Hamas and Fatah agree to end rift after China talks

Various Palestinian factions, including rivals Hamas and Fatah, have agreed to end their divisions and form a national unity government during negotiations in China that ended, according to Chinese state media. Read more

China, Russia veto US ceasefire resolution at the UN Security Council

China and Russia vetoed a U.S.-drafted resolution at the U.N. Security Council on Friday morning, saying the text didn’t go far enough in calling for a ceasefire in the war against Hamas in Gaza. Read more

Hamas to reveal hostages’ fate as China urges talks

China has called for a large-scale and authoritative peace conference on the war in Gaza, while the terrorist group Hamas has aired video of three Israeli hostages and says their fate will be disclosed soon. Read more

Israel poised to become key transport hub but will strain ties with China

World leaders attending the G20 summit in New Delhi announced plans to create a transportation corridor between India and Europe via the Middle East. Read more

Oman permits Israeli planes to cross its skies

Oman announced that it is opening its skies to Israeli aircraft, opening up new and faster aviation routes between Israel and the Far East. Read more

Shameful yet not unexpected

During a long and eventful history, the Jewish People have encountered myriad shameful situations. Read more

China overtakes US as Israel’s largest source of imports

China became Israel’s largest source of imports in 2021 with $10.7 billion, overcoming the previous top spot held by the United States, revealed Israel’s National Bureau of Statistics on Thursday. Read more

First known Chinese-language dreidels produced for China’s Kaifeng Jews

In honour of Chanukah, the Jerusalem-based nonprofit Shavei Israel designed and produced hundreds of dreidels with Mandarin lettering for the Chinese Jews of Kaifeng, China, as well as for 20 members of the community who have already made Aliya to Israel with the organization’s assistance. Read more

First phone call between Israeli and Chinese presidents

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog spoke on Wednesday by phone with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China, the first-ever phone call between the presidents of China and Israel. Read more

Israel can’t ignore China’s threat to the free world

Any time Israel has reason to doubt the reliability of America’s friendship, some in the Jewish state start thinking about the need to re-evaluate its attitude towards the world. Read more

What does Iran’s pivot to China mean for Israel?

China and Iran are said to be currently working on a 25-year, $400 billion “strategic partnership” that would see massive Chinese investment in Iranian infrastructure in return for below-market-priced oil and massive regional influence. Read more

Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead in Herzliya home

(Israel Hayom via JNS) Chinese Ambassador to Israel Du Wei was found dead in his Herzliya home on Sunday morning, Israel’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed. Read more

First of 11 planes bringing vital medical supplies from China to Israel touches down

The first in a convoy of 11 El Al planes carrying tons of critical medical equipment to Israel from China touched down at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Monday morning, as the nation continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic. Read more

Call me Harry

Towards the end of last year, I attended a diplomatic conference in Jerusalem where attendees from the diplomatic corps, media and students of international affairs were present. Read more

U.S. President Trump: A balance sheet

U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin served to increase the paranoia about him to an all-time high…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Prepare for the overdue “big one”

Anticipated major earthquakes both geophysical and political are long overdue…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Key figure at Guangdong Technion, first Israeli University in China, to speak in Sydney

Technion Australia will host Professor Paul Feigin, Vice-President for Strategic Affairs at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology visiting Sydney next week to speak about Technion’s new campus in Guangdong, China. Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has, met with Chinese President Xi Jinping a t the official guest house in Beijing. Read more

Netanyahu China bound

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will leave on Sunday on an official visit to China. Read more

Israel sets its sights on China and India

Israel is to set up two new divisions within its Foreign Ministry to expand its ties with China and India. Read more

Does P5+1 = nuclear deal? Examining Iran’s negotiating partners

After more than a decade of intermittent negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, the so-called P5+1 powers—the United States, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, and China—are nearing a June 30 deadline to finalise the Framework for a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action that was reached in April, or in other words, a final nuclear deal with Iran. Read more