SYDNEY — The leader of the Australian Greens party was slammed by fellow lawmakers and a Jewish group for attacking the late Shimon Peres in a speech in the Senate. Speaking on Oct. 13, two weeks ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Shimon Peres, a former Israeli president and prime minister, whose life story mirrored that of the Jewish state and who was celebrated around the world as a Nobel prize-winning ...

Peres suffered a stroke two weeks ago and was placed on a respirator following the incident. His health deteriorated despite the life support. The former prime minister served two terms and later as ...

The price will be high if people don’t resist Netanyahu’s ugly, nihilistic Gaza policy. By Thomas L. Friedman Nimrod Novik, a former adviser to Shimon Peres, discusses how Israel could work toward a ...

Former Israeli President Shimon Peres remains in serious but stable condition, a CT scan showed five days after he suffered a massive stroke. The scan conducted on Sunday morning at Sheba Medical ...

Timeline:1934 - Family immigrates to Palestine. 1948 - Appointed head of Israel's Naval Services. 1953-1959 - Director general of Israel's Ministry of Defense. 1959 - Elected to Israel's parliament, ...

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WASHINGTON — Members of Shimon Peres’ family will light candles at President Barack Obama’s final Hanukkah party using a family heirloom menorah. Chemi Peres, the late Israeli president’s son, and ...