The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/shimon-peres/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:09:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Shimon Peres | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/shimon-peres/ 32 32 ‘The hatred it sows’: Pope recreates 2014 Vatican summit to pray for end to Gaza war https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-hatred-it-sows-pope-recreates-2014-vatican-summit-to-pray-for-end-to-gaza-war/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 20:20:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3307496 Israeli, PA envoys attend event at Holy See in which Francis calls for a ceasefire, release of hostages and warns the conflict will taint future generations

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]]> ‘Difficult deal’: Declassified protocols show Oslo Accords okayed with marked wariness https://www.timesofisrael.com/difficult-deal-declassified-protocols-show-oslo-accords-okayed-with-marked-wariness/ Wed, 30 Aug 2023 10:58:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3083649 30 years later, key cabinet quotes reveal Rabin, Peres feared Palestinians wouldn't forgo terror, weren't giving enough for Israeli concessions; Rabin foreshadowed own assassination

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]]> Artist connects the dots for a new look at Israel’s leaders https://www.timesofisrael.com/artist-connects-the-dots-for-a-new-look-at-israels-leaders/ Mon, 24 Apr 2023 20:40:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3001742 Exhibit of 12 neo-pointillist portraits of prime ministers offers fresh perspectives for Israel's 75th, at Jerusalem Biennale Gallery in old Shaare Zedek building

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]]> ‘Mechanics are en route’: Defense Ministry releases logs from 1972 Sabena hijacking https://www.timesofisrael.com/mechanics-are-en-route-defense-ministry-releases-logs-of-1972-sabena-hijacking/ Thu, 19 May 2022 13:01:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2764418 Military archive marks 50 years since 'Operation Isotope' when Sayeret Matkal commandos disguised as technicians stormed flight 571 to rescue passengers from Palestinian terrorists

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]]> Manhattan intersection to be named after Shimon Peres https://www.timesofisrael.com/manhattan-intersection-to-be-named-after-shimon-peres/ Mon, 20 Dec 2021 18:06:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2669498 New York City Council approves renaming the corner of West 95th Street and Riverside Drive as 'Shimon Peres Place'

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]]> Ex-Labor MK recalls ‘difficult memories’ of alleged ’80s sexual assault by Peres https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-labor-mk-recalls-difficult-memories-of-alleged-80s-sexual-assault-by-peres/ Sat, 16 Oct 2021 18:24:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2633081&preview=true&preview_id=2633081 Colette Avital, also a former senior diplomat, describes a 'lot of harassment from many people' during that time; second woman says late president assaulted her too

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]]> Ex-Labor MK says Shimon Peres sexually assaulted her in the 1980s https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-labor-mk-says-shimon-peres-sexually-assaulted-her-in-the-1980s/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:39:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2628133 Colette Avital, a former senior diplomat, alleges the late statesman forcibly kissed her during a work meeting while he was PM, assaulted her at Paris hotel several years earlier

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]]> ‘End this chaos’: Constantly heckled, Bennett says new government ‘here to work’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/end-this-chaos-constantly-heckled-bennett-says-new-government-here-to-work/ Sun, 13 Jun 2021 14:56:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2563578&preview=true&preview_id=2563578 In address before proposed government's swearing-in, PM-designate presents coalition amid shouts of ‘liar’ and ‘criminal’; Lapid forgoes speech, says hecklers a disgrace

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]]> Daily Briefing June 13: For Netanyahu it’s not over till it’s over. Is it over? https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-june-13-for-netanyahu-its-not-over-till-its-over-is-it-over/ Sun, 13 Jun 2021 11:13:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2563378 Tune in Sunday through Thursday to hear ToI editors and reporters quickly catch you up on what’s important today

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]]> Jerusalem Jewish film fest screens documentary about Peres https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-jewish-film-fest-screens-documentary-about-peres/ Sun, 05 Jan 2020 15:36:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2208684 Created by Academy Award-winning director Richard Trank for Simon Wiesenthal Center, narrated by George Clooney, movie depicts life of one of Israel's best-known statesmen

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]]> Abbas says Netanyahu tried to prevent him attending Shimon Peres’s funeral https://www.timesofisrael.com/abbas-says-netanyahu-tried-to-prevent-him-attending-shimon-peress-funeral/ Wed, 20 Nov 2019 11:32:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2187403 In interview with Israeli radio, PA president also assails US, says it has no 'legal authority' to deem settlements not illegal

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]]> PM said to tell police Milchan handed out ‘tons’ of cigars, ‘sea’ of champagne https://www.timesofisrael.com/pm-said-to-tell-police-milchen-handed-out-tons-of-cigars-sea-of-champagne/ Tue, 09 Jul 2019 21:40:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2109100 According to leaked transcript from graft probe, Netanyahu tells interrogator that billionaire benefactor gave gifts to many politicians, including Shimon Peres and Yair Lapid

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]]> Kennedy warned Eshkol US support was ‘jeopardized’ without nuclear inspections https://www.timesofisrael.com/kennedy-warned-eshkol-us-support-was-jeopardized-without-nuclear-inspections/ Tue, 07 May 2019 13:03:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2071478 US president was furious with the Jewish state over its atomic program, fearing the Soviet Union could use it as leverage, 1963 telegram recently posted online shows

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]]> Accompanied by melancholy songs, writer Amos Oz buried on kibbutz of his youth https://www.timesofisrael.com/accompanied-by-melancholy-songs-writer-amos-oz-buried-on-kibbutz-of-his-youth/ Mon, 31 Dec 2018 19:21:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1989901&preview=true&preview_id=1989901 Family and friends at funeral remember warmth and love of country by author who 'was a compass and a conscience for many'

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]]> Rivlin eulogizes author Amos Oz: ‘You weren’t afraid to be called a traitor’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/rivlin-eulogizes-author-amos-oz-you-werent-afraid-to-be-called-a-traitor/ Mon, 31 Dec 2018 12:17:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1989621&preview=true&preview_id=1989621 President pays tribute to his childhood friend, whose writing, he says, 'lit the streetlights to show the reality of our lives here'

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