Posts Tagged: Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres Praises John Kerry After Attacks From Other Officials
AFP - Israel's President Shimon Peres today praised John Kerry's peace efforts, after Israeli hawks attacked the top US diplomat for warning of the growing boycott...
Hillary Clinton and Shimon Peres Praise Edward Bronfman at Memorial
JNS.org - Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Israeli President Shimon Peres were among the 1,000 people who participated in a Tuesday...
NASDAQ CEO Greifeld Tells Peres: ‘Israeli Companies Are a Success Story’
JERUSALEM - Robert Greifeld, CEO of the Nasdaq-OMX Stock Market, recently met with Israeli President Shimon Peres, and praised Israel's technological success and innovativeness. Greifeld told Peres that "Israeli companies...
Shimon Peres: Recognition of Israel as Jewish State ‘Unnecessary’
JNS.org - Israeli President Shimon Peres has called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's insistence on Palestinian recognition of Israel as a Jewish state "unnecessary" and...
Knesset Holds Official Tu B’Shevat Seder for First Time”Ž
JERUSALEM - For the first time in the 65 years of Knesset history, an official Tu B'Shvat ceremony was held by members of Israel's parliament on Wednesday...
Biden and Peres Meet, Discuss Sharon and Peace Talks
Ynet- Biden was in Israel as head of the US delegation to the funeral of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who passed away Saturday at the age...
Peres to Deliver Knesset Petition for Pollard’s Release to the White House
JNS.org - Israeli President Shimon Peres said he will deliver a petition to the White House urging U.S. President Barack Obama to release convicted...
Natan Sharansky a Possible Candidate for Israeli President
JNS.org - Natan Sharansky, the famed refusenik and current chairman of The Jewish Agency for Israel, is a possible candidate to run for Israeli...
Shimon Peres Attends Pre-Christmas Celebration at Israeli Catholic Church
JNS.org - Israeli President Shimon Peres attended a pre-Christmas celebration at a Catholic Church in the Israeli city of Ramle on Sunday. He was...
Shimon Peres: ‘We Don’t Consider Iran as an Enemy’
JNS.org - "We don't consider Iran as an enemy," Israeli President Shimon Peres told CNN's Richard Quest on Sunday at the Globes Israel Business Conference...
Peres Says He Supports Gay Marriage
Ynet - President Shimon Peres expressed unequivocal support for same-sex marriage during a state visit to Mexico. In an interview with Ynet on Sunday while in Mexico's...
Peres to Leave Politics After Term Ends
JNS.org -Israel President Shimon Peres does not intend to remain in politics after completing his current term in 2014. "I have no such plans [to...
Mexican President Says Peres Visit is ‘Cause for Celebration’
Jerusalem Post - Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto warmly welcomed President Shimon Peres to Mexico on Wednesday, terming his official visit "a cause for celebration." Peres...
Peres Praises Hollande for ‘Unflinching Stance to Prevent Iran From Acquiring a Nuclear Weapon’
French Prime Minister Francois Hollande was welcomed warmly to Israel Sunday by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu only days after France's...
