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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.

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

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

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’


U.S. Presidents and their unforgettable pets: a short history

Among the most curious stories of presidential pets is that of Andrew Jackson's parrot named Poll, who was trained to say bad words and obscenities.

 Bo, walks freely on the South Lawn of the White House on April 24, 2009 in Washington.

In departure from tradition, Herzog fails to hold Sukkot open house

Given the security situation this year, Herzog decided to give young people the opportunity to have their say.

 President Isaac Herzog sets up a sukkah at the President's Residence

US wants to use Hezbollah's weakness to elect new Lebanese president - report

The US officials said the first priory is electing a Lebanese president, then reaching a diplomatic solution to the conflict at the Israeli-Lebanese border based on a UN resolution.

 Marada Movement Leader Suleiman Frangieh sits with Hezbollah officials during condolences service for Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, who was killed on Tuesday in an Israeli strike, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon August 2, 2024.

No. 14: Isaac Herzog: A president of the people

Isaac Herzog has become a president of the people thanks to his expansive knowledge and tireless efforts to meet with those impacted by the war and Hamas's October 7 attacks.

 Isaac Herzog.

This is what pro-Israel Americans need from the next US president - opinion

Americans voting in the elections that care about US support of Israel must be especially wary of how the candidates talk about the Palestinians.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in July. US Jews and non-Jews have every right to prioritize US-Israel ties in deciding for whom to vote in this election, the writer maintains.

Jewish Democratic group endorses Kamala Harris, commends Biden for ‘passing the torch’

The group said it’s proud if endorse Harris’s “historic candidacy for president” and remains deeply committed to ensuring Democrats hold the White House.

US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an event to mark the 'Bloody Sunday' anniversary, in Selma, Alabama, U.S., March 3, 2024.

French PM Attal to resign following left-wing alliance triumph at elections

Marine Le Pen's National Rally party underperformed in the French parliamentary elections, while the left-wing alliance became the largest faction, leading to the Prime Minister's resignation.

 Gabriel Attal, French Prime Minister and French presidential majority group "Ensemble pour la Republique" candidate, arrives to deliver a speech after partial results in the second round of the early French parliamentary elections, at Hotel Matignon in Paris in Paris, France, July 7, 2024.

Grapevine July 5, 2024: Getting the green light

Movers and shakers in Israeli Society.

 AT HEBREW Book Week, poet Yehuda Amichai (pictured in 1986) was meant to be the focus.

It's time for Israel to have an Arab co-president - opinion

Polls by the Israel Democracy Institute reveal that about two-thirds of Israel’s Arab citizens, who make up 21% of the population, express record levels of solidarity with Israel.

 THEN-PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett shakes hands with Ra’am Party leader Mansour Abbas in the Knesset plenum, in 2021.

Biden's first debate self-destruction proves Trump is the only candidate for Israel - opinion

Former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman reflects on the ups and downs of the latest presidential debate between two candidates - both of whom believe they are the best candidates for Israel.

 Democratic Party presidential candidate US President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate former US President Donald Trump speak during a presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, US, June 27, 2024 in a combination photo.