Constitution

Looking back at George Washington’s 1790 letter, the root of American religious freedom

George Washington to the Jews of Newport, Rhode Island, and the presentation of him by artist Arthur Szyk.

|ByDAVID GEFFEN
Declaration of Independence of the United States. New Canaan, 1950. Featuring George Washington.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the general Conference of Fatah Youth in Ramallah, with a backdrop including a portrait of Abbas and Yasser Arafat, November 27, 2025; illustrative.

PA drafts constitution, omits Jewish ties to Jerusalem, calls for Sharia legal system

The draft constitution also called for the "right of return" for refugees, caring for families of "martyrs, prisoners, and exiles," and reaffirming the PLO's position as representing Palestinians.

|ByJAMES GENN
US VICE President JD Vance is seen at the Turning Point USA conference last week. His statements that the US will always be a Christian nation is nauseating in its inconsistency and undermining of the founding fathers’ intentions, the writer says.

America's separation of church and state maintains its strong bond to Israel - opinion

Mainstream media coverage of the recent Turning Point USA’s annual conference was concerning for the American Jewish community, Israelis, and pro-Israel Americans of all religions.

|ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI
THE KNESSET during a meeting on December 24, 2025.

Israelis still believe in the country, but not its institutions, IDI survey reveals

Only about a quarter of Jewish respondents described Israeli democracy as “good” or “excellent,” continuing a downward trend in recent years, with ratings among Arab respondents even lower.

|ByJOANIE MARGULIES

This is how to fix Israel's problems

With the Israeli people divided about judicial reforms, let's think about ways to tackle the most important issues the country is facing.

FEBRUARY 3, 2023ByLEON HARRIS
LIKE OTHER parliamentary systems, Israel is essentially but not completely democratic, says the writer.

Why doesn't Israel have a constitution? The origins of the story

LEGAL AFFAIRS: Israel was supposed to have a constitution. It was in the United Nations resolution 181 and in the Declaration of Independence.

FEBRUARY 3, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
ISRAEL’S FOUNDING fathers declare the establishment of the state with the Declaration of Independence.

Israel's judicial reforms weaken democracy - opinion

The time has arrived to devote some months to drafting and adopting a written constitution, which is the only democratic way for Israel to reform.

JANUARY 25, 2023ByROBERT SILVERMAN
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu sits alongside sacked cabinet minister Arye Deri in the Knesset, on Monday. In Israel, the coalition controls the legislature and executive, thus the need to keep its hands off judicial appointments, says the writer.

Israel's legal reform: A counterrevolution to the constitutional revolution?

LEGAL AFFAIRS: Veteran observers of the legal system explore whether the reform is a counter-constitutional revolution – or an anti-constitutional revolution.

JANUARY 13, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
MK Simcha Rothman and Justice Minister Yariv Levin present next steps for judicial reforms at Knesset legal committee.

Legal advisers are the first target of judicial reform, says Rothman

The schedule for the entire judicial reform roadmap will be announced at 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning.

JANUARY 10, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
MK Simcha Rotman, Head of the Constitution Committee leads a committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on January 10, 2023.

Netanyahu gov't planned Override Clause will suppress individual rights - opinion

Whereas one might wish to criticize the process by which judges are selected in Israel, I would respectfully suggest that the system is fundamentally fair.

DECEMBER 28, 2022ByPAUL NADLER
THE HIGH Court of Justice has been a paper tiger in everything concerning the Netanyahu bloc’s interests, says the writer

With no constitution, an override clause is Israel's only hope - opinion

The override clause is a compromise between the British model of parliamentary supremacy and the constitutional model. It will strengthen, not harm, Israel's democracy.

DECEMBER 25, 2022ByRUSSELL AVRAHAM SHALEV
High Court of Justice May 3, 2020

Moore v. Harper: Supreme Court hears case critical to federal election oversight

The case revolves around a specific legal theory which could leave state courts unable to enforce state constitutions on election matters.

DECEMBER 7, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Timothy Moore, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, speaks to the media outside the United States Supreme Court following oral arguments in Moore v. Harper, a Republican-backed appeal to curb judicial oversight of elections, in Washington, US, December 7, 2022

Trump calls to terminate US Constitution due to 'election fraud'

White House to Trump: "Attacking the Constitution and all it stands for is anathema to the soul of our nation, and should be universally condemned. You cannot only love America when you win."

DECEMBER 4, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Former US President Donald Trump speaks at a rally to support Republican candidates ahead of midterm elections, in Dayton, Ohio, US November 7, 2022.

Between the Herzogs and Meir Kahane

MIDDLE ISRAEL: The current crisis in Israel is not about prices, taxes, duties and tariffs, but about the status of our judges and the power of our courts.

NOVEMBER 12, 2022ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
CHAIRMAN OF the Central Elections Committee and Supreme Court judge Yitzhak Amit presents the official results of the elections to President Isaac Herzog, at the President’s Residence on Wednesday.