Weapons

We need to get Qatar out of American classrooms

An investigation reveals how Qatar’s education arm funded US schools, influenced curricula, and evaded foreign-agent oversight.

JANUARY 22, 2026|ByDAVID BERNSTEIN

Children in an American classroom reciting the Pledge of Allegiance”

View of a new security drone in Efrat, in the West Bank

Weapons smuggling via drones poses a threatening new reality for Israel - analysis

The drone smuggling threat is growing, as the last attempts occured on the Egyptian and now apparently also the Jordanian border.

JANUARY 22, 2026|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Israeli Police found mid-20s man attempting to smuggle weapons in Negev region. January, 18.

Negev police chase ends in death of suspected weapons smuggler, Israeli Police say

After spotting the police, the driver, a man in his mid-20s, attempted to flee, driving recklessly through open terrain.

JANUARY 19, 2026|ByPELED ARBELI

M-16 rifles intercepted and seized by the IDF after they were attempted to be smuggled into Israel, January 16, 2025

IDF intercepts drones smuggling weapons through western border

The drones were first identified by IDF field observers and the Aerial Defense Array before IDF troops arrived in the area and seized them.

JANUARY 17, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, YONAH JEREMY BOB

Ben-Gvir expands gun license eligibility to residents in five more localities

Ben-Gvir's gun reform has led to the issuance of approximately 230,000 new firearm licenses, his office stated on Monday.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025ByKESHET NEEV

The world must act now to end the nuclear arms race - opinion

Kazakhstan’s activist, born from the legacy of nuclear testing, urges the world to act now to reduce nuclear risks and prevent a new arms race, emphasizing the need for immediate steps.

AUGUST 31, 2025ByKARIPBEK KUYUKOV

THEN-US president Barack Obama and then-Russian president Dmitry Medvedev sign the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II) in Prague, 2010. Inspections under the treaty remain suspended, it expires in February and there is no successor in sight, the writer warns.

Hezbollah defies disarmament push as Israel maintains border buffer

BEHIND THE LINES: Lebanon's government faces mounting challenges in its faux attempt to dismantle Hezbollah's weapons, with no signs of real progress on the horizon.

AUGUST 30, 2025ByJONATHAN SPYER

LEBANESE ARMY soldiers patrol near the Burj al-Barajneh camp in Beirut’s southern suburbs earlier this month.

Syria says Israel takes some territory around Mount Hermon despite talks

Syria accuses Israel of sending 60 soldiers to Mount Hermon, violating its sovereignty and escalating regional tensions. The incident comes amid ongoing US-mediated talks on southern Syria.

AUGUST 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS