Israel-Malaysia trade relations:
There are no official trade relations although indirect trade occurs unofficially through third countries. Malaysia does not report trade figures with Israel. For instance, according to the UN's International Commodity Trade Statistics Database,In 2005 Israel reported bilateral trade with Malaysia worth US$130.7 million, while Malaysia reported two-way trade worth US$985.
In 2008, Israel reported trade worth US$30 million, while Malaysia reported just $1,605.
Between 2000 and 2001, Intel Corp. Israel exported semi-manufactured computer chips worth about US$600-700 million from its Kiryat Gat plant in Israel to Intel Malaysia's Penang and Kulim plants for finishing.
Recent chronology of major events:
1956 - Former Israeli Prime Minister Moshe Sharett visits British-administered Malaya on 4 October and meets with Malayan Chief Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman.
1957 - The Federation of Malaya achieves independence from Britain on 31 August. Tunku Abdul Rahman becomes Malaya's first Prime Minister. Malaya becomes the 82nd member of the United Nations after vote at the UN General Assembly's 678th meeting. Israel votes in favor of Malayan membership. As a formal part of its membership, Malaysia recognizes the State of Israel, a UN member state.
1960 - The "Malayan Emergency" ends; the communist insurgency that began in 1948 is ended through a joint counter-insurgency campaign by British and Malaysian forces.
1963 - Malaya combines with Singapore and the Borneo states of Sabah and Sarawak to form the Federation of Malaysia.
1963-6 - The "Confrontation" with Indonesia: Indonesia actively opposes Malaysian federation and launches a failed attempts at an invasion of Malaysia through the use of guerillas.
1965 - The UMNO General Assembly in May votes over a resolution to withdraw Malaysian recognition of Israel. In September, Malaysia withdraws its recognition of "the government of Israel", though not Israel itself.
1965 - Singapore withdraws from Malaysia to become an independent state.
1969 - May 13 riots: bloody interethnic clashes between Malays and Chinese.
1969 - Malaysia grants the Palestine Liberation Organization permission to open a liaison office in Kuala Lumpur. This office is later granted embassy status in 1982.
1981 - Dr Mahathir Mohamed becomes Prime Minister.
1986 - Israeli President Chaim Herzog's visit to Singapore is vocally opposed by Malaysia.
1993 - Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's visit to Singapore passes without opposition from the Malaysian government.
1994 - Tunku Abdullah bin Tunku Abdul Rahman, the brother of the incumbent King pays a private visit to Israel without government permission. He meets with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres. On return to Malaysia he is reprimanded.
1994 - PM Mahathir met with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres in Paris on 6 July.
1996 – Malaysia's Public Bank and Israel's Bank Hapoalim sign an agreement to facilitate direct financial transactions between Malaysia and Israel.
1997 – The government allows the Israeli national cricket team to participate in the ICC Trophy held in Malaysia, despite domestic opposition from Malaysian Muslims.
1998 - Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is sacked, prosecuted and convicted for corruption and sodomy. Demonstrations erupt in Kuala Lumpur, calling for reforms and Anwar's release.
1999 - Foreign Minister Hamid Albar met with Israeli counterpart David Levy at the United Nations in New York. They agreed that "Israel and Malaysia should open up to each other" and to set up a bilateral committee to study ways of bringing Israel and Malaysia closer Hamid Albar: Israel and Malaysia should open up to each other
2000 – Malaysia allows a 14-strong Israeli team to participate in the World Team Table Tennis Championships held in Kuala Lumpur.
2004 - Former Malaysian PM Mahathir gives an interview to Israel's Channel 10 presenter Guy Sharett. He tells Sharett that establishing bilateral relations is "not impossible" and that "(Malaysia) is always looking for markets and Israel has lots of technology we hope to be able to share". Mahathir On Israel's Channel 10
2008 - The general election: the governing Barisan Nasional coalition suffers its largest ever electoral losses but manages to retain control of Parliament to form a government.
2008 - Defense Minister Hamidi met with Israeli counterpart Ehud Barak on the sidelines of the Paris Air Show.
2009 - Abdullah Badawi steps down as prime minister in favor of his Deputy, Najib Razak.
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