Peres sends warning on Israeli Independence Day

JTA
Published on April 26, 2012

Israeli President Shimon Peres offered a warning to Israel's enemies on the occasion of Israeli Independence Day.

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By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on April 2, 2012

Israel’s President meets Hollywood’s A-list

By Danielle Berrin
Published on March 12, 2012

Peres and Perez seal Israel-Latino friendship

By Tom Tugend
Published on March 11, 2012

Peres winds up U.S. trip in Los Angeles

By Tom Tugend
Published on March 9, 2012

Peres, Jordan�s King Abdullah meet in Amman

JTA
Published on November 28, 2011

Israeli President Shimon Peres met in Amman with Jordan's King Abdullah, the President's Office confirmed.

Peres: Military option to deal with Iran is nearer

Reuters
Published on November 4, 2011

Israeli President Shimon Peres added to a debate raging in Israel over whether to attack Iran, when he said on Friday that a military option to stop the Islamic republic from obtaining nuclear weapons was nearer.

Peres reportedly to unveil Bibi peace plan on D.C. visit

By Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published on March 31, 2011

Israeli President Shimon Peres is visiting Washington. Peres will be in Washington next week, the Israeli embassy said in a release Thursday, and arrangements for meetings with "government leaders" are underway.

Peres: Libya’s Gadhafi should be ‘thrown in the trash’

Haaretz Service
Published on March 10, 2011

Beleaguered Libyan Leader Muammar Gadhafi belongs in the trash, President Shimon Peres said during an address to a student association in Jerusalem.

Peres: Israeli-Palestinian peace urgent in light of Egypt crisis

HAARETZ.com
Published on February 6, 2011

President Shimon Peres urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to move quickly toward a solution in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process in light of the crisis that has wracked Egypt over the last two weeks.

Quash bill probing NGOs, Peres tells Knesset

JTA
Published on January 18, 2011

Israeli President Shimon Peres called on the Knesset to reject proposed legislation that establishes a committee to investigate the funding of left-leaning human rights groups. By a vote of 47-16, the Knesset earlier this month gave preliminary passage to the measure. The parliamentary panel would probe the funding and activities of left-wing and human rights organizations and NGOs. "The investigation of organizations and foundations, whether from the left or right, must be left to law enforcement authorities," Peres said in a statement Monday. "They possess expertise, are objective and hold the appropriate investigative tools. The establishment of such a parliamentary investigative committee harms Israeli democracy and is unnecessary."

Shimon Peres: We are ready to enter direct negotiations with Syria

HAARETZ.com
Published on September 20, 2010

President Shimon Peres on Monday stressed Israel's aspirations for peace with its neighbors, declaring Israel's will to enter direct negotiations with Syria during his speech at the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals summit in New York.

Peres in Paris raps Syria, Iran

JTA
Published on April 14, 2010

Israeli President Shimon Peres criticized Syria and Iran during a visit to Paris.

Peres meets fiance of murdered Irani

JTA
Published on March 23, 2010

Israeli President Shimon Peres met with the fianc� of the late Neda Soltan, whose brutal murder during the 2009 Iranian election protests became a symbol for the opposition.

�I came to Israel as an ambassador of the Iranian people, as a messenger from the camp of peace," Caspian Makin told Peres during their meeting Monday.

Goldstone: Stay Calm and Argue

By Rob Eshman
Published on October 23, 2009

Peres: Obama to Chair Bibi-Abbas meeting

Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Published on September 2, 2009

President Obama will moderate a meeting next month at the United Nations between Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli President Shimon Peres said.

Pope, in Israel, vows to fight anti-Semitism

Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Published on May 11, 2009

Pope Benedict XVI vowed to fight anti-Semitism and called for an independent Palestinian state upon his arrival in Israel.

The pope also invoked the memory of the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust and said he would pray for peace during his five-day visit to Israel, which began Monday morning when he landed in a plane belonging to the Jordanian royal family at Ben Gurion International Airport.

Analysis: New Hamas Gaza rocket attacks pose dilemma for Israel

By Leslie Susser
Published on December 25, 2008

The renewal of intense Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli civilian areas has put Israelis in a somber mood during the usually festive week of Chanukah.

OMG! Cooties! I’m gonna wash that Jew right off of my hands [VIDEO]

By The Web Guy
Published on December 7, 2008

Olmert submits resignation, promises to help Livni

Published on September 21, 2008

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert tells Cabinet stepping down "was not an easy or simple decision," then submits his letter of resignation to President Shimon Peres

Copycat bulldozer rampage in Jerusalem injures 28

By Mary Oster
Published on July 22, 2008

In an imitation of an attack nearly three weeks ago, an Arab construction worker drove a bulldozer on a rampage through the streets of Jerusalem, crushing cars and hitting a bus before being shot dead by Israeli border police

Bill Boyarsky: Calculating the value of Villaraigosa’s trip

By Bill Boyarsky
Published on June 26, 2008

One criticism of Villaraigosa's predecessor, Jim Hahn, was that he didn't understand the importance of symbolism, that he was too desk bound, too reluctant to make the grand gestures important in a sprawling city of many diverse communities.