Egypt

Israel never stops bringing its soldiers home - opinion

A special forces mission in Lebanon shows the ancient promise still guiding Israel: no Jew is ever left behind.

Missing IAF navigator Ron Arad in captivity after his jet went down in Lebanon in 1986
Close-up of the Merenptah Stele, mentioning Israel on line 27.

Echoes of Egypt: Haggadah that brings ancient Egypt to your seder

Taking cover in Tel Aviv, March 1.

Parashat Ki Tisa: Fear and the choice of courage

Impatience has led to many people losing their own private Garden of Eden.

Parashat Ki Tisa: Sin of the golden calf and the test of patience


Drones smuggling weapons, drugs from Egypt pose serious risk to Israeli security

Arab affairs expert Ruth Wasserman Lande, the former deputy ambassador to Cairo, told The Jerusalem Post that the released terrorists in Egypt posed a local and regional threat.

A GUN being smuggled from the West Bank to east Jerusalem, found by Israel Police, February 15, 2026.

Israel's opposition shapes a narrative of authoritarianism - opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opposition portrays him as a threat to democracy, stoking public anxiety over Israel’s future.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Christian Conference in Jerusalem, on April 27, 2025

Voices from the Arab press: Turkey’s strategic bet on energy

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

A TURKISH petroleum engineer poses on the helipad of Turkish drilling vessel ‘Yavuz’ in the eastern Mediterranean Sea off Cyprus.

Saved by a square: A rainy-day miracle at Jerusalem’s Hebrew Music Museum

When rain shut down Dead Sea plans, the Hebrew Music Museum turned a Birthright setback into an unforgettable Jerusalem experience.

Kikar Hamusica: View of Jerusalem’s Music Square with its various restau rants and outdoor music performance spaces.

Suspect charged for stealing Egyptian artifacts from Australia museum, citing church ties - report

The stolen artifacts included a 26th Dynasty rare painted wooden Egyptian cat figure, a 3,300-year-old necklace, a collar, and a mummy mask.

An ancient Egyptian collar stolen from the Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology in Caboolture, Australia, February 20, 2026.

Jerusalem highlights: February 20-26

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

Red Tent’ exhibition of works by Michal Tamir  (see Saturday).

Newly identified ancient Egyptian copper drill rewrites history of region’s craftsmanship

The drill’s chemical composition was also surprising, study co-author Jiří Kmošek noted, as it is made up of an unusual copper alloy containing arsenic, nickel, lead, and silver. 

Original photograph of the artifact published in 1927 (L) and the actual artifact, February 20, 2026.

Egyptian researchers discover collection of ancient rock art spanning 10,000 years in Sinai desert

The engravings and drawings are divided into several groups, researchers learned in their initial study of the space, the oldest of which are done in red and dated to between 10,000 and 5,500 BCE.

Red pigment drawings discovered by Egyptian archaeologists on the Umm Arak Plateau in the southern Sinai, February 17, 2026.

On This Day: Howard Carter enters King Tut's burial chamber in Egypt's Valley of Kings

Additional treasures found within the burial chamber are housed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

 English archaeologist Howard Carter near the golden sarcophagus of Tutankhamun in the Valley of Kings, Egypt. Photo acquired on February 16, 2026.

Israel’s law shaped Trump’s historic recognition of Golan Heights - opinion

President Donald Trump’s 2019 recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights sparked global debate over law, history, and security.

CLOUDS OVER a village on the Golan Heights