Peres biography
Tags: Israel blog Shimon PeresShimon Peres is Israel's ninth president, and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate for his contribution to the peace process with the Palestinians.
As statesman, diplomat, and senior defense official, he has filled an unparalleled range of roles in Israeli public life, serving twice as prime minister, twice as defense minister, and three times as foreign minister.
Peres was elected to the Knesset in 1959, and would remain a member for 48 years - its longest-ever serving lawmaker - until his inauguration as president in 2007.
Born in Poland in 1923, he moved with his family to British Mandatory Palestine at age 11, later helping to found Kibbutz Alumot, where he worked as a farmer and a shepherd.
Beginning in the late 1940s, Peres became a close aide to Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. In 1953, Ben-Gurion appointed Peres, then 29, as director-general of the Defense Ministry.
During the 1950s and 60s, Peres would spearhead the building of the nuclear reactor project at Dimona.
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You do not want palastinians to to return home, and have build jewish homes and settlements on it. in this case war is better than peace.
hi mr peres im a kurd i love jwes as matter afect i dont see any deffernt between kurds and jews bet ther is alot between jews turk arab and fars mr preses isreal and its leader must support kurds and is we are one we could defet our enmy trust me we love isreal and the way we ready to die for kurdish nation we will do for jews to, please be the first one to change the relation between kurds and jews im a kurdish fighter i foght against iran iraq for many years im a member of a komala . www.komala.org
You forgot to mention that this man is a blood thirsty killer. he committed several massacres against Palestinian and Lebanese children and women. He is a terrorist and lire. He can kill as many children as he can, but he will never kill the people desire to get their land back. Rest assure that he will go to his grave without piece and in fear. Every Jewish person living in Palestine and intend to immigrate to Palestine will never has a moment of piece in his life until he get out of Palestine. I have no respect or regard for you old fool and terrorist. Hell with you killer.
HIS LIFE IS FULL OF HEROISM AND JEWISH IDEALS, HE IS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF ISRAEL.
mister peres i am very impressed by the way people from all over the world can mail you and shaw you thier opinions , was it fair that when every palestinian refugee fire a rocket from south lebanon village you destroy the whole village? whom was you punishing? and please is not it now you should solve the palestinian refugees case?
Hi mr peres what is your perspective for a kurdish Genocide in Iraqi kurdistan? What is your idia about independet kurdish country in northern iraq? what is your idia about turkish opertaion outside borders against pkk?