From my Saudi student source in China:
"I had a long and very fruitful conversation with Prof. X that might be of interest to you regarding Zionist outreach efforts in China. (You can quote but please delete... they can really hurt him.)
"I had a long and very fruitful conversation with Prof. X that might be of interest to you regarding Zionist outreach efforts in China. (You can quote but please delete... they can really hurt him.)
He was quite forthcoming since, he admits, he was
hoping for someone to come outside the Israeli-Zionist circles and ask him about
what they are doing. He added that despite his affiliation with many Zionist
groups here, he is pro-Palestinian. However, they still choose to co-opt his
name for their projects (like in the 3500 project) and other groups like SIGNAL.
He added that the Zionists have been active in
buying scholars since the salaries of scholars in China is quite low which also
explains why there has been such a flowering of Israeli studies programs across
China (10 had been opened in the last 2 years.) Most institutions and
universities had resisted this initially, especially those staffed by an older
generation of scholars (Beijing University for instance dosent have one - he
resisted opening an Israeli studies program since he saw it for what it is but
he suspects one will open as soon as he leaves ) but the new generation is
cracking across the board.
A lot of the funding for these programs does not
come from the Israeli government but from Zionist groups in the US such as
AJC. An indigenous organization called SIGNAL and headed by a Yale alumni
business woman is also doing alot of work in China (they open more programs to
get more funding from one David Backer organization in San Francisco.etc.) The
rationale behind these program is to fight the so-called 'de-legitimization'
campaign globally and influencing the elite in places like India and China.
There is another angle for Zionist advocacy which
is occurring through the Christian channels in China. Apparently the Isaeli
Tourism Ministry is inviting the leaders of the Christian communities (of the evangelical variety) to visit the Holy Land. of them end up being very
supportive of Israel afterwards.
I have a lot more, but for now, this is sufficient
I hope.
I will continue my research and keep you informed."
