ARTICLES RELATING TO SHIMON PERES

Peace talks useless: Palestine leaders

2013-06-12 10:01

Leaders of a growing Palestinian movement to boycott Israel have opposed any peace talks, even if they include a long-demanded freeze of Jewish settlements on Palestinian land.

Israel's president calls for peace talks

2013-05-26 18:53

Israel's president has called for the return to peace talks with Palestinians.

Israel remembers fallen soldiers, civilians

2013-04-14 22:12

Israel has been marking Memorial Day from sunset, remembering fallen troops and civilian deaths in terror attacks.

6 million Holocaust victims remembered

2013-04-08 19:06

Among the crowds, who marked Israel's annual Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Yad Vashem memorial, was a retired US Air Force colonel who came to honour a family he never knew.

Israel must rely on self against Iran

2013-04-08 07:44

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel cannot rely on any other country, even an ally, when it comes to facing up to the perceived nuclear threat from Iran.

Syria children could be scarred for life

2013-03-12 20:12

The war in Syria - from the destruction of infrastructure to massive population displacement - may leave an entire generation of children scarred "for life”, the UN Children's Fund has warned.

Mugabe says he's lonely

2013-03-05 14:35
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says he feels lonely at home and in government as he is now surrounded by "small people" he cannot relate to on an equal footing, according to a report.

Netanyahu gets extension on coalition

2013-03-02 22:57

Israeli President Shimon Peres has given Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a two-week extension to form a new coalition government, after he failed to do so in an initial four-week period.

Israel's voting system breeds pluralism

2013-01-17 19:16

Israel's voting system reflects the many different political currents in society, but it has also been behind the repeated failure of governments to form stable coalitions.

Call for US to cut foreign aid

2013-01-07 20:42

US Senator Rand Paul has called for a gradual reduction of American foreign aid, delivering the message in an unlikely venue - since Israel is among the top recipients of US assistance.

Israel: Gaza ground attack plan on hold

2012-11-20 11:00

Senior Israeli ministers have decided to hold off from launching a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip to give Egyptian-led truce efforts a chance to work, says a senior Israeli official.

Abbas: Right to return, visit

2012-11-04 17:20

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas has denied giving up on the refugees' right of return, saying remarks about not returning to his home town, which is now in Israel, was a "personal position".

Egypt president writes to Israeli leader

2012-07-31 21:53

In 1st letter to Israeli leadership, Egypt's Islamist president hopes for regional peace

Peres: Israel 'supports' Obama on Iran

2012-06-14 10:12

Israeli President Shimon Peres has told US President Barack Obama that the Jewish state supports his effort to meet the "immediate threat" posed by Iran's nuclear programme.

Israel's Peres turns to Facebook

2012-03-06 18:54

Israeli President Shimon Peres plans to visit Facebook headquarters in what he describes as an effort to use social networking to mend divides governments have been unable to bridge.

Peres 'ashamed' of anti-Palestinian laws

2011-12-13 18:41

Israeli President Shimon Peres has said he was "ashamed" at a rash of legislative proposals from right-wing members of parliament targeting pro-Palestinian groups.

Terror: Kenya PM asks Israel for help

2011-11-14 13:56

Kenya's prime minister Raila Odinga is seeking Israel's support in stopping reprisal terror attacks by an al-Qaeda-linked militant group al-Shabaab.

Israel names Palestinians to be freed

2011-10-16 18:11

Israel has released a list of 477 Palestinian prisoners to be released as part of the deal to secure Gilad Shalit's freedom, many of whom were involved in bloody militant attacks.

Peres urges UN to halt attacks from Gaza

2011-04-07 21:09

Israeli President Shimon Peres has urged UN Security Council ambassadors to call for a halt to attacks on Israel from Gaza.

Clinton, Israeli PM to meet

2010-11-11 13:01

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid new strains between the two allies over Jewish settlements.

Ultra-orthodox Jews protest

2010-06-17 21:46

Around 100 000 ultra-Orthodox Jews have rallied in Jerusalem in a show of mass defiance over a school integration ruling by Israel's highest court.

Peres: I never talked nukes with SA

2010-05-24 19:04

The Israeli president has released a statement saying the reports about nuclear weapons trade between Israel and South Africa have "no basis in reality".

Israeli rejects Nobel nomination

2010-02-24 18:04

Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu has asked the Nobel Peace Prize committee to disregard his nomination for the prestigious award, a Nobel official has said.

'MAD' nuclear scenario raised

2009-07-09 17:05

Israel must have "tremendously powerful" weapons to deter a nuclear attack or destroy an enemy that dares to launch an atomic strike, says Netanyahu's adviser.

 

Kerry postpones Mideast visit

2013-06-10 19:47

US Secretary of State John Kerry, who had planned to return to the region this week for talks with Israelis and Palestinians, has postponed his visit, a top official says.

Kerry in Israel for peace push

2013-05-23 12:07

US Secretary of State John Kerry has admitted there is scepticism and cynicism about his efforts to broker new talks between Israelis and Palestinians, as he made his fourth visit to Israel.

Kerry seeks 'quiet' Mideast peace plan

2013-04-08 22:17

Top US diplomat John Kerry says he was pursuing a "quiet strategy" for breaking the years-long impasse in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, warning the process could not be rushed.

Holocaust victims honoured in march

2013-04-08 18:06

Thousands of youth from Israel and other countries have marched in silence at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the former Nazi death camp, to pay homage to 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust.

Peres: We trust US policy on Iran

2013-03-20 22:15

Israeli President Shimon Peres says his nation trusts the US policy to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

No 'grand peace plan' for Mideast: Obama

2013-03-08 10:00

President Barack Obama has told American Jewish leaders that prospects for Mideast peace are bleak, downplaying expectations of a breakthrough during his trip to Israel later this month.

Iran buying time - Netanyahu

2013-03-03 21:45
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Renewed international efforts to negotiate curbs on Iran's disputed nuclear programme have backfired by giving it more time to work on building a bomb, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says.

Israel to award Obama prestigious medal

2013-02-18 21:10

Israel will award President Barack Obama the country's Presidential Medal of Distinction during his upcoming visit.

Israel warns of new Palestinian uprising

2013-01-10 20:09

Israel's president has warned that the Palestinians are liable to launch a new uprising if the Jewish state doesn't do more to try to reach a peace accord.

Peres: Abbas still partner for peace

2012-12-06 16:01

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas is still a "serious partner" for peace despite his successful bid for UN non-state membership, says Israeli President Shimon Peres.

Iran accused of instigating Gaza violence

2012-11-20 10:00

Israel's President Shimon Peres has accused Iran of encouraging the Palestinians to continue rocket attacks on Israel rather than negotiating a ceasefire.

Peres hails Abbas refugee comments

2012-11-03 21:45

Israeli President Shimon Peres has saluted remarks by Mahmoud Abbas in which he appears to relinquish Palestinian refugees' right to return to their former homes.

Clinton, Israel zoom in on new Egypt

2012-07-16 22:34

Israel and the United States must think and act together to face the changes sweeping the Middle East, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said after meeting President Shimon Peres.

Jews are 'people of the Facebook'

2012-03-09 12:40

former Israeli premier and foreign minister Shimon Peres has launched his Facebook account at the company's Silicon Valley headquarters.

Obama warns over 'loose talk of war'

2012-03-04 22:38

US President Barack Obama has criticised "loose talk of war", as he pleaded for patience in resolving the nuclear stand-off with Iran.

Shabaab bashes Kenya-Israel security pact

2011-11-16 07:37

A spokesperson for the Somali militant group al-Shabaab says Kenya’s prime minister recently visited Israel to seek assistance in "destroying Muslim people and their religion".

Iran will respond to any military threat

2011-11-10 16:15

Iran "will respond with full force" to any attack - or even any threat of military action - the country's supreme leader says, after Israel warned the world must act to prevent Tehran getting nuclear weapons.

Talks with Hamas possible - Israel

2011-05-10 14:06

The possibility of talks between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas should not be entirely ruled out, Israeli President Shimon Peres has said.

Israel: Libyans won't forgive Gaddafi

2011-02-23 14:39

Israeli President Shimon Peres has condemned violence by Libyan forces against civilians, saying Libyans “will not forgive” Muammar Gaddafi for the killing of hundreds of people.

Peres: Israel wants direct talks

2010-08-11 21:40

Israel hopes to start direct peace talks with the Palestinians "as early as possible", Israeli President Shimon Peres has said.

Pik Botha denies Israeli nuclear deal

2010-05-24 22:42

It's highly unlikely that the Israeli government formally offered nuclear weapons to South Africa in the apartheid era, former South African foreign minister Pik Botha has said.

Ban: Israeli blockade should go

2010-03-21 20:07

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has slammed Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip during a tour of the war-battered coastal territory, saying it is causing "unacceptable suffering".

Israeli president faints

2009-09-13 09:15

Israeli President Shimon Peres will be discharged from hospital a day after fainting on stage.

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