Shimon Peres News

Jordan's King Abdullah II is in trouble. Protests against him have been continuous for over two years now, and the theme of toppling the king has become well-established, as confirmed by Al Jazeera, The Independent and other media sources.

US Secretary of State John Kerry meets Israel's President Shimon Peres in the president's residence in Jerusalem.

Streisand, the iconic Jewish-American singer and actress, will be presented with the degree at a ceremony on June 17 during the Hebrew University International Board of Governors meeting in Jerusalem.

Previous dishonorees include GHW Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Robert Gates, Henry Kissinger, Tony Blair, Shimon Peres, Margaret Thatcher, Alvaro Uribe, Colin Powell, Madeleine Albright, and Alan Greenspan among others.

The discovery of natural gas in the Mediterranean is a development that even the gloomiest environmentalists greet with elation.

By Dr. Andrestinos N. Papadopoulos, Ambassador a.h. With twelve articles, since April 2010 until recently, we took unreservedly a stand in favour of the further strengthening and deepening of our relations with Israel, the only non-Muslim country in our region.

The decision by eminent physicist Stephen Hawking to not attend the Presidential Conference organised by Israel's President - Shimon Peres - has aroused dismay by his Israeli hosts and applause from the Palestinian academic community.

For as long as anyone can remember, the political career of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has generated sensationalist stories in the Israeli media about his love for the high life; his not having money with him when dining in expensive restaurants, with someone else having to foot the bill or the restaurateur still waiting to be paid; and the ... (more)

The wardrobe adaptability of the Emir of Qatar Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani is very telling.

It is an event "of cosmic proportions", said one Palestinian academic, a befitting description regarding Stephen Hawking's decision to boycott an Israeli academic conference slated for next June.

Germany "unreservedly supports" the US initiative to revive the peace process, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle told Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in a phone conversation on Wednesday, AFP reported.

Since 2008 an Israeli Presidential Conference has been held annually in Jerusalem.

You would think the Left would love a country that has universal health care, prosperous trade unions, and same sex marriage.

The head of Yesh Atid has the power to reset the national agenda, making him the most influential Jew in the world; US Treasury Secretary Lew, PM Netanyahu, President Peres and Women of the Wall's Hoffman round out top 5. Our choice for the most influential Jew in the world sky-rocketed from near anonymity outside of Israel to being hailed by ... (more)

Stephen Hawking's decision to boycott an Israeli academic conference next month was fittingly described as an event "of cosmic proportions" by one Palestinian academic.

We must not again jeopardize our security and lives by engaging in yet another "gamble for peace" with the odds stacked against us.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a backlash after reports surfaced that his office was charged an extra $139,000 for a bed on a recent five-hour flight to London.

The new ambassador to Israel from Vietnam, Mr. Ta Duy Chinh, is welcomed by Israeli president Shimon Peres at the President's house in Jerusalem at a ceremony on February 28 2013 After suffering decades of civil war and foreign incursions, as well as a decade of Stalinist rule that ended only in 1986, Vietnam has become one of the better-performing ... (more)

Israeli President Shimon Peres visited Italy for 3 days in early May, 2013. His visit was a predictable betrayal of the Jews, beginning with his new Franciscan "peace" award:" Peres will also hold a series of diplomatic meetings with the President and Prime Minister of Italy, and take part in a ceremony in the city of Assisi.

When a suicide bomb ripped through a pizzeria in downtown Jerusalem in 2001, killing 15 and wounding 130 more, 13-year-old Izzy Ezagui, who was visiting from America, found his calling.