- Sharon Governing Coalition Falls Over Settlements (October 30, 2002)
...have failed and Defence Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres have both resigned. Mr Ben-Eliezer, leader of the Labor Party, and Mr P... - Visit by British Minister to Arafat Deepens Rift With US (July 3, 2002)
...nior minister with responsibility for the Middle East last month, also met Shimon Peres, the Israeli Foreign Minister, on what Downing Street said was a "familiar... - Israeli Air Strike Targets Hamas Home in Gaza (July 14, 2002)
...ing indefinitely a meeting between an Israeli team led by Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Palestinian cabinet ministers. MORE CONSULTATIONS An Israeli p... - It's Not Only The Portfolios (December 6, 2004)
...d these were "just excuses to use to climb down from his high horse." When Shimon Peres says that Abu Mazen's expected election and Shinui's departure will change... - UN Fears War Will Engulf the Arab World (April 3, 2002)
...alilee region. Israeli fighter bombers and artillery swiftly hit back. Shimon Peres, Israelís Foreign Minister, appealed to Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary-Gener... - When Children Run From Shells (July 11, 2002)
...ese people were merely bystanders. Meanwhile, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres this week met two key PA officials, Finance Minister Salim Faydee and Inte... - Sharon: Stop Blabbing About Iraq (October 7, 2002)
...one to speak out on the issue nowadays," said Sharon. Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said that if Israel is attacked by Iraq, it knows how to defend itself. He... - Senators Warn Attack on Iraq Could Trigger Arab-Israeli War (September 23, 2002)
...raq attacks Israel. On CNN's ``Late Edition,'' Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres would not say what Israel would do in the event of an Iraqi attack, but ma... - Sharon Government Collapses over Settlements (October 30, 2002)
...nisters choose to do so, and Defense Minster Ben Eliezer, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and their colleagues submitted their resignations to Sharon on Wednesday e... - US to Ask Allies to Cut Palestine Funding (July 15, 2002)
...n," he said. All three of them said in talks with Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres that they were committed to ending corruption, terrorism and incitement. ... - Israel Targets Palestinian Moderate (July 10, 2002)
...dau, of Prime Minister Ariel Sharonís Likud party, overshadowed efforts by Shimon Peres, the foreign minister, to begin a dialogue with ministers in the Palestini... - Sharon Tells Palestinians to Oust Their Leaders (October 14, 2002)
...nwhile, Israeli Defence Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said Israel was considering returning all of previously autonomous areas o... - Palestinian Cease-Fire Was in Works Before Israeli Strike (July 24, 2002)
...orry for the loss of life of innocent people, particularly children," said Shimon Peres, Israel's foreign minister. Palestinians and Israeli critics of Mr. Sha... - Israel Threatens to Deport Relatives of 2 Fugitive Militants (July 20, 2002)
...g, "Anybody have any ideas?" Even the normally dovish foreign minister, Shimon Peres, said on the Israeli radio that he would support the measure. "Look, it is... - Sharon Said to Offer Foreign Ministry Post to Netanyahu (November 1, 2002)
... moderating his government's image. Mr. Sharon had as his foreign minister Shimon Peres, a dove and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in negotiating...
Shimon Peres
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Shimon Peres (born , ) is an Israeli politician, who was the head of the for many years and served as 8th for several years, also serving as until 2002.
Shimon Peres was born in . He moved to , with his family in .
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Political Career
Shimon Peres is one of Israel's most senior politicians. Celebrated his 80th birthday not long ago, there is a wide concensus within that he is as vigorous and vital as ever.
On the and the Peres was a dimplomat in the and was involved in aquiering weapons for the young . Peres efforts went superbly well as he managed to aquire the advance French jet fighter and a nuclear reactor.
Although he was never won an election, Peres served twice as Prime Minister: once between - as part of rotation agreement with 's , and once between - after the assination in prime minister .
Awards and interests
He was awarded the in together with and .
Shimon Peres is interested in .
In he founded the Peres Center for Peace.
Quotes
"If a problem has no solution, it may not be a problem, but a fact - not to be solved, but to be coped with over time.""Television has made dictatorship impossible but democracy unbearable."
"You can kill a thousand; you can bring an end to life; you cannot kill an idea." —on the assassination of Prime Minister
"With the religious you can hardly negotiate. They think they have supreme permission to kill people and go to war."
"The Arab began to understand that is not poverty creating terror, but terror creating poverty. The are the victims of their own errors."
Books
He is the author of several books, including The New Middle East and For the Future of Israel ().
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