Aharon Klieman is professor of international relations and senior researcher at the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv University.

• Summary -- Introduction -- Secret Versus Quiet Diplomacy -- The China Gambit: Making Secrecy Respectable Again -- The Missing Dimension in Israeli Foreign Relations -- In Silent Pursuit of the National Interest -- Middle East, Arab and Other Back Doors -- The Israel-Jordan Tacit Relationship -- Conclusions: Operating in the Back Channel

Aharon Klieman is professor of international relations and senior researcher at the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv University.

• Summary -- Introduction -- Secret Versus Quiet Diplomacy -- The China Gambit: Making Secrecy Respectable Again -- The Missing Dimension in Israeli Foreign Relations -- In Silent Pursuit of the National Interest -- Middle East, Arab and Other Back Doors -- The Israel-Jordan Tacit Relationship -- Conclusions: Operating in the Back Channel

Aharon Klieman is professor of international relations and senior researcher at the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv University.

• Summary -- Introduction -- Secret Versus Quiet Diplomacy -- The China Gambit: Making Secrecy Respectable Again -- The Missing Dimension in Israeli Foreign Relations -- In Silent Pursuit of the National Interest -- Middle East, Arab and Other Back Doors -- The Israel-Jordan Tacit Relationship -- Conclusions: Operating in the Back Channel