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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.
List of contents
List of Maps List of Figures List of Tables List of ContributorsAcknowledgement Note on Translations and Conventions1. A Passage to Asia: The Rise of Israeli-Asian Relations since the 1990s and Their Current Nature
Rotem Kowner and Yoram EvronI. Israel's Asian Core Circle
2. Relationship under a Glass Ceiling: A Framework for China-Israel Relations
Yoram Evron3. Chinese Investment in Israel under the Shadow of the United States: A Precarious Success?
Wang Yu4. The Indo-Israeli Connection: From Years of Rejection to Growing Partnership
Shalom Salomon Wald and Evgenia Rozenfeld5. India-Israel Security, Defense Ties, and the Iranian Dimension
Sujata AshwaryaII. Israel's Asian Secondary Circle
6. Israel-Japan Relations: A Recent Promise that Has Yet to Materialize
Rotem Kowner7. Israel and the Two Koreas: Between Sentiments and Pragmatism
Guy Podoler8. Israel-Taiwan Relations in a Changing Geopolitical Environment
Mor Sobol9. Israel and Singapore: An Old-New Affinity Between Nations under Siege
Kevjn Lim and Mattia TombaIII. Israel's Asian Peripheral Circle
10. Central Asian Republics and Israel: Relations on a Firm but Low Fire
Zeev Levin11. Israel-Myanmar Relations and the Rohingya Mass Killings
Chen Bram and Ran Shauli12. Israel-Indonesia Relations: An Ongoing Saga of Unrecognition and Backroom Contacts
Giora Eliraz and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat13. The Role of Israel and Anti-Zionism in Malaysian Political and Cultural Life
Mary AinslieConclusions
14. Asia's Place in 21st-Century Israel and Its Diplomatic Network: Conclusions and Implications
Rotem Kowner and Yoram EvronBibliography
Index
About the author
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
Summary
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.
