In the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks in India , there was an attack on the Nariman House Jewish community centre . Six people ( among them four Israeli citizens ) , including a Jewish rabbi and his pregnant wife , were killed with some of them being tortured before being killed . The Islamic terrorists had illegally come from Pakistan , reportedly on the instructions of Pakistan Army 's Inter Services Intelligence On 29 November 1947 , the Philippines ( a U.S. territory until 1946 ) was the only Asian nation to support the partition resolution at the United Nations General Assembly recommending a Jewish State in Palestine . 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 – 50,000 Filipino workers in Israel as of 2004
2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks
2008 Mumbai attacks
Foreign relations of Israel