The U.S. Demands Israel Takes its Side in the New Cold War with China

[Penelope]

In Israel, defense has always been the number one item on the agenda, so when U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a rushed visit to Jerusalem at the height of the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis, most people assumed it had to do with matters of defense or Israel’s recently announced plans to annex the West Bank. But, as opposed to Israel, where defense reigns supreme, for Americans it is always about the money.

Israelis were surprised to find out that the reason Pompeo exited lockdown and took a plane to Israel at this time was to warn Jerusalem against extending its economic cooperation with China. The warning was particularly meant to address a desalination plant but that is just the tip of the iceberg. The unusual visit was meant to signal to Israel that the war is already here and it will soon have to pick a side.

This time it won’t only be a trade war. A new cold war between the U.S. and China is in the cards and like in the original cold war with Russia it will be impossible for Israel, which is unquestionably a U.S. ally, to be in the unaligned camp.

The U.S. Demands Israel Takes its Side in the New Cold War with China

The U.S. secretary of state’s irregular visit to Israel last week was meant to signal that the trade war with China is escalating in the wake of Covid-19

www.calcalistech.com

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If only tramp would not of taken us out of the TPP plan.

 

[sparky]

all conflict seems rooted in economics.....~S~

 

[Oddball]

If only tramp would not of taken us out of the TPP plan.

You haven't the first idea what was in the TPP....You can barely tell your ass from a hole in the ground.

 

[rylah]

Weren't the US and China already for decades at cold war prior to the virus?

 

[TNHarley]

all conflict seems rooted in economics.....~S~

IE greed.
It has been for millennias