 The European Council has not been asked to take a stance regarding whether or not Israel is a European state, but similar circumstances to Morocco (being geographically outside Europe and without exceptional features such as CoE membership) may preclude its inclusion as a full member into the EU as well.The principle of Israel joining the European Union has been supported by some politicians in both Israel and Europe, including;

A 2004 opinion poll showed that 85% of Israelis would support an application for membership.Another survey in 2011 showed support for EU membership is 81%.