George H. W. Bush

The Cheney era: How the powerful VP shaped US power, its Middle East missteps - analysis

US policy today, including Trump's decision to try end the Gaza war, continues to sit in the shadow of Cheney's role.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Then-US president George W. Bush (L) and then-vice president Dick Cheney (R) celebrate at the conclusion of the 2004 Republican National Convention at Madison Square Garden in New York, September 2, 2004.
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL nominee and former US president Donald Trump attends a rally .

Donald Trump attempts to distance Israel from the Democratic Party - opinion

Donald Trump’s recent comments about Kamala Harris and US-Israel relations highlight a significant shift in political dynamics, attempting to link Zionism with the Republican Party.

|ByNADAV TAMIR
Former US President George W. Bush and Gilad Erdan

Artist depicts George H.W. Bush praying at Western Wall as gift for former president

The gift was brought by Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, who came to meet with the former President.

|ByMICHAL GALANTI
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell speaks by video feed during the virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention as participants from across the country are hosted over video links from the originally planned site of the convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US August 18, 2020.

Ex-Sec. of State Colin Powell dies of COVID complications

Powell was the first black US secretary of state, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a top military officer.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

George H.W. Bush, 41st U.S. president, dead at 94

Bush, the 41st president of the United States, lived longer than any of his predecessors. His death at 10:10 p.m. Central time was announced in a statement issued by longtime spokesman Jim McGrath.

DECEMBER 1, 2018ByREUTERS
Vice President George H.W. Bush gives his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana in this August 18, 1988 handout photo obtained by Reuters November 30, 2012