Editing Foreign relations of Israel (section)

=== Philippines ===
{{Main|Israel–Philippines relations}}

On 29 November 1947, the Philippines (a U.S. territory until 1946) was the only Southeast Asian nation at the time to support the partition resolution at the United Nations General Assembly recommending a Jewish State in Palestine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Peace%20Process/Guide%20to%20the%20Peace%20Process/UN%20General%20Assembly%20Resolution%20181 |title=UN General Assembly Resolution 181 |publisher=Mfa.gov.il}}</ref> Israel and the Philippines established full diplomatic relationships in 1957. Embassies were opened in Tel Aviv and Manila in 1962. The two countries have enjoyed warm relations in all spheres. In 1997, the two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) institutionalizing the bilateral political dialogue between the respective foreign ministries. The political dialog is accompanied by cooperation in trade and economy, culture, technical assistance, science, academic exchanges, tourism etc. There are between 37,155 and 50,000 Filipino workers in Israel as of 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cfo.gov.ph/pdf/statistics/Stock%202010.pdf |title=Stock estimate of overseas filipinos |access-date=16 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717112638/http://www.cfo.gov.ph/pdf/statistics/Stock%202010.pdf |archive-date=17 July 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/DailyNews/todays.asp?date=12/28/2006 |title=Catholic News |publisher=American Catholic |access-date=24 December 2021 |archive-date=15 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415053559/http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/DailyNews/todays.asp?date=12%2F28%2F2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>