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Shimon Peres /ʃɪˈmoʊn ˈpɛrɪs/ (Hebrew: שמעון פרס‎, listen (help·info); born Szymon Perski; August 2, 1923 – September 28, 2016) was an Israeli politician who served as the ninth President of Israel (2007–2014), the Prime Minister of Israel (twice), and the Interim Prime Minister, in the 1970s to the 1990s. He was a member of twelve cabinets and represented five political parties in a political career spanning 70 years. Peres was elected to the Knesset in November 1959 and except for a three-month-long hiatus in early 2006, was in office continuously until he was elected President in 2007. At the time of his retirement in 2014, he was the world's oldest head of state and was considered the last link to Israel's founding generation.

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Peace with the Palestinians will open ports of peace all around the Mediterranean. The duty of leaders is to pursue freedom ceaselessly, even in the face of hostility, in the face of doubt and disappointment. Just imagine what could be.

Disappointment, Doubt, Freedom, Leader, Mediterranean

Israel welcomes the wind of change, and sees a window of opportunity. Democratic and science-based economies by nature desire peace. Israel does not want to be an island of affluence in an ocean of poverty. Improvements in our neighbours' lives mean improvements to the neighbourhood in which we live.

Economies, Mean, Nature, Ocean, Opportunity

What should be the future of Israel? Is the land the most important choice, and for that reason to keep the whole of the land at any cost, or to have a partition and build the Jewish state on part of the land? And the other part?

Build, Important Choices, Israel, Land, Whole

I do not know anybody that is threatening Iran. It is a safe country.

Country, Iran, Know, Safe

Israel is moving from the realm of poetry to the realm of prose.

Israel, Moving, Poetry, Realms

Israel is a start-up nation, and I think it can be done in other places. I will do it outside the government. I don't need the government.

Government, Israel, Nation, Thinking

I read when I get up in the morning, when I can during the day and every single evening. Most of my weekends are spent reading great books. Books are my constant companions. If you eat three times a day you'll be fed. But if you read three times a day you'll be wise.

Book, Evening, Fed, Morning, Spent, Wise

I think today you can move ahead working with global companies more than with national governments.

Global, Government, Move, Moving, Think, Thinking

If you eat three times a day, you become fat. If you read three times a day, you become wise. It's better to be wise than fat.

Become, Eat, Fat, Fats, Three, Wise

The Iranian regime suppresses its own people as well as others in the region. It prevents peace by sponsoring terror globally. With the ultimate weapon that it is deceptively developing, the regime aims to gain hegemony over the entire Middle East and hold the world's economy hostage.

Gains, Hold, Iranian, People, Suppresses, Weapons

Israel was born under the British mandate. We learned from the British what democracy means, and how it behaves in a time of danger, war and terror. We thank Britain for introducing freedom and respect of human rights both in normal and demanding circumstances.

Behaves, Introducing, Mandate, Mean, Rights, War

Can any church help us to win a war? If you can't help us win a war, then please don't press us.

War, Winning, Church, Press, Help, Please

The uprising in Egypt was initiated by the young generation. The uprising achieved two things. One is it made the lives of dictators impossible. Today, if you are looking for a safe job, don't become a dictator.

Jobs, Young Generation, Egypt, Job, Looking, Safe

Early in the morning, I fell in love with the girl that later on became my wife. At that time, we were so naive. I wanted to charm her, so I read her Capital by Marx. I thought somehow she would be convinced by the strength of his criticism about capital.

Girl, Morning, Read, Strength, Wife

Without freedom you cannot have real peace.

Freedom, Peace, Real

In every war, there are always elements of blindness.

Blindness, Elements, War, Wisdom, Wise

Governments are based on power, companies are based on goodwill, which allows them to invest in the future.

Based, Company, Goodwill, Government, Invest, Power

President Abbas and myself, we are the ones who signed the Oslo agreement, so we really know each other, not just theoretically.

Abbas, Agreement, Ones, Oslo, President, Signed

Most of the Palestinians don't understand what they're doing. Politically, people can say what they want. The problem is not political, but religious.

People, Political, Problem, Religious, Understand

My heart goes out to the brave citizens of Syria, who each day risk and even sacrifice their lives to achieve freedom from a murderous regime. We in Israel welcome the historic struggle to forge democratic, peace-loving governments in our region.

Citizens, Heart, Lives, Sacrifice, Struggle

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