[3] In November 2012, the Papua New Guinea government abstained in the vote on United Nations General Assembly resolution 67/19 recognizing Palestine as a non-member state.

On a visit to Israel, in October 2013, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O'Neill, planted a tree in Jerusalem.

"[4][5] In 2020 Peter O'Neill was arrested by police in Port Moresby after allegations that he had purchased 2 generators from Israel without Parliamentary approval.

Other countries Oceania, such as Fiji, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands, Nauru, and Micronesia also voted against the ceasefire.

[10] There are claims that the Gogodala people in Western Province of Papua New Guinea are the descendants of a lost tribe of Israel.