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US energy chief cancels Israel visit amid dispute over gas deal with Egypt

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright canceled his Israel visit over Eli Cohen’s refusal to approve a $35b gas export deal with Egypt.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen.
Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen.

INGL announces Israel's new deal to export natural gas to Egypt via two billion shekel pipeline

The planned length of the new line (Ramat Hovav–Ashalim–Nitzana) is about 65 km., and will allow the transfer of approximately six billion cubic meters (BCL) of natural gas per year to Egypt. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The platform for Leviathan, Israel’s largest gas field, is viewed from a helicopter near Haifa Bay.

Egypt to invest $400m in Israel gas pipeline

Egypt is a particularly large gas consumer, and despite having significant gas reserves of its own, it is struggling to meet its energy needs

|ByIDAN ERETZ/GLOBES/TNS
THE LEVIATHAN jacket.

Israel signs record $35 billion gas export deal with Egypt

NewMed, which leads the Leviathan Partnership, described the deal as “the most significant move since the discovery of gas reserves in Israel.”

|ByPESACH BENSON/TPS

Strained allies: Egypt and Israel’s struggle to end the Gaza war

Despite decades of peace, mistrust deepens between Cairo and Jerusalem.

JULY 14, 2025ByJACOB WIRTSCHAFTER / THE MEDIA LINE
Waving national colorful flag of Israel and national flag of Egypt

‘The Jews are superior to us in everything’: Recording of former Egyptian president Nasser surfaces

In the recording, Nasser is heard acknowledging that the Arab world lacks the military capability to confront Israel.

MAY 1, 2025ByYOAV SHUSTER
A MAN adjusts a billboard with pictures of former president Gamal Abdel Nasser, in Cairo, July 2002, the 50th anniversary of the revolution when the Free Officers, led by Nasser, seized power from the monarchy.

Was Qatar interested in driving a wedge between Egypt and Israel? - analysis

Though the answer to the conundrum is far from clear, knowledge of Doha’s and Cairo’s modus operandi and ideological and political drive is essential to understanding the situation.

APRIL 3, 2025ByOHAD MERLIN
(L-R) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Letters to the Editor April 1 2025: Their dented honor

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say

APRIL 2, 2025ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Violation of peace deal? Israel's US envoy warns Egypt is 'reinforcing Sinai bases'

Leiter called it a "clear violation of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel - after some 45 years."

FEBRUARY 17, 2025ByMAARIV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inspects the Egyptian military units in Suez, as he told the media in his speech that Cairo is playing a very positive role in de-escalating the Gaza crisis, Egypt, October 25, 2023.

Gaza hostage deal: Netanyahu orders Israeli team to head to Cairo for ceasefire talks

Sources to 'Post': Witkoff suggested 'new ideas' to advance deal • Hamas 'unlikely' to agree to earlier release of more hostages

FEBRUARY 16, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
Israleis protest for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, February 15, 2025

Anan Safadi: A pioneer of English-language journalism in Israel

Anan Safadi’s legacy as a pioneering journalist continues to be remembered by those who followed his work.

FEBRUARY 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Anan Safadi, a beloved former journalist at The Jerusalem Post.

Israel-Egypt relations: A fragile peace under growing tension – opinion

Israel’s peace with Egypt is stable – but for how long?

FEBRUARY 15, 2025ByDAVID BEN-BASAT
EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inspects Egyptian military units in Suez, in 2023.

Israeli UN envoy warns of Egypt's military buildup: 'Why all the submarines and tanks?'

While Egypt has played a central role as a mediator between Israel and Hamas, Danon’s words highlighted a growing trust gap between the two nations.

JANUARY 31, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Members of the military stand next to a helicopter next to the French ship amphibious helicopter carrier Dixmude as it docks, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the city of Al-Arish, Sinai peninsula, Egypt, January 21, 2024.

Jimmy Carter's checkered relations with Israel and Jews

Dr. Kenneth Stein, former Middle East Fellow of the Carter Center from 1982-2006 and Carter’s primary Middle East adviser until 1994, gives a unique perspective on the former president's legacy.

DECEMBER 30, 2024ByDR. KENNETH STEIN
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, US President Jimmy Carter, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin at the signing ceremony of the Egyptian - Israeli Treaty, White House lawn, March 26, 1979.

Egyptian hatred amid peace: A machinery for producing hatred against Israeli Jews - opinion

Is there any hope left for completely changing these conditions to achieve popular peace?

OCTOBER 31, 2024ByMOHAMED SAAD KHIRALLA
Waving national colorful flag of Israel and national flag of Egypt