Shimon Peres Quotes


Some experts advise what to do in accordance with the past, but the past flew away, and we have to reorient ourselves in the face of new dangers.


Citations

Peres, Shimon. The New Middle East. Henry Holt and Company, 1993.

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Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres
  • Born: August 2, 1923
  • Died: September 28, 2016
  • Nationality: Israeli
  • Profession: Statesman, Israeli Prime Minister

Shimon Peres was an Israeli politician who served both as ninth President of Israel, (2007–2014) and Prime Minister of Israel, as well as Interim Prime Minister. He was a member of twelve cabinets in a political career spanning nearly 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 2007, when he became President, being in that role for another seven years. At the time of his retirement in 2014, he was the world's oldest head of state. He was considered the last link to Israel's founding generation.