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Dmitri Shufutinsky

Feb 9, 2019, 10:25 AM

Bibi Netanyahu: World’s Most Strategic Man?

There are many things to criticize Benjamin Netanyahu for. Although I've agreed with some of his policies, by and large, I am not a fan of the current Israeli Prime Minister. But I can admit that I admire his...

Jan 31, 2019, 10:15 AM

Israel as a sandwich country between US and China

Israel and other US allies with friendly ties to China are increasing becoming sandwich countries—caught between the US on one side and China on the other, as both Washington and Beijing intensify their trade war. After years of the Obama...

Jan 28, 2019, 1:27 PM

The Haifa port-China conundrum in context

Amidst rising tensions between China and the U.S., controversy surrounding the Shanghai International Ports Group (SIPG) being awarded the tender to operate the new terminal of the Haifa port has taken center stage in Jerusalem. Rising concerns are reflected in...

Jan 28, 2019, 6:40 AM

From infrastructure to innovation in China & Israel

The new high-speed train linking the cities of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Dongguan and Guangzhou - innovation through infrastructure
(Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Infrastructure has dominated discussions of China-Israel business ties in recent weeks, displacing the focus on technology that generally frames China-Israel news. The catalyst is a 2015 agreement to have a Chinese company privately manage part of the new Haifa...

Allen S. Maller

Jan 16, 2019, 9:36 PM

Science says Citrons are a Jewish-Chinese fruit

In honor of Tu B’Shvat (January 21, 2019), we learn of the important role of the Jewish religion in the widespread adoption of citrus fruit by early Mediterranean societies. This has been discovered by genetic detective work at the...

Jan 15, 2019, 6:30 PM

Chinese Trade Offices in Israel: New Resource to Accelerate Sino-Israel Business

The last five years have brought a wave of Chinese investors to Israel, including flagship technology companies like Alibaba, Baidu and Kuang-Chi. Whereas in 2013 only a handful of Chinese companies were active domestically, in 2018 more than fifty...

Allen S. Maller

Jan 12, 2019, 7:54 PM

How Etrog became goody fruit of trees

The important role of the Jewish religion in the widespread adoption of citrus fruit by early Mediterranean societies has been discovered by genetic detective work at the John Innes Centre; as a result of an investigation into an acid-less...

Dec 3, 2018, 12:50 AM

Facing east: What Asia means to the Israeli energy market

An Israeli Navy Sa'ar 5 corvette defends a natural gas extraction platform off Israel's coast, in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces)

Israel's growing natural gas stores create an unprecedented opportunity to penetrate the vast markets of the East

Nov 8, 2018, 11:48 AM

10 new things I learned at the Smart Mobility Summit 2018

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing the Smart Mobility 2018 Summit in Tel Aviv; Oct. 29, 2018

Re-imaging the future

Nov 5, 2018, 3:53 PM

The China India Israel Trilogy

You are wherever your thoughts are, make sure your thoughts are where you want to be. Rabbi Nachman of Breslow Take a stroll through the streets of Beijing, Mumbai or Tel Aviv and one would see a striking feature in common...

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