
Classic Sephardic Judaism, Made in China
Cover Photo: Shanghai, China, April 1910, A Purim party. Credit: Yad Vashem A formidable though short-lived Sephardi presence in early 20th-century Shanghai fostered unique interpretations

Is China the next world peacemaker? – opinion
Just last month, China successfully brokered a Saudi-Iranian rapprochement and indicated that it wishes to play peacemaker between Russia and Ukraine. CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER Qin

Divergent perceptions of China impact geopolitics
Countries in the Middle East view China’s growing power and influence in starkly different terms from the US and many of its Western allies. These

Israel needs to chart its own course with respect to China
Israel’s alliance with the United States is the cornerstone of its foreign policy and should remain so. But a preponderance of common interests is not

Israel government is new normal in the Middle East
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government is anything but the manifestation of extremism portrayed in most of the world’s media. Typical of misreporting in the

SIGNAL Group’s Seventh Annual Conference on Israel’s China Policy The 2022 SIGNAL Group Conference is particularly timely in taking stock of the primary drivers shaping

The China factor: US strategic turning point in the Middle East – opinion
President Biden’s recent Middle East visit might come to mark a strategic turning point. Viewed through the lens of great power competition with China, the Middle

U.S. gets an ally in India to counterbalance China in the Middle East
With American President Joe Biden scheduled to visit the Middle East between 13-16 July, stopping off in Israel and Saudi Arabia, many anticipate that a

How not to think about Israel-China relations: a conversation with Dr. Shalom Wald
Dr. Shalom Salomon Wald is a founding member of the board of academic and expert advisors at Sino-Israel Global Network and Academic Leadership – SIGNAL

China starts to sketch new Middle East architecture
As America recalibrates its terms of engagement with the Middle East, China has gradually been expanding its influence in ways that could alter the very

China and the Middle East in a Shifting Energy Landscape
China has long relied on the Middle East to secure much of the oil needed to fuel its rapid economic development. Now Chinese President Xi

How China’s Afghanistan Policy Impacts Its Approach to the Middle East
The U.S. departure did not take Beijing by surprise. Likewise, Beijing has invested considerable thinking on how to avoid being part of the “graveyard of empires.” Yet while Chinese officials expressed

‘The Battle at Lake Changjin’ and China’s New View of War
On China’s October 1 National Day holiday, while real-life People’s Liberation Army (PLA) fighter jets and other military planes sortied into the Taiwan Straits in

China’s Interest in the Middle East: From Barrels to Bytes
China’s relations with the Middle East have long revolved around securing the energy it needs to fuel its economic development. But in recent years, Beijing

How Israeli healthcare could partner with China-led AIIB
תקציר בעברית בתחתית המאמר As the world continues to battle against a pandemic of epic proportions, upgrading healthcare systems, developing MedTech innovations, and improving emergency