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President Obama awarded Israeli President Shimon Peres the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States.

House and Senate leaders awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to outgoing Israeli President Shimon Peres at a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda. It is the highest civilian honor bestowed by th…

Outgoing Israeli President Shimon Peres spoke to reporters after meeting with the President Obama at the White House. He spoke about Iran’s nuclear program and the violence in Iraq.

The state memorial of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was held in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Vice-President Joe Biden, Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair,…

Israeli President Shimon Peres addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. He said that the “greatest danger to peace in the world today is the Iranian regime". He also discusse…

President Peres and Secretary Clinton talked about the state of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and Iran’s nuclear program. They also responded to questions about Syria. Secretary Clinton c…

Israeli President Shimon Peres spoke about relations between the U.S. and Israel, and the threat posed by Iran to regional security. He called the Iranian government an “evil, cruel, morally…

Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad spoke about the Middle East peace process and the possibility of a two-state solution. President Peres said that Iran was the b…

Wolf Blitzer interviewed Israeli President Shimon Peres. They spoke about a number of issues including popular political uprisings across North Africa and the Middle East, the stability of p…

Israeli President Shimon Peres addressed the political unrest in the Middle East and the importance of a peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians. He was followed by Israeli gov…

Israeli President Peres spoke briefly to reporters outside the White House following a meeting with President Obama.

Israeli President Shimon Peres addressed the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee annual conference. He spoke about U.S.-Israel relations and the prospects for Middle East peace. …

At an annual conference held by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), participants spoke about the relationship between the U.S. and Israel, the prospects for a Middle East p…

Political and corporate leaders discussed values in market capitalism. The group included former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Israeli President Shimon Peres. Topics included what ma…

Panelists spoke about peace in the Middle East, focusing on the current conflict between Israel and Palestine. The discussion often became heated over the issue of recent conflict between Ha…

Israeli President Shimon Peres delivered remarks to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. In his speech, he criticized the Iranian president’s remarks on the Holocaust.

The panel talked the financial crisis and its role on renewable energy reform, clean water programs, and food programs.

The panel talked about energy and climate change. They focused on the interactions between the financial crisis and energy dependence and the role of an official, federally administered ener…

President Bush joined Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Israeli President Shimon Peres at a conference celebrating Israel’s 60th anniversary at the International Convention Center in Je…

Middle East leaders talked about a proposed Arab peace plan and efforts to achieve sustainable peace based on a two-state solution. Topics included the major obstacles to negotiating a peace…