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Obama talks of 'unfinished business of peace' at Peres funeral
Obama says Peres understood in this war torn region where too often Arab youth are taught to hate Israel from an early age just how hard peace would be
World leaders bid farewell to Nobel laureate Peres
3rd UPDATE Some 70 countries will be represented with the range of leaders illustrating the respect Shimon Peres gained over the years in his transformation from hawk to committed peace advocate
Israel mourns death of founding father Peres
The country prepares for a funeral expected to be attended by major world figures
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Shimon Peres: Israeli hawk turned peace advocate
The 93 year old who served as president and two time prime minister was a towering figure in Israeli politics for decades and was the country s last surviving founding father
Shimon Peres, Israeli statesman and Nobel peace laureate, dies
UPDATED Former Israeli president prime minister and Nobel laureate Shimon Peres has died the last surviving founding father of the Mideast country
Israel's Peres sees 'real improvement' after major stroke
The country has been on edge over the condition of the elder statesman Israel s last remaining founding father after he was admitted to hospital
Israel ex-president Peres in serious condition after 'major' stroke
UPDATED Nationwide concern mounts over the condition of 93 year old Peres widely respected as an elder statesman both in Israel and abroad
Pope calls for ceasefire in Gaza conflict
Pope Francis shared his very serious concerns over the violent conflict in Gaza
Israel pounds Gaza as Hamas flexes rocket reach
UPDATED Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns of even tougher action to come
Israel launches air raids on Gaza after Hamas rocket attacks
UPDATED It is the worst escalation in and around Gaza since November 2012 with tensions threatening to drag the region into a fresh confrontation
Israel elects hawk Rivlin as 10th president
Reuven Rivlin will take over when Shimon Peres retires at the end of July
Pope Francis hosts Israeli-Palestinian peace prayer
Francis himself is realistic about the prospects of his initiative but adds that just praying together might help in some way
Politics left behind as Mideast rivals head to Vatican to meet pope
Israeli President Shimon Peres and his Palestinian counterpart Mahmud Abbas have their separate reasons for honoring the pope s desire to keep the weekend event as free of controversy as possible
Peres, Abbas to pray for peace at Vatican on June 8
The meeting comes after Pope Francis invited the pair to his home for a heartfelt prayer for peace
Pope Francis lands in Israel
Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomes Pope Francis who flew in by helicopter from Bethlehem
Pope begins Middle East 'pilgrimage' in Jordan
UPDATED The Vatican has billed Francis first visit to a region roiled by religious and political differences as a pilgrimage of prayer
Israel's Peres puts 'secret talks disguise' on Facebook
The Israeli President turns to Facebook to encourage his fellow Israelis in celebrating Purim
Kerry in 'constructive' Paris talks with Abbas
Kerry and Abbas met on February 20 for two hours the second meeting in less than 24 hours to hammer out a peace deal
Israelis pay last respects to founding father Sharon
He will be buried on Monday afternoon at his ranch in the southern Negev desert after a military ceremony
Mideast peace 'urgent' but possible – Israel's Peres
Peres speaking during a visit to Mexico City said he welcomed the new round of talks revived in July with the aim of reaching an agreement within nine months
France firm on Iran nuclear issue, Hollande tells Israel
Hollande also makes clear that the peace process was high on his agenda in his Israel visit
Israel PM cancels plans to build 20,000 settler homes in West Bank
Announcement comes after US and Palestinian criticism over the project
Settlement spat looms large over Kerry Mideast visit
Despite the row Kerry tells Shimon Peres that the peace process is not mission impossible It can happen
Palestinian president Abbas invites Pope Francis to Middle East
Israeli President Shimon Peres also invited Francis during a visit earlier this year
Easing Iran pressure would be 'historic mistake': Israel
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu warns world powers not to ease pressure on Iran over its nuclear program
Israel's influential Rabbi Ovadia Yosef dead at 93
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef spirtual leader of Israel s Sephardic Jewish community and the Shas party has died
Israelis, Palestinians seek peace deal in 9 months
UPDATE Both sides have agreed to meet again within the next two weeks either in Israel or the Palestinian territories to begin formal direct bilateral negotiations
After 'productive' start, second day of Mideast talks
It is the first time the two sides have publicly come face to face since the last talks collapsed spectacularly in September 2010 over continued Israeli settlement building
Israelis, Palestinians hold 'productive' direct talks
UPDATE State Dept: It was a constructive and productive meeting between the parties They engaged in good faith and with seriousness of purpose
Pope Francis invited to Jerusalem
Israeli president Shimon Peres visits Pope Francis in the Vatican
Obama acknowledges Israel's right of defense on Iran
Obama also warned Syria would face international action if it used chemical weapons in its civil war and admitted he could have been more deft in Israeli Palestinian peace efforts
Israel's Netanyahu set for third term
Israel s Benjamin Netanyahu formally notified President Shimon Peres on Saturday March 16 that after 40 days of tortuous negotiations with potential coalition partners he had formed a new government
Peres says Israel would talk to Hamas if it seeks peace
Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Monday December 31 that there is no fundamental reason not to talk to the militant Palestinian Hamas if it renounces violence and decides to take a constructive course
Romney in Israel seeking foreign policy kudos
Mitt Romney was to meet Israeli leaders as he seeks to burnish his foreign policy credentials and portray himself as a better friend to Israel
