Posts Tagged: Shimon Peres
Opinion: The Pope’s Visit, Shimon Peres, and the Vatican
Whilst distressed by some aspects of Pope Francis's recent visit to the region, I strongly disagree with those who accuse him of abandoning Israel. He certainly...
Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel Says Turned Down Netanyahu’s Offer to Run for Israeli Presidency – ‘Leave Me Alone, I Write Books’
Elie Wiesel, humanitarian, Nobel Prize laureate and Chairman of The Algemeiner's Advisory Board, said he turned down an offer from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Shimon Peres, Mahmoud Abbas to Visit Vatican on June 8
JNS.org - Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will visit the Vatican on June 8. The two leaders are scheduled to...
Rumor-Filled Israeli Presidential Race May Heat Up Further – Or Implode
JNS.org - Israeli President Shimon Peres is retiring in July, capping a seven-year term and a nearly seven-decade political career in the Jewish state. After...
Israel Embassy in Ankara Cancels Independence Day Celebration in Solidarity With Turkish Miners
The Embassy of the State of Israel in Ankara, Turkey, said on Wednesday that it has cancelled a celebration to be held in honor of...
PA’s Erekat Claims Netanyahu Stopped Israel’s Peres From Finalizing Peace Deal
Times of Israel - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prevented President Shimon Peres from traveling to Jordan in 2011 to finalize a peace deal reached secretly...
On Yom HaShoah, World Leaders Call for Combating of Anti-Semitism
JNS.org - On Yom HaShoah, Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day, world leaders called for the combating of anti-Semitism. President Barack Obama said in a statement, "On this...
Israel’s Peres Sends Iranian New Year’s Greeting – Happy Nowruz – to Persian Speakers
Israeli President Shimon Peres on Thursday spoke to the people of Iran by delivering a festive greeting for Nowruz, the Persian New Year, through interviews...
Israel’s Peres Says Thankful for U.S. Alliance; ‘We Are Not an Isolated Nation, We Never Were’
Israeli President Shimon Peres on Tuesday spoke favorably about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government's attempts to keep the Palestinian Authority at the negotiating table, and...
Israel’s Peres Says Abbas is ‘True Partner for Peace’
Ynet - President Shimon Peres said on Monday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is a "true partner for peace." Peres made the remarks upon an...
Israeli President’s Residence Spent Over 57 Million Shekels in 2013
Israel Hayom - The President's Residence spent just over 57 million shekels ($16 million) in 2013, according to information released by President Shimon Peres' staff...
Israel Sci-Tech Schools Cross Religious and Ethnic Lines for Science Education
JNS.org - In Israel, high school education is mandated by law and the government grants each student an equal financial allocation for education. But...
Shimon Peres Rules Out New Term as Israeli President
JNS.org - Israeli President Shimon Peres will not continue to serve as president beyond the scheduled end of his term in July, the President's...
72% of Israelis Want Public, Not MKs, to Elect President
JNS.org - With Israel's upcoming presidential election poised to have the highest-ever number of candidates, a survey conducted for Israel Hayom by the New...
