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Shimon Peres

Former Israeli PM Shimon Peres: 1923-2016

A handout picture dated May 7, 1985, provided by the Israeli Government Press Office in 2011 shows veteran Israeli statesman Shimon Peres (R) with his wife Sonya (L) as they fly together in a helicopter over northern Israel to Kibbutz Alumot, a community that they both helped to found. According to Israeli media, Peres died on Tuesday in Israel at the age of 93.
A handout picture dated May 7, 1985, provided by the Israeli Government Press Office in 2011 shows veteran Israeli statesman Shimon Peres (R) with his wife Sonya (L) as they fly together in a helicopter over northern Israel to Kibbutz Alumot, a community that they both helped to found. According to Israeli media, Peres died on Tuesday in Israel at the age of 93.
Herman Chanania, Epa/GPO
This file photo taken on July 14, 2011 shows Israeli President Shimon Peres laughing as he addresses the annual Bastille Day reception at the French ambassador's residence in Tel Aviv.
This file photo taken on July 14, 2011 shows Israeli President Shimon Peres laughing as he addresses the annual Bastille Day reception at the French ambassador's residence in Tel Aviv.
Jack Guez, AFP/Getty Images
1994-Shimon Peres, Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin won "for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East"
1994-Shimon Peres, Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin won "for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East"
Malcolm Clarke, AP
(FILES) Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (L), former Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and late Israeli Premier Yitzhak Rabin pose in Oslo in this 10 December 1994 file picture with their Nobel Peace prizes. Arafat is in a coma and in an "extremely bad state", on life support at the Percy military hospital in Clamart, southwest of Paris, French medical sources told AFP, 04 November 2004. AFP PHOTO/FILES/MENAHEM KAHANA ORG XMIT: MAG35
(FILES) Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (L), former Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and late Israeli Premier Yitzhak Rabin pose in Oslo in this 10 December 1994 file picture with their Nobel Peace prizes. Arafat is in a coma and in an "extremely bad state", on life support at the Percy military hospital in Clamart, southwest of Paris, French medical sources told AFP, 04 November 2004. AFP PHOTO/FILES/MENAHEM KAHANA ORG XMIT: MAG35
Menahem Kahana, AFP
Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres is greeted by Henry Kissinger, former US Secretary of State, before addressing the Center for Strategic and International Studies 01 June in Washington DC. Peres is on a private visit to promote the peace process in the Middle East. AFP PHOTO ORG XMIT: DCA01C
Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres is greeted by Henry Kissinger, former US Secretary of State, before addressing the Center for Strategic and International Studies 01 June in Washington DC. Peres is on a private visit to promote the peace process in the Middle East. AFP PHOTO ORG XMIT: DCA01C
Joyce Naltchayan, AFP
Susan Rice and Shimon Peres
Susan Rice and Shimon Peres
Tsafrir Abayov, AP
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem in 2012.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem in 2012.
Lior Mizrahi, Getty Images
A file picture dated June 20, 2013 shows former Israeli president Shimon Peres speaking during the closing session of the 'Facing Tomorrow' conference in Jerusalem, Israel.
A file picture dated June 20, 2013 shows former Israeli president Shimon Peres speaking during the closing session of the 'Facing Tomorrow' conference in Jerusalem, Israel.
ABIR SULTAN, EPA
Pope Francis looks on as Israel's President Shimon Peres, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas greet each in the Vatican gardens on Sunday.
Pope Francis looks on as Israel's President Shimon Peres, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas greet each in the Vatican gardens on Sunday.
AP
Pope Francis embraces Israeli President Shimon Peres after his arrival at Ben Gurion airport, outside Tel Aviv, Israel on May 25.
Pope Francis embraces Israeli President Shimon Peres after his arrival at Ben Gurion airport, outside Tel Aviv, Israel on May 25.
Oliver Weiken, European Pressphoto Agency
Israeli President Shimon Peres talks as he is honored by The World Economic Forum in Davos on January 24, 2014. Some 40 world leaders gather in the Swiss ski resort Davos to discuss and debate a wide range of issues including the causes of conflicts plaguing the Middle East, and how to reinvigorate the global economy. AFP PHOTO ERIC PIERMONTERIC PIERMONT/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: - ORIG FILE ID: 526350082
Israeli President Shimon Peres talks as he is honored by The World Economic Forum in Davos on January 24, 2014. Some 40 world leaders gather in the Swiss ski resort Davos to discuss and debate a wide range of issues including the causes of conflicts plaguing the Middle East, and how to reinvigorate the global economy. AFP PHOTO ERIC PIERMONTERIC PIERMONT/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: - ORIG FILE ID: 526350082
Eric Piermont, AFP/Getty Images
This file photo taken on Jan. 19, 2016 shows former Israeli president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres addressing journalists at the Tel Ashomer Hospital in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, after treatment for a heart problem.
This file photo taken on Jan. 19, 2016 shows former Israeli president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres addressing journalists at the Tel Ashomer Hospital in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, after treatment for a heart problem.
JACK GUEZ, AFP/Getty Images
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres delivers a speech in honor of the victims of the Paris attacks in Rabin Square in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv.
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres delivers a speech in honor of the victims of the Paris attacks in Rabin Square in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv.
Jack Guez, AFP/Getty Images
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