George 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.
Dick Cheney addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference 2007 in Washington March 12, 2007.

Dick Cheney, powerful former US vice president who pushed for Iraq war, dies at 84

Cheney died Monday night from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, his family said.

|ByREUTERS
Prof. Ronen Avraham

Who saved Donald Trump (and George Bush)? - opinion

AI is pulling back the curtain on the Supreme Court’s unsigned rulings, raising new questions about transparency, authorship, and accountability.

|ByRONEN AVRAHAM
Funeral service for the former U.S. President George H.W. Bush in Washington

'Not the outcome we hoped for': Former US presidents react to election results

Former presidents unite in response to Trump's 2024 win, urging Americans to extend 'good faith' across political divides.

|BySHIR PERETS

Will Harris be Obama or Truman? - opinion

Between the legacies of Harry Truman and Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate has yet to make the right choice  

AUGUST 16, 2024ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL candidate and US Vice President Kamala Harris attends a campaign event in Las Vegas, on August 10.

Trust between Israel and US is key, and it’s missing - opinion

BEYOND THE NEED to work to restore trust, which might no longer even be possible, the recent and unprecedented attack from Iran reminds us that the world only likes us when we are under attack.

APRIL 19, 2024ByYAAKOV KATZ
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the annual opening of the UN General Assembly last September. At that point, holding such a meeting at the White House was not even in the cards, the writer notes.

Mission Accomplished? The Iraq War 20 years later

May 1, 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of former President George W. Bush’s Mission Accomplished speech aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.

MAY 1, 2023ByCLINT VAN WINKLE/THE MEDIA LINE
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to C/Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division engage the enemy during a firefight with Iraqi Forces near Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Israel didn't violate US agreement, official says, downplays crisis

After the disengagement repeal, the US accused Israel of violating a 2004 agreement, which the official said the US also did not hold to.

MARCH 25, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden, at the time serving as vice president, has dinner with then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, during his visit to Israel in 2010.

Iraqi reporter who threw shoe at George W. Bush says he regrets nothing

Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi threw a shoe at US president George W. Bush in Baghdad in 2008. Now, he says he regrets nothing.

MARCH 14, 2023ByREUTERS
Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi, who gained fame for hurling his shoes at president George W. Bush during a joint statement with Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki in December 14, 2008, sits at his home in Baghdad, Iraq, March 8, 2023.

Toronto activist dressed as Jew harasses Holocaust survivor about Israel

"If you're a Holocaust survivor, why do you support oppression? Why do you support people who are killing?" Firas al Najim demanded of an elderly woman.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR
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FBI uncovers ISIS plot to assassinate former US president Bush - report

Details of an FBI investigation into an Iraqi revenge plot against George W. Bush were revealed on Tuesday.

MAY 24, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President George W. Bush speaks to US troops from Al Faw Palace at Camp Victory in Baghdad December 14, 2008

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.

OCTOBER 19, 2021ByMICHAL GALANTI
Former US President George W. Bush and Gilad Erdan

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.

OCTOBER 18, 2021ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

George W. Bush calls out domestic terrorism threat on 9/11 anniversary

Former US President George W. Bush emphasized the threat of domestic terrorism in a speech on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that altered the course of his presidency.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021ByREUTERS
Former U.S. President George W. Bush speaks during an event commemorating the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Stoystown, Pennsylvania, US, September 11, 2021.

Former US President Bush expresses 'deep sadness' over Afghan situation

Bush stated further that the US government has "the legal authority to cut the red tape for refugees during urgent humanitarian crises."

AUGUST 17, 2021ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
President George W. Bush and Afghan President Hamid Karzai review a honor guard at the Presidential Palace in Kabul December 15, 2008.