The race for dominance in the data highways of the future is at the forefront of the strategic competition between the United States and China. The two powers compete for other countries’ support and infrastructure, seeking to obtain technological, economic, and security advantages. Banning Chinese companies from fifth generation infrastructure (5G) projects is the most explicit demand the United States administration has made of Israel, including clear linkage to American security assistance and intelligence cooperation. Thus, it is clear that Israel has but to comply with US demands on this issue, while at the same time continuing to develop its relations with China in fields where trade and investment activities do not entail serious risks to its own national security or to its vital strategic alliance with the US.