Shimon Peres
Guide Note: Shimon Peres an Israeli statesman with a political career spanning more than 65 years. He served as Prime Minister of Israel three times. He is the current President-elect of Israel.
Fast Facts
- Born: August 2, 1923
- 2007, July 16: Takes Office of Israeli President
- Born in Wieniawa, Poland (now Vishniova)
- 1977: 1st premiership was a caretaker role when Yitzhak Rabin resigned
- 1984-1986 Peres and Yitzhak Shamir took turns at being Prime Minister after election failed to produce a clear winner
- 1995: Replaced Rabin as Prime Minister after Rabin assassinated
- 1994: Won Nobel Peace Prize (with Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat) for his work on the Oslo Accords
The Mahalo Top 7
- Wikipedia: Shimon Peres Overview
- Official Sites: The Peres Center For Peace
- Nobelprize.org: Shimon Peres - Nobel Lecture (1994)
- Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Shimon Peres
- The New York Times: Shimon Peres News
- Guardian Unlimited Audio: Shimmon Peres Interview and Transcript Here (2007)
- Times Online: Shimon Peres Throws in his Lot with Ariel Sharon (2005)
Shimon Peres Recent News
- Jerusalem Post: "Shimon Peres Elected Ninth President
- NPR: Shimon Peres Elected as President of Israel
- Haaretz: Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres Background and Profiles
- Haaretz: Peres Biography: Israel, France Had Secret Pact to Produce Nuclear Weapons
- Knesset.gov: Shimon Peres Entry and Conact Information
- Nobelprize.org: Shimon Peres - Biography
- Zionism-Israel.com: Biographies - Shimon Peres
- Jewish Virtual Library: Shimon Peres Biography
- Wikipedia: Oslo Accords
- Academy of Achievement: Shimon Peres Interview
Peres and The Oslo Accords
- BBC New: Peres Quits Labour to Back Sharon (2005)
- BBC News: 1993 Declaration of Principles
- Israel Natioanal News: Milestones in Life and Career of Israel's 9th President
- Executive Intelligence Review: Who Murdered the Oslo Accords? (2002)
- Times Online: War in Iraq Will Help Middle East Peace, Says Peres (2003)
Shimon Peres Videos and Photos
- Google Video Search: Shimon Peres
- BBC Videos and Audio: Shimon Peres Search
- Google Image Search: Shimon Peres
- Yahoo! Image Search: Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres Criticism and Controversy
- New York Sun: "The Cautionary Tale of Shimon Peres" (2007)
- DesertPeace:: Shimon Peres: The Masked War Criminal
- Slate: A Man of Security, Not Peace (2007)
- WorldNetDaily: Shimon Peres Falsified Official Bio?
- Salon: Peres On Peace (2005)
Shimon Peres Timeline
- 1923: Born in Poland
- 1934: Emigrated to Israel
- 1959: Becomes member of parliament
- 1977: Acting Prime Minister as Menachin Begin steps down
- 1988: Officially elected Prime Minister
- 1992: Helps to negotiate the Oslo Accords
- 1994: Wins Nobel peace prize
- 2000: Loses bid for president
- 2007: Elected President of Israel
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