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Report: IDF bans Chinese cars from bases to prevent data leaks

Canaan Lidor - JNS — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 07:31:01 +0000

The Israel Defence Forces has banned all China-made vehicles on its bases out of concern for information security, Israel’s Army Radio reported on Tuesday. China-made vehicles will be required to park outside army bases, and in some cases, a considerable distance from the external perimeter, according to the report. The new policy is the result […]

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Hamas and Fatah agree to end rift after China talks

Reuters — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 08:33:42 +0000

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. The Beijing Declaration was signed at the closing ceremony of a reconciliation dialogue among the factions held in China’s capital from July 21 to […]

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

Mike Wagenheim - JNS — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 07:29:31 +0000

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. Washington’s resolution, which underwent six drafts, states that an immediate, sustained ceasefire is “imperative” and “towards that end, unequivocally supports ongoing […]

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Hamas to reveal hostages’ fate as China urges talks

AAP — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 05:55:21 +0000

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. Speaking in Egypt at the weekend, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for “the formulation of a specific timetable and […]

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

Pesach Benson — Sun, 10 Sep 2023 20:13:13 +0000

World leaders attending the G20 summit in New Delhi announced plans to create a transportation corridor between India and Europe via the Middle East. While the initiative would make Israel — particularly Haifa’s port — a key hub for delivering goods, it would also strain Israel’s ties with China, an analyst said. “As — as […]

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Oman permits Israeli planes to cross its skies

Pesach Benson — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 02:19:03 +0000

Oman announced that it is opening its skies to Israeli aircraft, opening up new and faster aviation routes between Israel and the Far East. “As part of the Sultanate of Oman’s continuous efforts to fulfil its obligations under the Chicago Convention of 1944, the Civil Aviation Authority affirms that the Sultanate’s airspace is open for […]

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Shameful yet not unexpected

Michael Kuttner — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 23:39:34 +0000

During a long and eventful history, the Jewish People have encountered myriad shameful situations. One would imagine that these exposures to the worst acts which nations and individuals could inflict on others might have conditioned us to never be surprised again when they keep repeating in every generation. As current events unfold in various parts […]

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China overtakes US as Israel’s largest source of imports

JNS — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 02:04:19 +0000

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. In 2020, imports from the United States had totalled a little more than $8 billion, while China’s imports totalled nearly $7.7 billion. Imports from the […]

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

TPS-IL — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:45:55 +0000

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. Kaifeng is a city in the central Chinese province of […]

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First phone call between Israeli and Chinese presidents

Aryeh Savir - TPS — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:45:17 +0000

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. Herzog’s office stated that the conversation “was conducted in a friendly and positive spirit,” and the two leaders discussed opportunities to enhance Israeli-Chinese bilateral ties with […]

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