Constitution

'I don't see the path for that': US House Speaker Mike Johnson on Trump's third term

A third presidential term for Trump would require an amendment to the constitution, which could take 10 years, said Johnson.

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Tokyo, Japan, October 28, 2025.
Steve Bannon looks on as US President Donald Trump signs one of five executive orders related to the oil pipeline industry in the Oval Office of the White House, January 24, 2017

Trump may run for third White House term, former strategist Steve Bannon says

Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas addresses the UN General Assembly last year. He and his cohorts aspire to a single Palestinian state between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.

Abbas names Hussein al-Sheikh as interim successor in case of death - report

Pro-planned parenthood and pro-abortion activists demonstrate outside court in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 26, 2025.

US judge blocks Trump-backed Medicaid cuts to Planned Parenthood


Israel’s missing constitution creates a half-democracy - opinion

Israel's brittle democracy is vulnerable to attacks from within because of its lack of a constitution and other critical elements.

 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav-Miara attends a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee in April. Israeli democracy is actually shockingly half-baked, the writer argues.

Knesset approves bill cancelling option to form 'rotation governments'

The law was passed after discussions that lasted several weeks and ended with agreements between the coalition and the opposition.

Prime Minister Benjamn Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz at the swearing in of the new government

Constitution Committee begins voting on judicial selection committee bill

The voting is scheduled to resume on Monday.

 THE KNESSET will return to session next week amid the temporary freeze in the judicial reform legislation.

The wall Trump wants to tear down isn’t on the border: The fight over church and state - opinion

The president wants to round up, remove, and wall off those who, for the most part, are not White and don’t practice his approved brand of Christianity.

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump takes the oath of office at the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington on January 20. In his inauguration speech, Trump declared: ‘My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker.’

Who wins with term limits? - opinion

From the voter’s standpoint, term limits can be more of a curse than a blessing. There is always the opportunity to vote someone out of office who is not doing a good job.

 US SENATOR Ted Cruz speaks at an event in Phoenix last month. Last week, he introduced a proposed amendment setting limitations of three two-year terms for members of the House and two six-year terms for the Senate, the writer notes.

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.

 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.

To get governance back on track, Netanyahu must go - opinion

My personal view is that it will only be possible to start dealing with the lack of good governance after Netanyahu departs from the public scene.

 THEN-LIKUD MK Michael Eitan addresses the Knesset plenum, 2008. The writer notes that the last effort to reach a complete constitution in Israel was made during the term of the 16th Knesset in 2003-06, when the late Eitan was chair of the Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee.

PM term limits, no draft exemptions: Liberman reveals five principles for next coalition

In his post, Liberman wrote that the "current coalition is dragging Israel into an endless internal conflict, on issues such as the tax evasion law, the judicial system, the media, and the budget."

MK Avigdor Liberman attends Israel Hayom security conference in Jerusalem, December 1, 2024

Constitution Committee begins debates on bill associated with judicial reform

New bill to control lawyer fees sparks accusations of government pressure on Israel Bar Association's judicial appointment vote.

 MK Simcha Rotman, Head of the Constitution Committee, at a committee vote on the judicial reform legislation at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on March 5, 2023.

Planning Administration CEO: 'Periphery no longer exists in modern planning terms'

At a conference marking 30 years of Bank Jerusalem’s real estate sector, CEO Rafi Elmaliach declared that modern planning aims to permanently eliminate the term 'periphery' from Israeli discourse.

CEO of the Planning Administration Rafi Elmaliach in an interview with Ofer Petersburg.

Due to media pressure: A rehearing on the extension of TAMA 38

Following complaints, the National Council will hold a hearing next Tuesday to consider extending TAMA 38 until the end of 2024 in Tel Aviv, Bat Yam, Bnei Brak, and other cities.

 Tel Aviv.