Panama

Boquete Uncovered: Pumas, Pastries & Panama’s Cloud Forest Jewels

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 110.

Indigenous families live on the hills above Boquete to work the coffee plantations in the dry season.
A delegation of Latin American ambassadors to Israel recently visited the Magen David Adom (MDA) Blood Services Division at the Marcus National Blood Services Center in Ramla.

Latin American ambassadors go behind-the-scenes in MDA's lifesaving efforts

  PANAMANIAN AMBASSADOR to Israel, Ezra Cohen, presents his credentials to President Isaac Herzog in this file photo.

Grapevine, June 15, 2025: A new era?

 Many locals shop in the Casco Viejo district indoor market.

With two oceans and 48 kosher eateries, Panama is a kosher tourist's dream


Kosher paradise in Panama

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 107

 Stunning views across Panama City from the rooftop bar of the San Felipe Hotel in the charming Casco Viejo district.

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

Hegseth, in the first visit by a Pentagon chief to Panama in decades, said he sees the canal as key terrain that Panama would secure together with the US.

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

A hidden paradise in America: The country that loves Israelis

From 40 Kosher restaurants to two Jewish presidents: How Panama became a country aiming to be Latin America's "Little Israel". Also: The real reason that brought its tourism CEO to Israel.

 "Coiba Island, Panama

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

Trump's Gaza proposal — to relocate Palestinians and transform the territory into a "Riviera" — exemplifies his pattern of turning coffee shop talk into policy, regardless of real-world consequences.

 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.

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

Rubio defended Trump's proposed territorial expansions as a 'national interest,' while Denmark and Greenland firmly rejected offers amid concerns over potential military action.

 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.

New ambassadors present credentials to Herzog

Five ambassadors presented credentials to President Herzog, with discussions covering diplomatic ties, mutual respect, and solidarity amid Israel’s security challenges.

 President Isaac Herzog

Trump doubles down on making Canada 51st state

Trump eyes Canadian annexation through "economic force" following Trudeau's exit, while also discussing potential territorial expansion into Panama and Greenland.

 Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau.

Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal over excessive charges

It is not clear how Trump would seek to regain control over the canal, and he would have no recourse under international law if he decided to make a play for the passage.

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

FBI offers reward for info on 1994 Hezbollah terror attack

The Alas Chiricanas Flight 901 exploded shortly after takeoff from Colón, instantly killing everyone on board, including four Israelis and three Americans.

 Grad rockets used by Hezbollah

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

It isn't expected that presidents should go missing or be involved in crashes. However, historically, a number of important political and military leaders have met their end in crashes.

 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

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

Panama is interested in becoming a sustainable investment center and wants to increase cooperation with the State of Israel in technological and economic fields.

 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.