Fundamental Accord

The Fundamental Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Israel or "Fundamental Accord" is a treaty or concordat between the Holy See and the State of Israel, signed on 30 December 1993. The Agreement deals with the property rights and tax exemptions of the Roman Catholic Church within Israeli territory. It did not resolve all issues, and the parties continue to meet in an attempt to resolve the issues outstanding.

As a result of the Agreement, diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Israel were established in 1994, with the Vatican appointing an apostolic nuncio to Israel and Israel appointing an ambassador to the Vatican. The present Israeli ambassador is Zion Evrony, who presented his credentials on 30 September 2012.

On 10 November 1997, the Vatican and Israel entered into a further agreement, called an "Agreement Between the State of Israel and the Holy See" (also referred to as the "Legal Personality Agreement" or the "Agreement on the Legal Personality of the Church"), but neither agreement has been ratified by the Knesset.

The Agreement seals diplomatic relations between the two states. Such relations had not been established before 1993 because of issues arising from property seizures in East Jerusalem after the Six-Day War. The transfer of the Israeli capital to Jerusalem, in contrast with the Vatican plan for an "international city" under the influence of the Roman Catholic Church, was also a source of friction between the two states.

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