George W. Bush

Netanyahu presented Iran attack plan to former US presidents, former secretary of state claims

According to Kerry, Netanyahu had presented presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden with plans to attack Iran, all of whom refused, before Trump agreed.

|ByTZVI JASPER
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump are seen shaking hands at a press conference in 2025.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on, in a televised message following the Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025.

Ali Khamenei’s rule is over, but Iran's path to freedom still continues - opinion

Ali Khamenei is gone, but Iran’s Shi’ite regime still threatens freedom, and the nation’s long path to democracy continues.

|ByERFAN FARD
US Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-MN, speaks at a forum held by the Democratic Women's Caucus titled "Trump's Report Card: Failing Working Women” on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, February 4, 2026.

Fact-checking Ilhan Omar’s Ramadan accusation against the US - opinion

Were US strikes timed for Ramadan, or is that narrative built on shaky facts?

|ByARI ZIVOTOFSKY
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

Trump, Vance not invited to Dick Cheney's Washington funeral

Trump and Vance were not invited to Dick Cheney’s funeral as US leaders gathered to honor the former vice president and outspoken Trump critic.

NOVEMBER 20, 2025ByREUTERS
Late former US Vice President Dick Cheney's grandchildren attend a funeral service for him, at Washington National Cathedral, in Washington, DC, US, November 20, 2025.

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.

NOVEMBER 5, 2025BySETH 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, 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.

NOVEMBER 4, 2025ByREUTERS
Dick Cheney addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference 2007 in Washington March 12, 2007.

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.

APRIL 27, 2025ByRONEN AVRAHAM
Prof. Ronen Avraham

'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.

NOVEMBER 7, 2024BySHIR PERETS
Funeral service for the former U.S. President George H.W. Bush in Washington

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.