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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a press conference, in Panama City, Panama April 9, 2025.

US recognizes Panama's sovereignty over canal, Panama says after talks

"Coiba Island, Panama

A hidden paradise in America: The country that loves Israelis

By MEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump speak during a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 4, 2025.

Trump’s Gaza proposal reinforces his image as disruptor in chief

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), US President Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of State, arrives ahead of the Presidential Inauguration of Trump at the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 20, 2025.

Rubio backs Trump's controversial Greenland, Panama Canal acquisition plans

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

President Isaac Herzog

New ambassadors present credentials to Herzog

By GREER FAY CASHMAN

Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau.

Trump doubles down on making Canada 51st state

Donald Trump in front of the Panama Canal (illustrative).

Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal over 'unfair rates'

By REUTERS

Grad rockets used by Hezbollah

FBI offers reward for info on 1994 Hezbollah terror attack

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A view of the wreckage of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter at the crash site on a mountain in Varzaghan, northwestern Iran, May 20, 2024

Iran’s Raisi joins long list of political leaders involved in mysterious crashes

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

A person holds a flag, after Panama's top court ruled unconstitutional a mining contract with Canadian miner First Quantum to operate a copper mine in the country, following weeks of protests against the deal, in Panama City, Panama, November 28, 2023.

Israeli ambassador to Panama: Israeli businesses should examine Panama's potential

By JOSH ARONSON

"The fact that we are disappointed now says everything"

Panama's Freddy Gondola to join Israeli club Maccabi Bnei Reineh

By Raanan Baranovsky

DOCK WORKERS on a small rowing boat pull a rope between the dock and vehicle carrier ‘Sirius Leader’ as it prepares to enter the Miraflores locks while transiting the Panama Canal last September.

Saving the Panama Canal will take years and cost billions, if it’s even possible

By PETER MILLARD , MICHAEL D. McDONALD

R to L: Panamanian Foreign Minister Jenaina Tewaney Mencomo, Ambassador Itai Bardov, Ambassador's wife Sarit Gold Bardov, US Ambassador Mary Carmen Aponte, US Deputy Ambassador John Barrett

Panama City Celebrates Israel's 75th Independence Day in Grand Style

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israeli saxophonist energizes Panama Jazz Festival with iconic peace song

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF