Posts Tagged: Shimon Peres
One-State Delusion
"Two-State Illusion" was an especially catchy title for the lead Opinion column in the Sunday The New York Times Review section (September 15). It was...
Israeli President Peres: ‘Assad Cannot be Trusted’ to Honor Agreement on Chemical Weapons
Israeli President Shimon Peres voiced skepticism Wednesday over a Russian proposal to place Syrian chemical weapons under international custodianship. Speaking at the Israeli Navy graduation ceremony...
Two Tragic Anniversaries: The Yom Kippur War and the Oslo Accords
Jews are supposed to search their souls between Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, and Yom Kippur, the day of atonement. But this year there...
Peres Tells Ambassadors ‘War Always Ends in Disappointment’
Israeli President Shimon Peres warned an audience of foreign ambassadors gathered on Tuesday to celebrate the upcoming Jewish New Year that "war always ends in...
Peres Backs Obama on Syria: ‘Thoughtfulness Should Not be Confused With Indecision’
Israeli President Shimon Peres believes the United States "will respond in the right way" to the Syrian government's use of chemical weapons, despite President Barack...
Israel Dismisses Claims it Was Responsible for Beirut Bombing; Syrian Arrested for Similar July Attack
Lebanese politicians pointed a finger at Israel Thursday after a devastating car bomb, detonated in terror group Hezbollah's southern Beirut stronghold, left 24 people dead. President Michel...
Israeli Defense Minister to UN Sec. General: ‘The Only Stable Thing in the Middle East is the Lack of Stability’
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon met Friday in Jerusalem with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and warned him of the dire security situation in...
Israeli President Peres, US Special Envoy Indyk Meet to Discuss Peace Talks
Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel, held a working meeting Sunday with United States Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Martin Indyk, the president's...
Peres, Netanyahu Tout Iran Sanctions, Pressure in Meetings With US Congressmen
Israeli President Shimon Peres touted the success of sanctions implemented against Iran, as a method to stunt the country's nuclear weapons program, in a meeting...
Shimon Peres ‘The Optimist’ to Be First Profile in Amazon E-Book Interview Series
Ynet - President Shimon Peres is the first person to star in a new series of personal interviews being launched in recent days by online...
Israeli PM, President Offer Condolences to Spain After Horrific Train Wreck
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a letter to Spain's prime minister Thursday offering his condolences and support following the country's devastating train crash that...
Israeli President Peres, PM Netanyahu Welcome EU Blacklisting of Hezbollah
Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed news of the European Union's decision to add the Lebanese radical movement Hezbollah's military wing...
Peres Congratulates Abbas, Kerry on Return to Peace Talks
Israeli President Shimon Peres congratulated Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on his decision to return to peace talks, during a phone call on Sunday. "You took...
Israeli President Shimon Peres Stands Back-to-Back with Amar’e Stoudemire at Meeting
Israel's President Shimon Peres was overshadowed - literally - by American basketball player Amar'e Stoudemire during a meeting between the two in Jerusalem Thursday. Stoudemire, in...
