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Shimon Peres was an Israeli politician and statesman who served as the prime minister of Israel from 1984 to 1986 and from 1995 to 1996 and as the president of Israel from 2007 to 2014. He was a member of twelve cabinets and represented five political parties in a political career spanning 70 years. Peres was elected to the Knesset in November 1959 and except for three months out of office in earl…
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Born 2 August 1923 · Died 28 September 2016 · Q57410
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We reject attempts to create a similarity between the Holocaust and the Armenian allegations. Nothing similar to the Holocaust occurred. It is a tragedy what the Armenians went through but not a genocide.
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“I am not in favor of a military attack on Iran, but we must quickly and decisively establish a strong, aggressive coalition of nations that will impose painful economic sanctions on Iran”
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“We reject attempts to create a similarity between the Holocaust and the Armenian allegations. Nothing similar to the Holocaust occurred. It is a tragedy what the Armenians went through but not a genocide.”
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“not to become prime minister”
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“As a child, I grew up in my grandfather”
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Forbes: Shimon Peres' Seven Lessons For An Eight-Year-Old Boy
New York Post: What my dad Shimon Peres taught me about Israel — and the world
Time: Read President Obama's Moving Eulogy for Shimon Peres
Wall Street Journal: Shimon Peres Laid to Rest
The National Interest: Shimon Peres: A Great Statesman, a Tragic Politician
Fox News: Five lessons we can all learn from Shimon Peres
CNN: Will peace be buried with Shimon Peres?
CNBC: Five lessons my kids learned from Shimon Peres
WBEZ: The Legacy Of Shimon Peres
The Nation: Shimon Peres and the Zionist Nightmare
The Forward: Shimon Peres and His Quixotic Path From Eternal Outsider to Israeli Icon
Died 2016-09-28.
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The Forward: Shimon Peres Claims Trump’s Foreign Policy Proposals Would Be ‘A Very Great Mistake’
“We will prove that innovation has no limits and no barriers. Innovation enables dialogue between nations and between people. It will enable all young people – Jews, Muslims and Christians — to engage in science and technology equally.”
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“The way to make peace is not through governments. It is through people.”
“India and Israel are co-operating on security and intelligence matters because we have a common enemy: terrorism.”
“Your majesty, the king of Saudi Arabia, I was listening to your message. I wish that your voice will become the prevailing voice of the whole region, of all people. It's right, it's needed, it's promising … The initiative's portrayal of our region's future provides hope to the people and inspires confidence in the nations.”
“The president of Iran should remember that Iran can also be wiped off the map.”
“Shimon Peres, un uomo che i posteri additeranno come criminale di guerra. (Vittorio Arrigoni)”
“Der Präsident des Iran sollte sich in Erinnerung rufen, dass auch der Iran ausgelöscht werden könnte.”
“[Su Mahmūd Abbās] ...un uomo straordinario che vuole davvero trattare per la pace.”
“Tu puoi seguire obiettivi piccoli come quelli del tuo ego, o grandi come quelli delle tue idee. (a Roberto Saviano, intervista a Che tempo che fa data?)”
“I palestinesi sono il nostro peccato originale. (intervista a Enrico Franceschini)”
“If a problem has no solution, it may not be a problem, but a fact, not to be solved, but to be coped with over time.”
“I will confine myself to reaffirming the Israel will not be the first country to introduce nuclear weapons to the region.”
“If world is suspicious that Israel may detonate nuclear bomb and if the suspicion is a deterrent — that's good enough.”
“Iran is a great problem, but not necessarily a great country. In fact, I think it is a very weak country.”
“Optimists and pessimists die the same way. They just live differently. I prefer to live as an optimist.”
Founded the 'Israel innovation center' in the Arab neighbourhood of Ajami, Jaffa
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At Sheba Medical Center after suffering a stroke
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Awarded Freedom Award (2015).
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Awarded Solomon Bublick Award (2015).
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Awarded Global Citizen Awards (2014).
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Won Congressional Gold Medal (2014).
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Was the world's oldest head of state and was considered the last link to Israel's founding generation, as well as the last Prime Minister to make aliyah rather than being born on territory that would become Israel
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Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by Barack Obama (2012).
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Won Presidential Medal of Freedom (2012).
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“Israeli President Shimon Peres praises India as greatest 'show of co-existence' (4 December 2012)”
“s nuclear program that had been ordered by Benjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak in 2010. Peres was a proponent of Middle East economic integration. Technology Peres is regarded as one of the founders of Israel”
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Awarded honorary doctor of University College London (2008).
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Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (2008).
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“On King Abdullah's Interfaith initiative, as quoted in "Saudi king promotes tolerance at U.N. forum", Reuters (12 November 2008)”
Awarded Honorary doctor of the Bilkent University (2007).
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Career landmark: President of Israel (2007–2014).
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Career landmark: Knesset member (2006–2007).
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“Remarks 8 May 2006, as quoted in "Iran can also be wiped off the map", in The Jerusalem Post (9 May 2006)”
“ArabYnet online chat (6 February 2006)”
“(Englisch: "The president of Iran should remember that Iran can also be wiped off the map." - zitiert in: jpost.com, 8. Mai 2006)”
Awarded Order of the Sun of Peru (2005).
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“Der größte Fehler Arafats war, sich dem Terror zuzuwenden. Seine größten Leistungen vollbrachte er, als er versuchte, Frieden zu schaffen." - Nach dem Tod Arafats, zitiert in stern.de am 11. November 2004 wie folgt: "Der größte Fehler Arafats war, sich dem Terror zuzuwenden." Seine größten Leistungen habe er beim Versuch vollbracht, Frieden zu schaffen.”
“The Challenges of Democracies in the 21st Century — An Israeli Perspective", Speech at the JFK Jr. Forum, Harvard University (20 October 2004)”
“Liquidierungen von Terrorführern sind keine Liquidierung des Terrors. Die Frage ist nicht, war der Anschlag berechtigt. Die Frage lautet: Facht er den Terror an oder dämpft er ihn? Und er facht ihn an." - zitiert in Norbert Jessen, Terror hat seinen Preis, Die Welt, 23. März 2004”
“(Englisch: "The biggest mistake of Arafat was when he turned to terror," Peres told Israel Radio. "His greatest achievements were when he tried to build peace." - foxnews November 11, 2004 (Associated Press))”
Awarded Osgar (2003).
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Won Golden Plate Award (2003).
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“Il problema della sinistra [israeliana] è che essa pensa che essere per la pace significhi cantare una canzone. Io dico, se volete cantare una canzone, diventate cantanti. (da The Independent, 4 agosto 2003)”
Awarded Planetary Consciousness Prize (2002).
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A number of members of the Norwegian committee that awards the annual Nobel Peace Prize would state they regretted that Mr
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“Rahul Bedi, Israel and India draw Closer, 14 March 2002,”
Career landmark: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel (2001–2002).
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Career landmark: Deputy Prime Minister of Israel (2001–2002).
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Formal leadership of Labor passed to Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, and in 2002 it was passed to Amram Mitzna
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Awarded honorary doctorate of Tours University (1999).
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Ehud Barak was elected prime minister and formed a Labor-lead government
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Awarded Honorary doctor of the University of Liège (1998).
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Awarded honorary doctorate of the University of Alcala (1997).
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And was replaced by Ehud Barak that year
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Won Philadelphia Liberty Medal (1996).
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Awarded Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear (1996).
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Peres founded the Peres Center for Peace, which has the aim of "promot[ing] lasting peace and advancement in the Middle East by fostering tolerance, economic and technological development, cooperation and well-being
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Founded the Peres Center for Peace, which has the aim of "promot[ing] lasting peace and advancement in the Middle East by fostering tolerance, economic and technological development, cooperation and well-being
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Career landmark: Minister of Defense of Israel (1995–1996).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Israel (1995–1996).
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Awarded the Nobel Prize in Peace — for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East.
Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (1994).
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In recognition of the Oslo Accords, Peres, Rabin and Arafat were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
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Awarded Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize (1993).
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Career landmark: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel (1992–1995).
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After "the dirty trick" – a failed bid by Peres to form a narrow government based on a coalition of the Alignment, small leftist factions and ultra-orthodox parties
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Showed Peres to be the most popular politician in the nation
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Career landmark: Minister of Finance (1988–1990).
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The Alignment, led by Peres, suffered another narrow defeat
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And reached a framework agreement with him, but this was rejected by Israel's then Prime Minister, Yitzhak Shamir
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Awarded honorary citizen of Ashdod (1986).
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Career landmark: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel (1986–1988).
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Peres publicly supported the quick pursuit of a military pullback from Beirut to Israel's south Lebanon security belt
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Israel (1984–1986).
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By the Begin-headed Likud-led government that had been in power at that time
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(defeating a challenge from Rabin, who was attempting a comeback to the leadership), Peres led his party to another, narrower, loss in the 1981 elections
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Peres was elected vice president of Socialist International
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Israel (1977–1977).
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Career landmark: Minister of Defense of Israel (1974–1977).
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“Until the Yom Kippur War, in 1973, until then Israel didn't have a chance but to fight for her life. We were attacked five times, outgunned, outnumbered, on a small piece of land, and our main challenge was to remain alive.”
Career landmark: Minister of Transport and Road Safety (1970–1974).
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Career landmark: Minister of Communications (1970–1974).
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Career landmark: Minister without portfolio (1969–1969).
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Peres was appointed minister of immigrant absorption in the 15th government (led by Prime Minister Golda Meir), and in 1970 (also in the 15th government), he became minister of transportation and communications
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Peres and Moshe Dayan were among those that left Mapai with David Ben-Gurion when Ben-Gurion formed a new party, Rafi
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Career landmark: Deputy Minister of Defense (1964–1965).
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Career landmark: Deputy Minister of Defense (1963–1964).
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Career landmark: Deputy Minister of Defense (1961–1963).
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Career landmark: Knesset member (1959–2006).
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Career landmark: Deputy Minister of Defense (1959–1961).
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Would be named after Peres
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Founded the re-organized RAFAEL Armament Development Authority, under the MOD's jurisdiction
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Awarded Commander of the Legion of Honour (1957).
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Took part in the historic negotiations on the Protocol of Sèvres, which was described by British prime minister Anthony Eden as the "highest form of statesmanship"
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Testified against Minister of Defense Pinhas Lavon in what became known as the Lavon Affair
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“In 1952 or 1953 I came to New York... Lauren Bacall called me, said that she wanted to meet, and we did. We sat and talked about where our families came from, and discovered that we were from the same family”
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“In 1952 or 1953, I came to New York ... Lauren Bacall called me, said that she wanted to meet, and we did. We sat and talked about where our families came from, and discovered that we were from the same family ... but I”
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Peres was appointed deputy director general of the Ministry of Defense, and the following year, he was promoted to director general
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Which he attained at the age of 28, and director general from 1953 until 1959
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Peres joined the Haganah, the predecessor of the Israel Defense Forces
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Peres and Moshe Dayan were chosen as the two youth delegates in the Mapai delegation to the Zionist Congress in Basel
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Peres married Sonia Gelman, who preferred to remain outside the public eye
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Peres led an illicit expedition into the Negev, then a closed military zone requiring a permit to enter
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Were murdered during the Holocaust, many of them (including Rabbi Meltzer) burned alive in the town's synagogue
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Was elected Secretary of HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed, a Labor Zionist youth movement
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Peres's father immigrated to Mandatory Palestine and settled in Tel Aviv
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Born 1923-08-02.
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