Suez Canal

'1873': How the first financial crisis made the world turn on the Rothschilds - review

The Rothschilds survived the 1873 financial crash, but the depression fueled antisemitic myths that would echo for generations.

James Mayer de Rothschild, founder of the French branch of the Rothschild banking dynasty, 1850.
A container ship sails at the Suez Canal, in Ismailia, Egypt March 31, 2021. Suez Canal Authority/Handout via REUTERS

Israel needs a Suez alternative, the Ben-Gurion Canal offers one - opinion

Crew members look on as US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visit the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier which is out at sea near Norfolk, Virginia, October 5, 2025.

USS George H.W. Bush to deploy to Mediterranean, become third aircraft carrier in region - report

Cranes unload Containers off the Maribo Maersk container ship at a terminal wharf in Bremerhaven, Germany, August 13, 2025.

Maersk completes first Red Sea voyage in nearly two years


Massive naval exercise begins in Gulf, message to Tehran

In June the USS Abraham Lincoln arrived in the Gulf, along with 70 aircraft and other naval units, considered a “message” to Tehran amid tensions.

A view of Israel, including the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea and Suez canal

Yom Kippur War: The veterans who heal

Meeting challenges through change and adversity after the traumatic Yom Kippur War.

PROF. NATI KELLER working at a field hospital in Rwanda in the early 1990s.

Arab armies under the microscope

Poor tactics, poor leadership and a litany of other failures have held back the armed forces of most Arab countries.

EGYPTIAN SOLDIERS stand in front of a 3rd Armored Brigade M-60 battle tank during the Gulf War in 1990.

Morag's Run: Why a small desert road was a key pivot in the Yom Kippur War

Tirtur Road’s dual role – Egyptian defense line and would-be Israeli artery – would turn the nondescript desert road into a major strategic pivot.

Battalion commander Ami Morag (left) leading his tanks in Sinai in the Yom Kippur War

Eleanor Roosevelt letter defending Israel to be auctioned

Roosevelt’s letter was written in response to a man who took issue with a newspaper column she wrote about Israel.

A letter from 1957 in which former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt defends the actions of Israel during the Suez Crisis

From An Accidental Rambo to Oranit

The Jerusalem Post

Jump in time: The maritime bridge to the East

A look at the Suez Canal, one of the most important engineering projects of the 19th century.

Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi

Why did the IDF release 61-year-old secret documents only now?

New information emerges on the Gibli documents and the Lavon Affair.

Then-prime minister Golda Meir (R) and her defense minister, Moshe Dayan, meet with Israeli soldiers at a base on the Golan Heights after intense fighting during the 1973 Yom Kippur War

Egyptian 'spy' charged for allegedly passing Israel intel on Iranian warships' movements

The Port Said court also convicted in absentia the man's two alleged Israeli handlers to life in prison.

An Iranian naval ship travels through the Suez Canal

Egypt would send troops to future Palestinian state if all parties agree, Sisi says

Egyptian president says Egypt would help the local police and reassure the Israelis through role as guarantor.

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inspects the guard of honor upon arriving at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum