Israel’s former president Shimon Peres said carrying out Donald Trump’s isolationist foreign policy vision would be “a very great mistake.” In an interview with Bloomberg.com , Peres — who is 93 and served in numerous roles in Israel’s government since its founding in 1948 — did not refer to the Republican presidential nominee by name….
JERUSALEM — Former Israeli President Shimon Peres was released from the hospital for the second time in less than two weeks after returning with chest pains and an irregular heartbeat. Peres was released Tuesday from Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer two days after being readmitted with a slight heart arrhythmia, his spokesman said in…
TEL AVIV – Israeli elder statesman Shimon Peres was hospitalized on Sunday for a second time in as many weeks after complaining of chest pains, his doctor said. Peres, who was released from hospital last week after suffering a mild heart attack on Jan. 14, was conscious and the hospitalization was a precautionary measure, Peres’s…
JERUSALEM — U.S. President Barack Obama called former Israeli President Shimon Peres to wish him well after his recent heart attack. During their conversation, Obama thanked Peres for their long friendship, a statement from Peres’ office said. “I left hospital stronger than I entered,” Peres told Obama in praising his medical team at Sheba Medical…
Israeli elder statesman Shimon Peres was stable in hospital on Thursday after successfully undergoing minor surgery for a constricted artery that had caused chest pain, officials said. The 92-year-old former prime minister and president “feels well and is fully conscious,” after the catheterisation procedure at a hospital near Tel Aviv, his spokeswoman said. Rafi Valden,…
TEL AVIV — Last month, rumors flooded the Internet that former Israeli President Shimon Peres was dead. True to form, the man who tirelessly trumpets his country’s high-tech sector took to Facebook to clear the air. “I wish to thank the citizens of Israel for the support, concern and interest, and wish to clarify that…
Retired Israeli president Shimon Peres says he’s still alive and kicking. False reports flew around on social media Monday that he had died, so he took to Facebook to reassure the public. “I wish to thank the citizens of Israel for the support, concern and interest, and wish to clarify that the rumors are false….
(JTA) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres may be a big U2 fan, but it seems like Bono is an even bigger Shimon Peres fan. Peres, who was in town for an economic conference, was part of the crowd at U2’s performance at the Air Canada Center, in Toronto, Canada. During the band’s encore, Bono…
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