A Policy-Oriented Think Tank Addressing Foreign Policy and National Security Issues for a Safe Israel

Professor Efraim Inbar

Senior Researcher

Professor Inbar served at the head of JISS (October 2017-January 2025). He also serves as the Head of the program on Strategy, Diplomacy, and National Security at the Shalem College.

Israeli and Palestinian leaders sign the maps that were part of the Oslo 2 agreement on 28 September, 1995.

The Lessons of Oslo

Israel lives in a region where peace between countries does not prevail, and using force is an alternative that comes to mind for resolving conflicts between neighbors.

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Beijing, 2017

Should Netanyahu go to China?

It is not desirable to exacerbate the tensions with the US only due to the desire to increase sales of Israeli products to the Chinese market. Israel should also consider the West’s criticism of its policy toward Ukraine, its relations with the countries of the Indo-Pacific region, and that China and Iran signed a strategic agreement. It should also reevaluate its position toward Taiwan.

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