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Jun 29, 2023, 1:48 PM

Yes, Bibi should go to Beijing. In fact, he must.

Illustrative: On a May 2013 visit to Beijing, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center right, walks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang as they review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

China has taken major strides into the Mideast arena, and the Prime Minister needs to go and make Israel's case

Mar 5, 2023, 4:05 PM

Hello, has anyone noticed China’s pivot against Israel?

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, left, shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

President Xi rebuked Israel in a statement co-signed by Iran’s president. That has never happened before

Mar 27, 2022, 5:47 PM

Will China repeat America’s mistakes in the Middle East?

On January 14, 2022, Beijing’s Global Times published a significant article: “Iranian FM visits China 4 days after GCC trip: China has no enemies, only friends in Middle East.” Other Chinese media picked up the story. Global Times is...

Jun 1, 2018, 12:26 AM

Judaism as Neurosis: A Farewell to Philip Roth

Philip Roth wrote in his last will that no Jewish ceremony of any kind must take place at his burial. Abhorring the customs of his forefathers even beyond the grave, but demanding a grave in a cemetery with other...

Jan 16, 2018, 7:01 AM

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu’s landmark visit to India

On January 14th, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in India, for a four-day state visit that will take him to Delhi, Gujarat, Prime Minister Modi’s home state and Mumbai. At the airport Modi gave him a royal welcome....

May 26, 2014, 12:05 AM

India’s sea change, Israel’s opportunity

Narendra Modi’s election win opens new doors for cooperation so long as he can keep the Muslim minority at bay

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About Me

Dr. Shalom Salomon Wald, Senior Fellow of the Jewish People Policy Institute in Jerusalem, is co-author (together with Arielle Kandel) of India, Israel and the Jewish People – From History to Geopolitics.