139 attacks as opposed to 125 in March. The main increase is noted in the number of attacks originating in the Gaza Strip: 12 attacks in April as opposed to three in March. Two rockets were launched from Sinai toward Eilat, while in March no attacks were executed from Sinai.
President Shimon Peres, today (Tuesday, 7 May 2013), met with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, who is visiting Israel along with a senior government delegation. The two held a short meeting before taking part in a working lunch during which they discussed strengthening the strategic and economic cooperation between the two countries.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this afternoon (Monday, 6 May 2013), in Shanghai, met with a group of Israeli businesspeople who are active in China in order to hear from them about the assistance they need from the Government of Israel in order to advance their businesses.
Prime Minister Netanyahu said, "I represent you before the Chinese government. I want to hear from you what I need to tell them in order to help you. I know that the Chinese ascribe great importance to government backing for business and I intend to give you this backing. We must make the national effort to enter Chinese markets and to create partnerships. In addition to your private initiatives, we need to create a government track with the Chinese."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Monday, 6 May 2013), landed in Shanghai. He traveled from the airport to an exhibition at a high-tech industrial park, where he viewed a series of innovative technological developments – inter alia, in the fields of alternative energy, urban development, the environment, aviation and space, computer networks, medicine and entertainment technology – by leading companies active in China.
Next to a wall on which were the logos of the companies operating in the high-tech park, Prime Minister Netanyahu said, "We see here the logos of many of the world's leading companies. I hope that we will soon see on this wall the logos of many Israeli companies; this is the goal – to expand bilateral economic cooperation and significantly increase Israeli exports to China."
Prime Minister Netanyahu, today (Sunday, 5 May 2013), will leave for a working visit to China.
The Chinese leadership was recently replaced and it is expected to rule there for the coming decade. Issues of strategic importance in a variety of fields are expected to be raised in Prime Minister Netanyahu's meetings with senior leaders of the new administration; new bilateral agreements will also be signed.
While China and Israel mutually recognized each other in the early 1950's, full diplomatic relations were only established in 1992
