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PA drafts constitution, omits Jewish ties to Jerusalem, calls for Sharia legal system

The draft constitution also called for the "right of return" for refugees, caring for families of "martyrs, prisoners, and exiles," and reaffirming the PLO's position as representing Palestinians.

|ByJAMES GENN
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the general Conference of Fatah Youth in Ramallah, with a backdrop including a portrait of Abbas and Yasser Arafat, November 27, 2025; illustrative.
Then-Malawi president Lazarus Chakwera speaks during an election campaign rally at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe, on September 13, 2025.

Guard dogs or state security? Malawi faces unusual post-election dispute

The German Shepherds, valued at $2,300 each, were brought out of the Lilongwe palace beginning three days after the election and finishing only the day before Mutharika’s inauguration on October 5.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, attends an interview with Reuters in Brasilia, Brazil December 19, 2025.

Former Brazilian president Bolsonaro confirms son's presidential pre-candidacy in official letter

"Given this scenario of injustice, I have decided to indict Flávio Bolsonaro as a pre-candidate to the Presidency," former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro said in an official letter.

|ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
A portrait and plaque dedicated to US President Donald Trump at the "Presidential Walk of Fame" at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, December 17, 2025.

Trump adds plaques criticizing Biden, Obama on White House ‘Walk of Fame’

One plaque refers to "Barack Hussein Obama," the first Black US president, and describes the two-term president as "one of the most divisive political figures in American history."

|ByREUTERS

President Trump: A new strategic era

An analysis of the new Trump Era by international strategic advisor Ayelet Frish.

JANUARY 23, 2025ByAYELET FRISH
US President Donald Trump takes oath on the day of his Presidential Inauguration at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, US, January 20, 2025.

Riding the waves of history: A divine plan in motion

JANUARY 23, 2025ByMARK FISH

Will Isaac Herzog be remembered among his historic family? - opinion

It must be asked: What qualities does he display now, halfway through his seven-year term? How does he envisage his legacy, compared to that of other Herzogs?

JANUARY 23, 2025ByTOVA HERZL
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG places a note in the Western Wall last Sunday, with a prayer for the well-being of the three hostages returning to freedom later in the day, the return of all hostages, military success, a recovery for all those injured, and unity.

Trump stirs curiosity online after not placing hand on Bible during oath

Trump had chosen the Bible the 16th President Abraham Lincoln was sworn in on and one given to Trump by his mother, his transition team said.

JANUARY 21, 2025ByREUTERS
Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US President in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.

Should age or term limits be introduced? - opinion

Term limits are another oft-proposed solution, but would probably require a Constitutional amendment, and the concept has many other flaws.

JANUARY 9, 2025ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
FORMER US president Ronald Reagan is joined by his wife, former first lady Nancy Reagan, and daughter Maureen Reagan, in 1991, in Sacramento, California. In 2004, after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, he died at the age of 93.

President Biden welcomes first great-grandchild

"I'm a great-grandfather as of today," CBS News quoted from the news conference.  "Baby boy. So I'll remember this day."

JANUARY 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office yesterday.

A look back at Jimmy Carter's complicated relationship with Israel - explainer

Carter was a former president with a foreign policy focusing on the Middle East during his tenure and was outspoken about Middle East politics for the remainder of his life.

DECEMBER 30, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Then-Prime Minister Menachem Begin and US president Jimmy Carter deliver a speech at the White House, July 19, 1977

History gets Jimmy Carter wrong, both underrated and overrated - opinion

Carter, who died Sunday at 100, “was an underrated and under-appreciated president and an appropriately appreciated but slightly overrated former president.”

DECEMBER 30, 2024ByMARK Z. BARABAK/LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS
Ken Stein, Jimmy Carter, Zbigniew Brzezinski, at the Middle East Consultation at Emory University in November 1983

Jimmy Carter, former US president, has died at 100

President Carter once said “our greatest blessings come when we are able to improve the lives of others.”

DECEMBER 29, 2024BySHIR PERETS
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter is seen at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver

Uruguay elects a left-wing president who is not anti-Israel, a rarity in Latin America

Gustavo Petro in Colombia, Gabriel Boric in Chile, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil are all vehement critics of Israel.

NOVEMBER 27, 2024ByJUAN MELAMED/JTA
Uruguay's President-elect Yamandu Orsi departs following a meeting with former President Jose "Pepe" Mujica, in Rincon del Cerro, on the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay November 25, 2024.