Peres, remembered for tireless peace efforts, laid to rest
By ARON HELLER Shimon Peres was laid to rest Friday by dozens of world leaders who praised Israel’s former president and prime minister for pursuing peace with an indefatigable spirit…
Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres, ex-Israeli president and PM, dies at 93
By ARON HELLER Shimon Peres, a former Israeli president and prime minister, whose life story mirrored that of the Jewish state and who was celebrated around the world as a…
Israel chooses veteran hard-liner as president
By TIA GOLDENBERG Newly elected Israeli president Reuven Rivlin, right, raises a toast with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, June, 10, 2014.…
BODY OF ISRAEL’S ARIEL SHARON LIES IN STATE
By ARON HELLER Members of the Knesset guard carry the coffin of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the Knesset plaza, in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. Sharon, the…
ARIEL SHARON, FORMER ISRAELI PM, DIES AT 85
By JOSEF FEDERMAN FILE – In this Wednesday Feb. 7, 2001 file photo, Ariel Sharon, then Israel’s Prime Minister-elect, looks up as he touches Judaism holiest site, the Western Wall,…
ISRAELI LEADER BACKS OUT OF MANDELA FUNERAL
By JOSEF FEDERMAN FILE – In this file photo taken Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. Fresh off a series…
IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL FUELS ANGER, JITTERS IN MIDEAST
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem, Israel, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. After feverishly trying to derail the international…
KERRY SEEKS MOVEMENT IN ISRAELI, PALESTINIAN TALKS
By MATTHEW LEE U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool) BETHLEHEM, West…