George H. W. Bush

Will the US-Israel war on Iran reshape the global order? - analysis

Bush promised a world order of peace and democracy, a rules-based world order where countries wouldn’t invade one another. It was also a world where the US was the global hegemon.

Aftermath of an Israeli and the US strike on a police station, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026.
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

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.

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

 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL nominee and former US president Donald Trump attends a rally .

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


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.

 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.

 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.

Colin Powell: Quintessential officer, gentleman, true friend to Israel

Powell was always calm, determined, focused, and emphasized that the US would always care for Israel’s interests.

 Danny Ayalon with Colin Powell.

Former US presidents Obama, Bush, Clinton, Carter promote vaccine in new ad

"The science is clear. These vaccines will protect you and those you love from this dangerous and deadly disease," said President Bush in one of the PSAs with Obama and Clinton.

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

If US vote is dead heat, how will the courts decide? – analysis

Absent a landslide for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, the US Supreme Court may once again decide or decisively tilt the election outcome.

An American flag sign is seen on a voting booth at Madison Square Garden, which is used as a polling station on the first day of early voting in Manhattan, New York, U.S. October 24, 2020.

30 years after Gulf War: 7 reasons it matters so much today

While the US stumbled in confronting the crisis in July 1990, George Bush quickly assembled a massive coalition to destroy Saddam Hussein’s army.

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (C) flanked by his two late sons Uday (L) and Qusay on December 13, 1996

Former top Republican General Colin Powell endorses Biden for president

Powell, who led the U.S. military during the 1991 Gulf War under Republican former President George H.W. Bush and later led the U.S. Department of State under President George W. Bush, said Trump was

DF chief of general staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz and Colin Powell

The Sharon-Bush letters, and why peace is not possible with Palestinians

“Israel must preserve its capability to protect itself and deter its enemies, and we thus retain our right to defend ourselves against terrorism and to take actions against terrorist organizations."

FORMER PRIME minister Ariel Sharon (left) meets with then-US president George W. Bush during the 2005 World Summit and 60th General Assembly of the United Nations

The constructive hypocrisy when eulogizing Bush was OK

To hear so many Democrats praising George H.W. Bush, was as convincing as hearing Met fans praise the Yankees – or Jerusalemites praise Tel Aviv.

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

Bush and Shamir: The last Cold Warriors

Now, as a perplexed America mourns its 41st president, six years after Israel buried its sixth prime minister, this odd couple appears to have actually had in common much more than they realized.

Former President George Bush walks the gangway as he arrives for the christening ceremony of the USS George H.W. Bush at Northrop-Grumman's shipyard in Newport News, Virginia, October 7, 2006