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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

Officials gathered on December 15 to celebrate the first anniversary of the Haifa Bayport’s inauguration and the thirtieth year of Israel-China diplomatic ties with an illumination ceremony. During his opening remarks, Consul General of Israel in Shanghai Edward Shapira complimented the port—developed and operated by the Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG)—as it positions Israeli ports “on the top advanced rank in the Eastern Mediterranean basin.”

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China in the Middle East | December 21, 2022

An Iranian man holding his smartphone looks on while standing under an anti-Social networking banner in Tehran Grand Bazaar (Market), December 3, 2022. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

A man holding his smartphone stands under an anti-Social networking banner in Tehran, Iran, on December 3, 2022. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Reports

Targeting Financial Entities outside Iran to Counter Tehran’s Economic Strategy

Yair Albeck

Former Visiting Research Fellow

Yair Albeck

Dec 21, 2022

Reports

8 Min Read

Podcast

China Insider #3 | Pushback to the PRC from Japan, India, and Iran

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Wilson Shirley

Former Media Fellow, China Center

Miles Yu & Wilson Shirley

Dec 20, 2022

Podcast

The Western Wall, part of the retaining wall which enclosed the Second Temple, built by Herod the Great in 19 BCE, destroyed by the Romans. It is 20 m high above the ground with 25 layers of stones. The larger stones are in the lower layers. Another 12 m are buried under the ground. Four fasting days are related to the destruction of Jerusalem and the two Temples: 3 Tishri, 10 Tevet, 17 Tamuz, 9 Av

The Western Wall in Jerusalem. (Stock Photo)

Commentary

The More Hanukkah Changes...

Jonathan Schachter

Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Jonathan Schachter

Dec 19, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

Exclusive - The Netanyahu Doctrine: An in-depth regional policy interview

(Screenshot via Al Arabiya/YouTube)

In the Media

The Netanyahu Doctrine: An In-Depth Regional Policy Interview

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Commentary

China in the Middle East | December 16, 2022

Xi Jinping is welcomed by Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud at the Palace of Yamamah in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on December 8, 2022. (Royal Court of Saudi Arabia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

Why Saudis Don’t Want to Pivot to China

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Podcast

What Is Going on with the Spike in Antisemitism?

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Dec 14, 2022

Podcast

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the soul of the nation,

Joe Biden on September 1, 2022, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (The White House via Flickr)

Commentary

Abraham Accords, the JCPOA, and Joe Biden’s Strange Attachment to Iran

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Dec 14, 2022

Commentary

6 Min Read

Patriarchate of the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East in Erbil, Iran, on September 16, 2022. (Tony Kiriakidis via Flickr)

In the Media

Securing Ethnic and Religious Pluralism in a Democratic Iran

Paul Marshall

Senior Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Paul Marshall

Dec 14, 2022

In the Media

An election campaign banner showing Benjamin Netanyahu shaking hands with Narendra Modi on September 11, 2019, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Thawing of Israel's Relationship with India