Shimon Peres

Yitzhak Rabin (left) and Yasser Arafat (right) shake hands at the White House on September 13, 1993, as US president Bill Clinton looks on. Photo: J. David Ake/AFP/Getty Images

September 7, 2023, 11:44 am

Thirty years later, key cabinet quotes reveal Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres feared the Palestinians wouldn't forgo terror and weren't giving enough for Israeli concessions, while Rabin foreshadowed his own assassination.

By Michael Bachner

The then-prince Charles at the funeral of Shimon Peres in Jerusalem in 2016. Photo: Abir Sultan, Pool via AP, File

May 23, 2023, 6:43 am

King Charles signals interest in Israel trip

"There is no doubt that Charles will be the one to break this pattern. The preparation has been done by his team to pave the way for this visit," Polak said.

Shimon Peres at the signing ceremony.
Photo: Avi Ohayon/GPO

September 13, 2018, 12:01 am

Accords architect: Oslo is not dead

While many see the Oslo Accords as misguided and a failure, the man behind them says he still believes in them, reports Nathan Jeffay.

By Nathan Jeffay

July 13, 2018, 12:01 am

Ehud Barak for JNF

FORMER Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak will be the keynote speaker at JNF Australia's annual dinner events in August and September.

Prince Charles at the inauguration of Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis.
Photo: Stefan Rousseau/Pool/Getty Images

November 16, 2017, 12:01 am

Prince slammed over 1986 comments

IN a newly revealed letter from 1986, Prince Charles suggested the "influx of foreign, European Jews" was a cause of turmoil in the Middle East.

From left: Victoria Nadel, Professor Tsvia Walden, Miri Orden, Rebecca Dreyfus, Barbara Ford, Sharon Davis and Sandy Hollis.

March 20, 2017, 12:01 am

Walden wows in Sydney

PROFESSOR Tsvia Walden, daughter of the late Shimon Peres, last week addressed a large crowd at the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia (NCJWA) NSW Council House.

By Yael Brender

Josh Weinberger sings Hatikvah at the Shimon Peres commemoration in Sydney's Central Synagogue on October 26. Photo: Shane Desiatnik

November 7, 2016, 12:31 pm

Moving tributes to Peres

Moving tributes to the late former Israeli president Shimon Peres were held at communal events in Melbourne and Sydney last week.

By Shane Desiatnik and Peter Kohn

NSW Labor MLC Shaoquett Moselmane. Photo: Twitter

October 27, 2016, 12:00 am

Moselmane slammed for ‘fictional history’

A claim made in NSW Parliament last week by Opposition Whip in the Legislative Council, Shaoquett Moselmane, that no Jews in pre-State Israel were “ever harmed” by Palestinians, has outraged political and communal leaders.

By Shane Desiatnik

Victorian MPs signed a condolence book for the family of the late Shimon Peres.

October 24, 2016, 12:00 am

Vic MPs honour Peres

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Opposition Leader Matthew Guy led MPs from both major parties last week in signing a condolence book organised by Zionism Victoria that will be sent to the family of Shimon Peres.

Moty Grau with the painting of Shimon Peres.

October 21, 2016, 12:00 am

Peres painting could save a life

A Gold Coast hairdresser is hopeful that his painting of the late Shimon Peres will raise much-needed funds to save the life of a friend battling cancer in Israel.

By Phoebe Roth

Greens leader Richard Di Natale. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

October 20, 2016, 12:00 am

‘Graceless’ Greens leader under fire for Peres speech

Greens leader Richard Di Natale has delivered a speech about the late former Israeli president Shimon Peres, which has been condemned as “disgusting”, “rotten” and “hateful”.

By Evan Zlatkis

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull signs a condolence book in Canberra in honour of Shimon Peres. Pictured next to him is president of the Senate, Stephen Parry.

October 13, 2016, 12:00 am

Turnbull, Shorten honour Peres

PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull signed the condolence book for former Israeli prime minister and president Shimon Peres in Canberra on Monday (October 10).

By Joshua Levi

President Barack Obama welcomes Israeli President Shimon Peres in the Oval Office Tuesday, May 5, 2009. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza.

October 6, 2016, 9:49 am

The end of the era of giants

For all the high-profile mourners at Shimon Peres’ funeral in Jerusalem, it was his daughter who summed up the man in less than a dozen words.

Richard Balkin signing the ZCNSW condolence book in honour of Shimon Peres.
Photo: Noel Kessel.

October 6, 2016, 12:00 am

Australia pays respects to Shimon Peres

Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove told The AJN it was an “honour to express the condolences of so many Australians” at Shimon Peres’ funeral.

By Evan Zlatkis

September 29, 2016, 10:27 am

The hawk who became a dove

SHIMON Peres was a Pole who became an icon of Israel. He was a hawk who became the country’s most famous dove. He was a man who struggled for years to endear himself to the public – and finally became a national treasure.