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'We think Tehran, they think Taiwan': Israeli official exposes US-Israel strategic divide

"The difference between us is not in how we understand the threat, but in our priorities: for us, Iran is an existential threat; for the United States, it is a chronic regional challenge."

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Defense Ministry Director-General Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amir Baram speaks at the Herzliya Conference at Reichman University, July 1, 2026.
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas shakes hands with China’s President Xi Jinping after a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 14, 2023.

Palestinian Authority reiterates support for China’s 'One China' policy amid Taiwan tensions

Palestinian Media Watch said PA statements carried by official outlets in late December and early January backed Beijing’s stance on Taiwan, days after China held high-profile military drills.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A military equipment of the ground forces takes part in long-range live-fire drills targeting waters north of Taiwan, December 30. 2025.

China encircles Taiwan with bombers, warships in largest-ever series of military exercises

Due to the simulations, 76 domestic flights have already been cancelled in Taiwan's offshore islands, affecting around 6,000 passengers.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Taiwan Coast Guard ship patrols near Dadan Island as China's Xiamen is visible in the background, on Dadan Island, in Kinmen, Taiwan, October 18, 2025.

China launches war games around Taiwan as island vows to defend democracy

This marks China's sixth major round of war games since 2022 and follows a rise in Chinese rhetoric over Beijing's territorial claims in recent months.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST LITE STAFF

Grapevine: In the eye of the beholder

Fashion week, music, and international relations in Israel.

FEBRUARY 17, 2018ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PETAH TIKVA MAYOR Itzik Braverman, right, poses with Chia-lung Lin, the mayor of Taichung City, Taiwan, after signing a sister-city agreement. (Courtesy)

Israel donates 117 earthquake-proof tables to Taiwan

The earthquake-proof tables are engineered to shield up to two students from flying debris during a natural disaster event.

OCTOBER 19, 2016BySHARON UDASIN
Taiwan earthquake

My Word: Taiwan revisited

Pride in its democracy and Taiwan’s desire to be liked and internationally accepted was evident throughout our weeklong stay.

MAY 27, 2016ByLIAT COLLINS
Traditional Indigenous Taiwanese dancers perform at the inauguration of President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei

Taiwan elections to usher new era in cross-strait ties

Taiwan's first female president poised to win challenging China and Taiwan to redefine Taiwan Strait relations.

JANUARY 13, 2016ByALEXANDER B. PEVZNER
ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORTERS of Taiwan’s ruling Nationalist Kuomintang Party (KMT) chairman Eric Chu wave flags during a campaign rally for the upcoming 2016 presidential election in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan.

China-Taiwan cross-strait Singapore summit

The two-state solution is over.

NOVEMBER 12, 2015ByYITZHAK SHICHOR
Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou during a summit in Singapore November 7, 2015

Setting the record ‘strait’

Locked in China’s shadow, Taiwan continues its struggle to become an economic powerhouse.

OCTOBER 29, 2015ByNIV ELIS
Buddhists pray at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei