Egypt

This Passover, we must remember to cherish our freedom

Our sages sought to highlight this idea by naming the holiday in our prayers as Zman Cheiruteinu, the Season of Our Freedom.

By SHAI FINKELSTEIN
19/04/2025

The cost of chosenness: Lessons from Moses, Ibn Naghrillah this Passover

In the silence of those who do not yet know how to ask, in the melodies of our ancestors, and in the courage it takes to carry memory forward.

By SABRINA SOFFER
16/04/2025

Sisi’s political theater: Protests as a strategic performance in Egypt

Sisi is not reacting to public dissent and support; he is attempting to direct it. The pressure is real, and this political theater is Sisi’s answer. 

By MARIAM WAHBA
16/04/2025

Archaeologists uncover 3,400-year-old Egyptian city linked to Tutankhamun

An amphora fragment sealed with the name of Tutankhamun's sister suggests the site was a center for royal wine production.

The power of telling the whole story: Honoring truth and complexity

To make space for a truth that isn’t ours. And to carry it with the same weight we ask for our own.

By JACOB SCHIMMEL
15/04/2025

Palestinian deradicalization is needed to free Gaza's hostages

For the sake of 59 innocent hostages still being held by Hamas, give deradicalization a chance.

By YARON SCHWARTZ
15/04/2025

Hamas unwilling to lay down arms in Gaza, Al Jazeera reports

The terror group also said that it would consider releasing up to 10 hostages in the iteration of the Egyptian ceasefire deal.

Lebanon supports return to 1949 agreements with Israel, president says

The 1949 Armistice Agreements were signed between Israel, Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria and were part of the end to Israel's 1948 war. 

Passover: The message of empathy in the Haggadah

This Passover, as we retell the story of our journey from slavery to freedom, may we be mindful of the other people seeking to experience the same journey toward freedom.

12/04/2025

Khalil al-Hayya led Hamas delegation to arrive in Cairo Saturday

Israel reportedly delivered its latest response to the Egyptian proposal for a new hostage - ceasefire deal Thursday night.

By WALLA!
11/04/2025
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