All Entries Tagged With: "Shimon Peres"

The Day In Israel: Wed Oct 14th, 2009

The palestinians have succeeded in gathering enough support to call a special UNHRC meeting to reopen the debate about alleged war crimes in Gaza later this week.
And by alleged war crimes, I am referring to alleged war crimes by Israel. No-one is interested in discussing Hamas’ actions.
UN officials say 18 of the council’s 47 members [...]

The Day In Israel: Fri Oct 9th, 2009

Yesterday, Israeli President told US Middle East envoy George Mitchell that Israel had full faith in the policies of US President Barack Obama, who he said was trying to advance peace in an extremely fair way by listening to both sides and trying to find a common denominator.
Mr Peres lied.
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The Day In Israel: Mon Sept 21st, 2009

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Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, PA President Mahmoud Abbas and President Barack Obama are set to meet on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York, according to a surprise White House announcement on Saturday night.
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The Day In Israel: Wed Sept 16th, 2009

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Israel has reacted strongly to the Goldstone Commission Report, calling it “nauseating” and saying it created an unjust “equivalence of a democratic state with a terror organization.”
An initial Foreign Ministry promise to “read the report carefully” transformed quickly into “nausea and fury,” in the words of ministry [...]

The Day In Israel: Tues Sept 15th, 2009

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Ha’aretz has reported that Israeli President Shimon Peres met secretly with lead palestinian negotiator Saeb “Massacre” Erekat last week in Jerusalem “in an effort to ease the way toward a tripartite meeting at the United Nations General Assembly on September 23″ involving “US President Barack Obama, Prime [...]

The Day In Israel: Sun Sept 13th, 2009

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Israeli President Shimon Peres gave plenty of people a big scare last night when he collapsed at an event.
Peres was standing up and replying to questions by the audience at a Rabin Center function when he collapsed. The president’s personal paramedic on behalf of the national bodyguard [...]

The Day In Israel: Tues Sept 1st, 2009

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Sweden’s Foreign Minister denied a Haaretz report that he and the Italian Foreign Minister would work to pass a resolution saying that the EU, under the Swedish Presidency, strongly condemned anti-Semitism and would work against its manifestations in Europe.
Wouldn’t want anyone to get the wrong idea.
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The Day In Israel: Mon Aug 31st, 2009

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Hamas slammed the UN over it’s plans to teach palestinian children in Gaza about the Holocaust, saying “We refuse to let our children study a lie invented by the Zionists.”
Meanwhile in the “West Bank”, teachers said there was no official guidance on teaching about the Holocaust. No [...]

Shimon’s Song

I first reported that Shimon Peres had written a song to be performed by Andrea Bocelli in October.
Well, thanks to MOAD (Mum of Aussie Dave), I present to you Ray of Hope.

What’s the verdict? Should Shimon quit his day job? And if you answered yes, should he quit it to become a songwriter?

KCMG Peres

Shimon Peres has received an honorary knighthood from the Queen despite earlier reports suggesting otherwise. That makes the President of the Jewish state Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG).
According to the Ha’aretz report titled Arise Sir Shimon: Peres receives honorary knighthood from Britain’s Queen, Peres will [...]