Constitution

America at 250: What the Founding Fathers can teach us about fighting antisemitism - opinion

After being elected as president, Washington stated that Article VI of the Constitution nullified any such religious discrimination. Jews were equal under the Constitution.

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France's Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin reacts as he waits for the arrival of France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu ahead of a plenary session marking the inauguration of Vice-President of the Council of State, at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on May 21, 2026.

French minister of justice calls for a three-year halt on immigration, changes to the constitution

The Knesset plenum in session on May 20, 2026.

Future Israel (Part II): Structure of government - opinion

Opposition leader Yair Lapid speaks at the Guidelines for Jewish-Democratic Policy conference in the Judaism and State Policy Center at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, Monday, May 11, 2026.

Lapid says more party mergers to come soon ahead of elections, as Liberman calls for constitution


Vogelman: Reform ruling part of constitutional process, need last Basic Law

Acting Supreme Court president Uzi Vogelman called to permanently fill the top justice position.

 Supreme Court justice Uzi Vogelman at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, on December 31, 2023

Housing market shift: 2023's impact on buyers and contractors

In 2023, apartment sales plummeted by 35%, with a quarter sold under government subsidies. The remaining new apartment inventory surpassed the total 2023 sales.


Urban Renewal: Still strong despite the war

Resilience and progress in urban renewal despite local elections, interest rate hikes, and war.

 Exceeding Expectations: In 2023, Approval Granted for Construction of 41,000 New Apartments.

Alabama completes first execution using nitrogen gas asphyxiation

Smith, convicted of a 1988 murder-for-hire, was a rare prisoner who had already survived one execution attempt.

 The gate at Holman Correctional Facility is monitored by law enforcement before the scheduled execution by asphyxiation using pure nitrogen of Kenneth Smith who is convicted for a murder-for-hire committed in 1988, in Atmore, Alabama, U.S. January 25, 2024.

Surplus of unsold apartments in Israel's center: Are prices dropping?

Over 63,000 new apartments still unsold, with most in Tel Aviv and the center. Which city had highest sales between Sep and Nov?

 Can contractors reduce prices? The supply of downtown apartments keeps growing.

Can a unified Israel rise from the ashes of the Hamas war?

While we entered this war more divided than ever – and with large numbers even saying that they believed civil war to be a possibility – Israelis today are united in their determination to win.

 DAVID BEN-GURION reads the Declaration of Independence of the State of Israel in Tel Aviv on May 14, 1948.

Treasury's plan: Foreign contractors & loans to boost periphery construction

The Treasury's program to revive periphery demand includes discounts on new apartments, subsidies for veterans, exploring foreign contractors, and government-guaranteed loans for struggling builders.

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Maine election disqualifies Trump from presidential primary ballot

The decision came after a group of former Maine lawmakers said that Trump should be disqualified based on a provision of the US Constitution.

With Vice President Mike Pence looking on, US President Donald Trump gives a statement on Jerusalem, during which he recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, US, December 6, 2017

Will Israel's Thai workers return to agriculture, construction jobs?

The Thai embassy in Israel is considering returning agricultural workers and exploring construction industry partnerships to address the female labor shortage post-war.


If the Declaration of Independence falls, Israeli unity will fall too - opinion

This last bastion of consensus is under attack. If it succeeds, there will no longer be any text around which the State of Israel and Israeli society can unite.

 THE ORIGINAL scroll of the Declaration of Independence: The words are not a hastily drafted text; they are constitutive words, the writer argues.