Suez Canal

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

The Ben-Gurion Canal would give the world a new trade route while boosting Israel’s economy and strategic power.

A container ship sails at the Suez Canal, in Ismailia, Egypt March 31, 2021. Suez Canal Authority/Handout via REUTERS
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.

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

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Oman's Sohar Port, where the vessel departed from, November 24, 2022.

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Column One: Playing Israel’s good hand

In these new and trying times, our leaders must shed their failed concepts of statecraft based on weakness and adopt new ones founded on strength.

The Jerusalem Post

Iranian warships arrive in Syria, witness says

After traveling through Suez Canal, vessels dock in Latakia seaport; Iranians reject Israeli criticism, say ships pose no threat.

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Israel to allow 300 Palestinians in Libya into the PA

PM says entry permits were given out of humanitarian considerations; request was made by PA President Abbas.

The Jerusalem Post

Israeli and Iranian warships in the Suez Canal

Egypt could have prevented the Iranian warships from entering the Suez Canal by repeating the claim it made in the 1950s to Israel, namely that the ships present a threat to its defense.

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Peres: Iranian warships a provocation, not a threat

President tells audience of Spanish diplomats and opinion makers that Europe is also in danger from Tehran's nuclear program.

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Two Iranian warships pass through Suez Canal

Shalom: Iran’s goal is to show the Arab world ‘who the new leader is’; Islamic Republic's naval vessels haven't sailed through canal since 1979.

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Iranian warships enter Suez Canal en route to Syria

Canal officials say Islamic Republic's naval vessels enter canal for first time in 3 decades; ships expected to reach Mediterranean within hours.

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2 Iranian warships enter Suez Canal en route to Syria

Canal officials say the frigate, supply ship have entered canal marking the first time in 30 years Iran's military ships have traveled the waterway.

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2 Iranian warships begin passage through Suez Canal

Canal officials say 2 vessels begin passage through waterway marking 1st time since 1979 that Iranian military ships have transited canal.

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2 Iranian warships close to southern Suez Canal entrance

Canal officials say 2 naval vessels expected to start transit of strategic waterway in next 24 hours; ships expected to pay $290,000 fee.

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