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Israel as a regional, maritime superpower?
by Rear Adm. (Ret.) Oded Gour Lavie
May 14, 2017

…Creating a key trading bridge between East and West would require Israel to amplify its naval security capabilities, and its participation in regional naval efforts…Israel is already highly dependent on the sea, through which the vast majority of its national trade occurs. Globally, the vast majority of all trade is sea-based…Due to its geographical location, Israel has the ability to initiate an economic maneuver that would create a new ‘bridge,’ with global opportunities. READ MORE