Shimon Peres

Social Media as a Platform for Dialogue in the Middle East

David Saranga | Posted 12.16.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, Social Media, Twitter, Shimon Peres, Queen Rania, Jordan, Social Networking, Middle East, Youtube, Facebook, Israel, World News
David Saranga

Unlike the past, when transparency and accountability were demanded of democratic leaders by their voters, today many leaders are also involved in dialogue with international public opinion and with a global citizenry.

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Gilad Schalit Deal: Israel May Swap 1,000 Palestinian Prisoners For Soldier Held By Hamas

AP | JOSEF FEDERMAN and DIAA HADID | Posted 11.24.2009 | World

Read More: Marwan Barghouti, Shimon Peres, Hamas, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Mahmoud Zahar, Netanyahu, Gilad Schalit, World News

JERUSALEM — Hamas leaders raced to Egypt on Monday amid signs of progress on a deal to swap hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for a captive Isra...

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Shimon Peres Calls On Mahmoud Abbas Not To Quit

AP | Posted 11.07.2009 | World

Read More: Jerusalem, Gaza, Middle East Peace, Netanyahu, Oslo Peace Accord, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin, Fatah, Hamas, Palestinian Politics, West Bank, Gaza Strip, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Us, Mideast Peace, Peres, World News

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel's president on Saturday called on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to rescind his decision to stand down, invoking the...

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Israel-Turkey: No TV Drama

Jamal Dajani | Posted 10.16.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Ayrilik, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Television, Turkey, Shimon Peres, Gaza, Middle East, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Israel, Avigador Lieberman, Trt, Operation Cast Lead, World News
Jamal Dajani

What used to be a "barely-watched" Turkish drama series called Ayrilik has become controversial because of a love story that develops between the lead characters during Israel's operation in Gaza.

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Obama and the Nobel: Just Bizarre

Jesse Larner | Posted 11.13.2009 | World

Read More: Zimbabwe, Sweden, Nuclear Weapons, Peace Prize, Nobel, War, Morgan Tsvangvirai, Norway, Afghanistan, Thorbjorn Jagland, Iraq, Sima Samar, China, Barack Obama, Hu Jia, Muhammad Yunus, Aung San Suu Kyi, Nelson Mandela, Oscar Arias Sanchez, Palestine, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin, Israel, World News
Jesse Larner

Now I know a lot of my friends are going to be very happy about this; a new day has dawned, etc. Personally I found it inexplicable. And disturbing. And vaguely annoying.

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Israel Diary: Shimon Peres on Peace, Obama's Tough Love, and Working in the Shadows

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.23.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli President Shimon Peres, Shimon Peres, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, President Shimon Peres, Two-State Solution, Arianna Huffington Shimon Peres, Barack Obama, World News
Arianna Huffington

It's hard to spend any time with Israeli President Shimon Peres and remain pessimistic about the possibility of peace.

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Israel Diary: Hyper-Alert Security Guards, Hyper-Creative Tech Geeks, and an Upcoming Interview with President Peres

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.22.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Authority, Tel Aviv, Mahmoud Abbas, Tripartite Meeting, Shimon Peres, Avital Leibovich, Tel Aviv-Israel, Ehud Barak, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yossi Vardi, Israel, Meir Barel, Barack Obama, Sabby Mionis, Garagegeeks, World News
Arianna Huffington

JERUSALEM -- I arrived in Tel Aviv at 6:30 Sunday evening and went straight from the airport to a charming restaurant in Jaffa to have dinner with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, where I asked him to compare George W. Bush's leadership to Obama's when it comes to Israel. "I'm an ABB," he said. "Anyone But Bush. Obama is investing a lot of his political capital in the peace process, and it's important that we don't waste this moment." Wednesday morning I'm meeting with President Shimon Peres. Coming on the heels of yesterday's tripartite meeting between Obama, Netanyahu, and Abbas, we will discuss, among other things, the state of US/Israel relations, Israeli settlements on the West Bank, and Iran's nuclear program. If there is anything you'd like me to ask President Peres, please put your questions in the comments section.

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Shimon Peres Faints In Tel Aviv

AP | IAN DEITCH | Posted 11.12.2009 | World

Read More: Tel Aviv, Peres Condition, Hospital, Shimon Peres, Jerusalem, Benjamin Netanyahu, Tel Hashomer Hospital, Peres Faints, Israel, Health, World News

JERUSALEM — Israeli President Shimon Peres was rushed to the hospital Saturday night after he fainted on stage while speaking at an event in Tel...

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Mubarak: Gilad Shalit Is In Good Condition, Issue Will Hopefully Be Resolved Soon

AP | ARON HELLER | Posted 08.07.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli Settlements, Mubarak Peres, Mubarak Gilad Shalit, Cairo, Egypt, Shimon Peres, Gilad Schalit, Mubarak, Hosni Mubarak, Mubarak Gilad Schalit, Israel, Gilad Shalit, Schalit Mubarak, World News

CAIRO — An Israeli soldier being held in Gaza by Hamas militants is alive and in good condition, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Tuesday, ...

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The Promise of Visionary Pragmatism

Elin Suleymanov | Posted 07.27.2009 | World

Read More: Shimon Peres, Consul General, Pragmatism, Shimon Peres Azerbaijan, Obama Pragmatist, President Shimon Peres, Azerbaijan, Obama Cairo Speech, World News
Elin Suleymanov

Located at the global cultural crossroads of the Caucasus, Azerbaijan stands in a clear defiance of the "Clash of Civilizations" paradigm.

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Pope Gets Nano-Bible From Peres

Jerusalem Post | Posted 06.11.2009 | World

Read More: Shimon Peres, Nanotechnology, Foreign Affairs, Pope Peres, Peres Pope, Nano Bible, Israel, Pope Visit, Pope, Nano-Bible, Pope Benedict XVI, Advocacy, World News

President Shimon Peres will present Pope Benedict XVI on Monday with a unique gift that requires an electron microscope to appreciate:...

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Peres: Iran A Threat To US, Europe

AP | Posted 06.04.2009 | World

Read More: Israel, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Shimon Peres, Peres, President Shimon Peres, Iran, Israel Iran, Obama Israel Iran, Iran Europe, Aipac, World News

WASHINGTON — Israel's president charged Monday that Iran's nuclear program threatens the United States, Europe and Arab nations, as well as Isra...

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Saudi Arabia: US Lied About Peres Meeting Saudi King

Haaretz | Posted 05.31.2009 | World

Read More: Shimon Peres, Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia, Hillary Clinton, Israel Saudi Arabi, Israel, State Department, Saudi Arabia Human Rights, Advocacy, World News

Saudi Arabia demanded on Thursday that the U.S. State Department retract a claim that King Abdullah met Israel's president last year, in a rare public...

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Peres: China Is Key To Iran Policy

UPI | Posted 05.24.2009 | World

Read More: Shimon Peres, Foreign Affairs, Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran, Israel, Yang Jiechi, Israel Iran, China Iran, China, Binyamin Netanyahu, Advocacy, Islamic Republic of Iran, World News

Israeli President Shimon Peres said Thursday that China is a vital part of international efforts to limit Iran's controversial nuclear program....

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Israel's Peres: Clash Between Iran, Sunni Arabs 'Inevitable'

Haaretz | Posted 05.14.2009 | World

Read More: Israel President, Sunni Arabs, Iran Sunni Arabs, Middle East, President Peres, Shimon Peres, Iran, Israel, Israel President Peres, Israel Iran, World News

"The collision between the Middle East, which is Sunni Arab, and the Iranian minority that seeks to take it over, is inevitable," said Peres....

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Israel Sends Rare Greeting To Iran

AP | JOSEF FEDERMAN | Posted 04.20.2009 | World

Read More: Shimon Peres, Shimon Peres Iran, Iran New Year, Iran, Peres Iran, Israel, World News

JERUSALEM — Israeli President Shimon Peres sent a rare greeting to the people of Iran on Friday, praising what he called a great and ancient cul...

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Turkey's Delay Tactics in Opening the Border with Armenia

Harut Sassounian | Posted 04.20.2009 | World

Read More: White House, Turkey, Blockade, Lobbying, Washington, Azerbaijan, George MItchell, Iraq, Ankara, Congress, American-Jewish Organizations, Armenian Genocide, April 24, Hilary Clinton, Erdogan, Davos, Gaza, Shimon Peres, Lobbying Firms, Israel, Afghanistan, Pres. Obama, Football Diplomacy, Ambassador of Turkey, Ali Babajan, Armenian Genocide Resolution, Karabagh, Artsakh, Armenia, World News
Harut Sassounian

While some people are dismissing Pres. Obama's solemn campaign pledge to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide, Turkish leaders have taken the president's promise very seriously.

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Netanyahu Given 14-Day Extension To Form Israeli Government

Haaretz | Posted 04.20.2009 | World

Read More: Likud, Labor, Shimon Peres, Netanyahu Extension, Netanyahu Labor, Ehud Barak, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Affairs, Israeli Government, Netanyahu Barak, Israel Coalition, Binyamin Netanyahu, World News

President Shimon Peres on Friday accorded Prime Minister-designate a 14-day extension to form a government. ...

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Avigdor Lieberman Endorses Benjamin Netanyahu For PM

Haaretz | Posted 03.22.2009 | World

Read More: Netanyahu Prime Minister, Shimon Peres, Yisrael Beiteinu, Israel's Kingmaker, Lieberman Netanyahu, Israel, Avigdor Lieberman, Tzipi Livni, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Elections, World News

Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Lieberman, meanwhile, endorsed Benjamin Netanyahu for prime minister on Thursday, all but guaranteeing that the Liku...

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Israel Votes for Violence

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 03.21.2009 | World

Read More: Vioence, Nettanyahu, Israeli Vote, Shimon Peres, Palestine-Israel Conflict, World News
Daoud Kuttab

Palestinians hoped that Israel would choose a leader who would focus on the need to end the suffering, lift the siege, and begin rebuilding. It appears that just the opposite has happened.

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Israel President Peres To Decide On Governing Coalition

Al Jezeera | Posted 03.21.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli Elections, Israel Elections, Tzipi Livni Primary Prime Minister Israel, Shimon Peres, Tzipi Livni, President Shimon Peres, Benjamin Netanyahu, Tzipi Livni Israel, Israel, Bibi Netanyahu, Binyamin Netanyahu, World News

Shimon Peres, the Israeli president, is set to begin work on deciding who will become the country's next prime minister and lead a governing coalition...

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Peres, Erdogan Amicable After Spat At Davos

CNN | Posted 03.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Davos, Turkey, Shimon Peres, Erdogan, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Israel, Europe, World Economic Forum, Peres, Business News

Israeli President Shimon Peres said he had an amicable phone conversation with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a day after Erdogan storme...

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Arabs Find A Hero

Jamal Dajani | Posted 03.02.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Hugo Chavez, Shimon Peres, Turkey, Gaza, Middle East, Davos, Erdogan, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Media, Israel, Erdogan Walked Off Stage, World News
Jamal Dajani

Replacing U.S. archenemy Hugo Chávez, the Venezuelan president who recently expelled the Israeli ambassado, the new hero of the Arab street is Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Bill Clinton At Davos: "This Is Still A Good Time To Be Alive"

CNN | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Davos, Shimon Peres, The Road to Davos, Ban Ki-Moon, Bernard Kouchner, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton Davos, Davos 2009, Davos Conference, Politics News

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton delivered an upbeat message Thursday amid the mood of economic gloom at the World Economic Forum, telling delegates...

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Hamas Is Responsible for the Civilian Casualties in Gaza

Mitchell Bard | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Meet the Press, West Bank, Jeffrey Goldberg, Gaza, This Week, Israeli Offensive, David Gregory, Civilian Casualties, Hamas, Nizar Rayan, Shimon Peres, Hamas Rockets Israel, The Atlantic, New York Times, 1967 War, Israel, Al Jazeera, Mahmoud Abbas, Israel Ground Invasion, Israel Defense Forces, Fatah, Ehud Barak, Gaza City, Right of Return, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, Palestinian Territories, Israeli Airstrikes, Idf, Israel Airstrikes, World News
Mitchell Bard

By choosing tactical advantages over the safety of its citizens, the terrorist organization chose its military goals over the safety of its fellow Palestinians in Gaza.

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