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| Shimon Peres dies at 93 |
| 2016-09-28 |
| [BBC] Former Israeli PM and president Shimon Peres has died aged 93. He suffered a stroke two weeks ago and his condition improved before a sudden deterioration on Tuesday. Mr Peres, who was one of the last of a generation of Israeli politicians present at the new nation's birth in 1948, served twice as the country's prime minister and once as president. He won the Nobel Peace prize in 1994 for his role negotiating peace accords with the Palestinians a year earlier. He once said the Palestinians were Israel's "closest neighbours" and might become its "closest friends". |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #5 Father of the Israeli Nuclear bomb |
| Posted by: John Frum 2016-09-28 19:39 |
| #4 If he hadn't offered so much up for a real peace, Israelis might still believe the Paleos could be legitimate partners for peace |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-09-28 09:12 |
| #3 He was the first foreign dignitary I protected back in 1998. A true gentleman. Sat across the table from him at lunch and we talked like friends for an hour. |
| Posted by: Bangkok Billy 2016-09-28 08:52 |
| #2 About the dead either good or nothing. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-09-28 01:48 |
| #1 He once said the Palestinians were Israel's "closest neighbours" and might become its "closest friends". Res in peace, Mr. Peres, but you got that one really, really wrong. |
| Posted by: Raj 2016-09-28 00:14 |