Last month, I traveled to Israel in a quiet period bracketed by difficult events in the Middle East. For the first time in many years, I went north to Haifa, in search of the spirit of coexistence.

Israel’s decision to allow a Chinese government-connected firm to run a key Israeli port is causing rare friction with Washington amid behind-the-scenes pushback from the U.S. Navy, which has a long ...

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