Posts Tagged: President Shimon Peres
General Dempsey, US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, Arrives in Israel
Chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, 4-Star General Martin E. Dempsey arrived in Israel Monday, as part of a tour of the...
Bill Clinton Visits Western Wall, Expresses Admiration for Jerusalem’s History
JNS.org - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton visited the Western Wall on Tuesday, calling the visit "an amazing visit to a place that open...
Kerry Cites ‘Skepticism’ on Latest Trip to Revive Israel-Palestinian Peace Process
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, making his fourth trip to Israel in four months to revive the dormant Israeli-Palestinian peace process and again not...
Full Transcript: Shimon Peres Remarks at Opening Remembrance Day Ceremony 2013
Below is the full transcript of remarks by Israeli President Shimon Peres at the opening commemoration ceremony of Remembrance Day for Fallen of Israel's Wars...
Stephen Hawking, Famed Theoretical Physicist, to Visit Israel
Stephen Hawking, internationally renowned English theoretical physicist and popular science author, is scheduled to visit Israel this summer, the Jerusalem Post reported. Hawking will travel to Israel...
Former U.S. Defense Official Calls for Pollard’s Release
Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Lawrence Korb said on Tuesday that the U.S. should release convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard from prison, saying Pollard's...
Jerusalem Water Dispute Serves as Opportunity for Jewish-Christian Cooperation
Known as one of the holiest sites in Christendom, Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre has seen its share of disputes since it was erected...
With Israeli Election Season Officially Underway, Iran Takes Center Stage
Monday marked the official start of a short election season in Israel, with the country's Knesset legislative body enabling an early election in three months...
New Egyptian Ambassador to Israel: “I Came With a Message of Peace”
The ambassadors from Egypt and Jordan took up their diplomatic posts on Wednesday following a formal ceremony at Israeli President Shimon Peres' residence in Jerusalem. Egypt's...
Yitzhak Shamir: A Voice of Israel, Silenced
Leaders of Israel's political hierarchy gathered on Mt. Herzl July 2 to expresses their official condolences to the family of Israel's seventh Prime Minister, Yitzhak...
Peres Recalls the Holocaust Horror of His Birthplace
Israeli President Shimon Peres participated in the national Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony at the Yad Vashem museum in Jerusalem on Thursday, sharing a...
