Dr. Benny Peiser 01.02.2012 14:52 +Feedback
A dragon dance in the Negev
There is no record of dragons in the nomadic life of the Negev desert, which dates back at least 4,000 years (some say 7,000). That may be about to change in the Year of the Dragon. The Bedouins of the Negev will soon witness the sight of a Chinese-built railway line snaking its way through the melange of brown, rocky, dusty mountains and the wadis and deep craters, leading north from the resort city of Eilat in the Gulf of Aqaba toward the eastern Mediterranean. Having developed strong interests on the two sides of the Persian Gulf divide - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and Iran - China is taking an awesome leap as a big-time player in the geopolitics of the Middle East by elevating its ties with Israel to a strategic partnership. More here
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