Time to Reassess The China-Israel Economic Relationship: Former Israeli National Security Head

(L) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the first working cabinet meeting of the new government at the Chagall Hall in the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on May 24, 2020. (Abir Sultan/Pool via Reuters), (R) Chinese Communist Party head Xi Jinping attends a meeting with delegates from the 2019 New Economy Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Nov. 22, 2019. Jason Lee-Pool/Getty Images

While China and Iran are reportedly close to concluding a long-term agreement on economic cooperation, Israel should examine the potential threat that deal may pose to it and “reassess its policy” on China, Jacob Nagel, and Mark Dubowitz, experts at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), said in an article on the FDD website.

“This deal between an economic partner and a mortal enemy should be an alarming wake-up call,” Nagel and Dubowitz said.