not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). NATO is a political and military alliance consisting of 30 member countries, primarily from North America and Europe, which was established to promote mutual defense and security cooperation. While Israel has had various forms of cooperation and dialogue with NATO, it is not a full member of the organization.

As of 2023, NATO encompasses 31 sovereign member countries. Although Israel is not among these members, its status as a major non-NATO ally highlights its significant role in the alliance’s framework. Major non-NATO ally is a designation given by the U.S. government to some of its close allies.

NATO Countries List 2023, Members, Names, Full Form, Head Office

Benefits of Major non-NATO ally status

Entry into cooperative research with the Department of Defense (DoD)
Participation in certain counter-terrorism exercises
Delivery of military surplus on a priority basis
Loans of equipment and materials for development projects
Permission to use U.S. financing to purchase certain defense equipment
Speedy export processing of space technology

About NATO Countries

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 31 member states – 29 European and two North American. NATO Countries is a security alliance consisting of 31 countries from North America and Europe that were established in 1949 with the signing of the Washington Treaty. NATO is the abbreviation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The main objective of NATO Countries is to protect the independence and security of the Allies via political and military action.

There are 31 NATO countries at present. Here is the complete List of NATO Countries in 2023:

NATO Country	Capital City
Albania	Tirana
Belgium	Brussels
Bulgaria	Sofia
Canada	Ottawa
Croatia	Zagreb
Czechia	Prague
Denmark	Copenhagen
Estonia	Tallinn
Finland	Helsinki
France	Paris
Germany	Berlin
Greece	Athens
Hungary	Budapest
Iceland	Reykjavik
Italy	Rome
Latvia	Riga
Lithuania	Vilnius
Luxembourg	Luxembourg
Montenegro	Podgorica
Netherlands	Amsterdam
North Macedonia	Skopje
Norway	Oslo
Poland	Warsaw
Portugal	Lisbon
Romania	Bucharest
Slovakia	Bratislava
Slovenia	Ljubljana
Spain	Madrid
The United Kingdom	London
The United States	Washington D.C.
Turkiye	Ankara

FAQs

Is Israel a NATO member?

No, as of 2023, Israel is not a NATO member but holds the status of a major non-NATO ally.

When did Russia leave NATO?

In March 2015, Russia, citing NATO's de facto breach of the 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, said that the suspension of its participation in it, announced in 2007, was now "complete" through halting its participation in the consulting group on the Treaty.

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