Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai visited Shanghai’s newly restored Ohel Rachel Synagogue during his first day in China. Mordechai is traveling with top executives from Israel’s largest weapons manufacturers, who hope to reverse a decline in bilateral arms deals. His plane arrived for the five-day visit carrying a shipment of medicines for the victims of floods now ravaging the country.
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