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USA to Israel: We have cooled ties with China because of their support for Iran - Walla! News

2020-08-26T18:31:12.187Z


According to senior US administration officials, Pompeo has pressured Netanyahu to restrict Beijing's intrusion into the Israeli economy, due to cooperation with Tehran. US envoy Brian Hook to Walla! NEWS: And at the same time do business with her as usual "


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US to Israel: We have cooled ties with China because of their support for Iran

According to senior US administration officials, Pompeo has pressured Netanyahu to restrict Beijing's intrusion into the Israeli economy, due to cooperation with Tehran. US envoy Brian Hook to Walla! NEWS: And at the same time do business with her as usual "

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Pompeo in Israel: USA is committed to maintaining the IDF's qualitative advantage (Walla! NEWS system)

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pressured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at their meeting to cool ties with China, and to impose a restriction on its penetration into the Israeli economy - senior US administration officials told Walla! NEWS. This is against the background of the strategic cooperation agreement that China signed with Iran.

According to officials, Pompeo presented Netanyahu with a series of areas in which the United States expects steps from Israel. One step is to sign a binding agreement with the United States not to allow China to take part in the establishment of fifth-generation cellular communications infrastructure in Israel. Negotiations on such an agreement are currently underway, but Israel is interested in softening it.

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"It is important that we work together to curb China's efforts to strengthen the Iranians." Netanyahu and Pompeo (Photo: Kobi Gideon, GPO)

Another step is to strengthen the mechanism for supervising Chinese investments in Israel, and to turn it from a consultative and non-binding body into a "people with teeth" mechanism with binding powers. Pompeo also expects Israel to limit China's bidding on large infrastructure projects.

For example, Hutchison Israel, owned by the Chinese company Hutchison, is bidding for a tender from Mekorot for the purchase of the largest water desalination facility in Ashdod. It is not clear if this specific project came up in a conversation between the two.

"China is not a friend of the countries in the Middle East." Hawk (Photo: Olivier Fitoussi, Flash 90)

The Iranian envoy on the subject of Iran, Brian Hawke, who attended the meeting between Pompeo and Netanyahu, told Walla! NEWS that the United States has emphasized to Israel that the Chinese side with Iran on the issue of the arms embargo and the signing of the strategic agreement - can not pass without a response.

"The Chinese have gone to bed with the Iranians and we think China should not be allowed to enjoy both worlds," Hawk said. "They cannot strengthen the Iranian regime whose supporters call for 'death to Israel' and at the same time do business as usual with Israel. We were very clear on this issue and I am sure Israel will do the right thing about China."

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Hawk noted that China is interested in starting selling heavy weapons to Iran as soon as the arms embargo expires in October. He said this would lead to an arms race in the area. "The Chinese opposition to the arms embargo extension says a lot about them," Hawk said. "People must understand that China is not a friend of the countries in the Middle East. It does not share the security interests of Israel or those of the Gulf states. It is important that we work together to curb China's efforts to strengthen the Iranians."

U.S. officials said Pompeo had conveyed the same message about Chinese activity in the region in talks with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.

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