Constitution

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

Minister of Justice Gérald Darmanin said that France has "reached the limit of its absorption and integration capacity."

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.
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

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speaks during the 80th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, US, September 23, 2025.

Kazakhstan to hold referendum on new constitution critics say allows president to remain in power


Abbas names Hussein al-Sheikh as interim successor in case of death - report

According to the new clause, elections for a new president will be held over a three-month period, according to Israeli media, during which al-Sheikh would act as president.

Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas addresses the UN General Assembly last year. He and his cohorts aspire to a single Palestinian state between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.

US judge blocks Trump-backed Medicaid cuts to Planned Parenthood

A US District Judge in Boston granted a preliminary injunction, ruling the law likely violated the US Constitution by targeting Planned Parenthood for providing abortions.

Pro-planned parenthood and pro-abortion activists demonstrate outside court in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 26, 2025.

Israel’s missing constitution creates a half-democracy - opinion

Israel's brittle democracy is vulnerable to attacks from within because of its lack of a constitution and other critical elements.

 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav-Miara attends a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee in April. Israeli democracy is actually shockingly half-baked, the writer argues.

Knesset approves bill cancelling option to form 'rotation governments'

The law was passed after discussions that lasted several weeks and ended with agreements between the coalition and the opposition.

Prime Minister Benjamn Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz at the swearing in of the new government

Constitution Committee begins voting on judicial selection committee bill

The voting is scheduled to resume on Monday.

 THE KNESSET will return to session next week amid the temporary freeze in the judicial reform legislation.

The wall Trump wants to tear down isn’t on the border: The fight over church and state - opinion

The president wants to round up, remove, and wall off those who, for the most part, are not White and don’t practice his approved brand of Christianity.

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump takes the oath of office at the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington on January 20. In his inauguration speech, Trump declared: ‘My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker.’

Who wins with term limits? - opinion

From the voter’s standpoint, term limits can be more of a curse than a blessing. There is always the opportunity to vote someone out of office who is not doing a good job.

 US SENATOR Ted Cruz speaks at an event in Phoenix last month. Last week, he introduced a proposed amendment setting limitations of three two-year terms for members of the House and two six-year terms for the Senate, the writer notes.

Should age or term limits be introduced? - opinion

Term limits are another oft-proposed solution, but would probably require a Constitutional amendment, and the concept has many other flaws.

 FORMER US president Ronald Reagan is joined by his wife, former first lady Nancy Reagan, and daughter Maureen Reagan, in 1991, in Sacramento, California. In 2004, after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, he died at the age of 93.

To get governance back on track, Netanyahu must go - opinion

My personal view is that it will only be possible to start dealing with the lack of good governance after Netanyahu departs from the public scene.

 THEN-LIKUD MK Michael Eitan addresses the Knesset plenum, 2008. The writer notes that the last effort to reach a complete constitution in Israel was made during the term of the 16th Knesset in 2003-06, when the late Eitan was chair of the Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee.

PM term limits, no draft exemptions: Liberman reveals five principles for next coalition

In his post, Liberman wrote that the "current coalition is dragging Israel into an endless internal conflict, on issues such as the tax evasion law, the judicial system, the media, and the budget."

MK Avigdor Liberman attends Israel Hayom security conference in Jerusalem, December 1, 2024