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Shimon Peres

Prix Nobel de la paix en 1994, Shimon Peres est ancien Premier ministre israélien (1995-1996) et ancien ministre des Affaires étrangères. Il est l’actuel chef du parti travailliste et député à la Knesset. Depuis janvier 2005, il est vice-Premier ministre du gouvernement d’union nationale israélien.

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Shimon Peres speech at the European Parliament

by Shimon Peres

12 March 2013

I stand here before you, burning memories in my heart, great hopes in my soul.
I carry profound pain concerning the past. And look with confident eyes to the future.
I immigrated to Israel in 1934, at the age of 11. In 1942, most of the inhabitants of my town were burned alive. Had my family (…)

Shimon Peres on British-Israeli diplomatic relations

by Shimon Peres

London (United Kingdom) | 30 March 2011

Thank you very much, George. Ladies and gentlemen, if I had received this
invitation to speak before Chatham House 60 years ago, it would be for me
an awesome challenge. Today I feel relaxed. The reason is that Great Britain
was one thing in history and Great Britain is another thing when you (…)

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Address by Shimon Peres at the German Bundestag

by Shimon Peres

Berlin (Germany) | 27 January 2010

I stand here before you, as the President of the State of Israel, the home of the Jewish people.
While my heart is breaking at the memory of the atrocious past - my eyes envision a common future for a world that is young, a world free of all hatred. A world in which the words "war" and (…)