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Mao Zedong, Israel and the road not taken – 50 years after leader’s death

by | Sep 10, 2026 | JPost | 0 comments

The Israeli and Chinese flags fly beside the portrait of Mao Zedong at Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on May 8, 2013. (photo credit: MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images)
Israel was the first Middle Eastern country to recognize Mao Zedong’s Communist China, and briefly came close to establishing full diplomatic relations.