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Hindustan Times3d
Here's how Hamas, Iran, Palestine reacted to Pope Francis' death: ‘We lost a faithful friend’
Pope Francis flanked by Israel's then President Shimon Peres, right, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during an evening of peace prayers in the Vatican, Sunday, June 8, 2014. (AP Photo ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs3d
Pope Francis’s moral compass faltered on Israel - editorial
Later, he would invite Abbas and then-President Shimon Peres to the Vatican for a prayer summit. Pope Francis attends the weekly general audience, in Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs7d
Former IDF spox. criticizes Israeli leaders for allowing Iran's nuclear program to flourish
Ehud Olmert quietly destroyed a nuclear reactor in Syria. Shimon Peres quietly built a nuclear reactor in Dimona. Netanyahu, for 23 years, loudly built a nuclear reactor in Iran. These were 60 ...
Arutz Sheva6d
Arafat without Oslo
A generation of well-meaning naive Israeli leaders, such as Shimon Peres, once thought that Arab Gaza would lead the way to a new Middle East if they forced Jews to leave their thriving communities.
The Forward5d
I first met Netanyahu in 1988. Here’s how he became the most destructive leader in Israel’s history.
In May 1996, I was working for The Associated Press, and Netanyahu had ascended to lead Likud; he was campaigning against incumbent Prime Minister Shimon Peres. I was dispatched to speak to him ...
Townhall29d
Palestinian Protest Theater
The days of Yitzchak Shamir and Shimon Peres singing on about making peace are long gone. Israelis want safety and military superiority over any threat. What is the Gaza endgame? Hamas will be in ...
BBC4d
Francis: Pope from Latin America who changed Catholic Church
Pope Francis brought the Israeli President, Shimon Peres (left), and his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, together to pray for peace in 2014 Francis worked with Anglicans, Lutherans and ...
The Hill23d
How Trump can succeed where his predecessors failed in Gaza
Nimrod Novik was the policy advisor and special envoy to the late Prime Minister Shimon Peres. He is a fellow at the Israel Policy Forum and a member of the leadership of Commanders for Israel’s ...
The Mercury3d
The six cardinal contenders: Will the next Pope be the first black pontiff in centuries?
In 2014, he helped Pope Francis organise a prayer for peace between Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas and then-Israeli president Shimon Peres. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa.
The Australian4d
Pope Francis: Dreamer, reformist or would-be radical?
In 2014, on Pentecost Sunday, Pope Francis hosted prayers for peace in the Vatican with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres. He was also the first Pope to set ...
The Daily Telegraph3d
The six cardinal contenders: Who will be the new Pope?
In 2014, he helped Pope Francis organise a prayer for peace between Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas and then-Israeli president Shimon Peres. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa.