Israel-Asia Relations in the Twenty-First Century

This book examines Israel's growing interaction with Asia's sub-regions and countries since the 1990s. It shows how these interactions have increased in recent years, both at government level and for companies, entrepreneurs, academic institutions, religious groups, tourists, and NGOs.

Autorentext

Yoram Evron is Associate Professor of Political Science and Chinese studies at the University of Haifa, Israel

Rotem Kowner is Professor of History and Japanese studies at the University of Haifa, Israel

Klappentext

This book examines Israel's growing interaction with Asia's sub-regions and countries since the 1990s. It shows how these interactions have increased in recent years, both at government level and for companies, entrepreneurs, academic institutions, religious groups, tourists, and NGOs. Likewise, it discusses the evolving shared interests between Israel and Asian states and demonstrates how Asian countries adopted sophisticated policies that allowed them to get closer to Israel without compromising their traditional support of the pro-Palestinian position. It also explores how Israel differentiates between different regions, circles of importance, and countries in Asia rather than sees Asia as a monolithic whole. This groundbreaking book concludes by assessing the overall state of relations at present and likely future developments.

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List of Contributors

Acknowledgement

Note on Translations and Conventions

1. A Passage to Asia: The Rise of Israeli-Asian Relations since the 1990s and Their Current Nature

Rotem Kowner and Yoram Evron

I. Israel's Asian Core Circle

2. Relationship under a Glass Ceiling: A Framework for China-Israel Relations

Yoram Evron

3. Chinese Investment in Israel under the Shadow of the United States: A Precarious Success?

Wang Yu

4. The Indo-Israeli Connection: From Years of Rejection to Growing Partnership

Shalom Salomon Wald and Evgenia Rozenfeld

5. India-Israel Security, Defense Ties, and the Iranian Dimension

Sujata Ashwarya

II. Israel's Asian Secondary Circle

6. Israel-Japan Relations: A Recent Promise that Has Yet to Materialize

Rotem Kowner

7. Israel and the Two Koreas: Between Sentiments and Pragmatism

Guy Podoler

8. Israel-Taiwan Relations in a Changing Geopolitical Environment

Mor Sobol

9. Israel and Singapore: An Old-New Affinity Between Nations under Siege

Kevjn Lim and Mattia Tomba

III. Israel's Asian Peripheral Circle

10. Central Asian Republics and Israel: Relations on a Firm but Low Fire

Zeev Levin

11. Israel-Myanmar Relations and the Rohingya Mass Killings

Chen Bram and Ran Shauli

12. Israel-Indonesia Relations: An Ongoing Saga of Unrecognition and Backroom Contacts

Giora Eliraz and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

13. The Role of Israel and Anti-Zionism in Malaysian Political and Cultural Life

Mary Ainslie

Conclusions

14. Asia's Place in 21st-Century Israel and Its Diplomatic Network: Conclusions and Implications

Rotem Kowner and Yoram Evron

Bibliography

Index