Shimon Peres - Shimon Peres, President of Israel, waits to speak during the 63rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 24, 2008. (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh)
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Shimon Peres, President of Israel, waits to speak during the 63rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 24, 2008.
ACRE, Israel, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Israeli President Shimon Peres Monday urged Arabs and Jews to halt nearly a week of clashes in the northern city of Acre.
JERUSALEM, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Israeli President Shimon Peres said Thursday that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad simply unites people against his country.
JERUSALEM, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Israeli Labor Party leader Ehud Barak and Likud Party counterpart Binyamin Netanyahu are moving forward on a secret political alliance, sources say.
JERUSALEM, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert submitted his resignation Sunday, opening the door for Foreign Minister Tzipi Livini to take over the office.
JERUSALEM, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Tzipi Livni, the new head of Israel's Kadima Party, on Friday urged Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign as he had promised.
JERUSALEM, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- The international community should target the Iranian economy in its attempt to limit Tehran's nuclear program, Israeli President Shimon Peres says.
CERNOBBIO, Italy, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, attending a conference in Italy Saturday, accused Russia of selling arms its leaders know will end up with terrorists.
LAKE COMO, Italy, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Israeli President Shimon Peres said Friday that face-to-face talks with President Bashar al-Assad of Syria could bring "major change" in the Middle East.