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Author: Prof. Jonathan Adelman

Prof. Jonathan Adelman founded and ran both the China Center and the Israel Center at the University of Denver . Dr. Adelman is a full professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver and has written and edited 12 books.
The Phalcon Sale to China: The Lessons for Israel

The Phalcon Sale to China: The Lessons for Israel

March 1, 2002 | Prof. Jonathan Adelman
The Israeli decision, under intense American pressure, to cancel the sale of the Phalcon Airborne Early Warning System to China during the Camp David summit in July 2000 threatens to be a major foreign policy debacle for Israel. What was once a promising Israeli endeavor to develop strategic and lucrative commercial relations with a rising great power now lies in tatters.