Shimon Peres
German President Joachim Gauck speaks during a state banquet in the garden of Israeli president Shimon Peres' residence in Jerusalem on May 29, 2012.
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The reactions until now have been declarations; unfortunately, declarations don't stop murders and assassinations
Israel's national airline has apologized to President Shimon Peres after attempting to charge him nearly $5,000 to bring an oxygen tank on an official trip to Canada.
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Israeli president released from hospital
-- A spokeswoman says Israel's 88-year-old president Shimon Peres has been released from hospital after hernia surgery.Ayelet Frisch said Peres was feeling well and preparing to work from home after his discharge on Sunday. She said he would resume public Read more »
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Israeli prez asks Obama to release convicted spy
President Shimon Peres has dispatched a letter to President Barack Obama asking him to release convicted spy Jonathan Pollard .The former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst received a life sentence in 1987 for leaking classified documents to Israel.Many Israelis Read more »
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Israeli president hosts New Jersey governor
Israel's Nobel peace prize-winning president has hosted New Jersey's governor on the second day of his visit to Israel. Shimon Peres hailed Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday as "an outstanding friend to Israel."Christie said he brought a delegation of New Jersey Read more »
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Israeli President Peres to visit Facebook HQ
-- Israeli President Shimon Peres plans to visit Facebook headquarters Tuesday in what he describes as an effort to use social networking to mend divides governments have been unable to bridge.Peres is scheduled to meet with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Read more »
Around the web
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Everest climber to receive Medal of Honor
Nadav Ben-Yehuda, the Mount Everest climber who saved the life of a Turkish friend on the verge of death last week, will receive the Medal of Honor at President Shimon Peres’s residence next month. Ben-Yehuda was only about 250 meters away from Everest’s 5/31/12 from Jerusalem Post Read more »
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Despite loss, Israeli chess grandmaster wins fans
The Russian-speaking Gelfand was supported by Russian fans throughout the match as if he were a home player. In Israel, "Gelfand-mania" was already in full steam by then. So many people logged on to watch him that the Israel Chess Federation said its web from Sify Read more »
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The World from Berlin: Guack's Comments on Israel Undiplomatic 'But Still Right'
While on a state visit to Israel this week, German President Joachim Gauck has made comments that some have interpreted as putting him at odds with Chancellor Angela Merkel's stance on German-Israeli relations. Though not all German commentators are happ from Spiegel Online Read more »
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Peres condemns incitement against migrants
Racism has no place in Judaism, President Shimon Peres declared on Thursday at a swearing in ceremony at the Supreme Court. As President and as a citizen of Israel, he said, he was appalled by revelations of incitement and racism. Peres warned against ap from Jerusalem Post Read more »
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Barack Obama Awards Bob Dylan Top Honour
Barack Obama has presented the Medal of Freedom to Bob Dylan. Rocker Bob Dylan, 71, was a recipient alongside Israel's President Shimon Peres, astronaut John Glenn and novelist Toni Morrison. Mr Obama spoke of his personal connection to a number of those from Spire FM Read more »