Peres

Sorin Hershko, soldier most severely wounded in Entebbe, honored on operation's 50th anniversary

The recognition was awarded by the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, whose chairman is Chemi Peres, son of former prime minister Shimon Peres.

JUNE 30, 2026|ByMAARIV

An Israeli hostage is greeted on her return to Israel after Operation Entebbe on 3rd July 1976, in which, Israeli special forces rescued 100 hostages held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine following their hijack of Air France Flight 139.

THE TANK that was removed from the Tel Saki Yom Kippur War memorial on the Golan Heights by a group of veteran soldiers who planned to use it in an anti-government protest.

My Word: Mobilizing tanks in a battle of wills

Justice Minister Yariv Levin, who is forging ahead with the judicial overhaul despite demonstrations, entreaties and threats, has been accused of many things.

FEBRUARY 23, 2023|ByLIAT COLLINS

PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG at the Maccabi World Union centenary celebration, with a background photograph in which his father is pictured in the group photo taken at the 12th Maccabiah Games.

Grapevine August 31, 2021: Biased Behavior

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

AUGUST 31, 2021|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

SHIMON PERES smiles during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos in 2013.

Shimon Peres remembered in a manner he would have appreciated

Using previously unseen footage, the event explores the world of former president Peres and draws inspiration from his most valuable work, vision and the legacy he left behind.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Clinton: Peres was a dreamer who never gave up

"Peres started off life as Israel's brightest student, became its best teacher, and ended up its biggest dreamer," Clinton said.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016ByJPOST.COM STAFF

World leaders gather for final tribute to Peres

Abbas to attend funeral, not meet Prime Minister. More than 70 nations send delegations.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016ByHERB KEINON

Member of Knesset Shai: Peres didn’t betray Pollard

Peres was prime minister at the time of Pollard’s 1985 arrest.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016ByGIL HOFFMAN

Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard leaves a federal courthouse in New York

Peres bombshell: I stopped an Israeli strike on Iran

"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Ehud Barak were pushing ahead with their plans to attack Iran."

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016BySTEVE LINDE

Peres outside the Nuclear Research Facility

Statesmanship versus Demagoguery

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016ByDR. ALON BEN-MEIR

Grapevine: Shimon Peres: A personal memoir

The first time I met him, in August 1973, only three months after my arrival in Israel, I did not like him.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Fatah-linked Facebook shows Peres going to hell for 'crimes' against Palestinians

Social media affiliated with Palestinian party demonizes the former Israeli president.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016ByJPOST.COM STAFF

Palestinian president Abbas stands between PM Haniyeh and senior Fatah leader Dahlan in Gaza

Public pays last respects to Peres at Knesset memorial

Peres’s body will lie in state from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and tens of thousands of Israelis, in addition to politicians and foreign dignitaries are expected to attend.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016ByLAHAV HARKOV

Lauder recalls a memorable conversation with Peres

WJC president speaks of his ‘open, special’ relationship with the former president.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016ByTAMARA ZIEVE

WJC PRESIDENT Ronald Lauder (left): Shimon Peres was always willing to take a chance for peace.

Peres’s final contribution: His corneas

In his life and deeds, he handed us tomorrow, always paving paths for the future of peace.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH