Peres as graffiti

International graffiti artist and actor, American Corin Nemec  has showed his support for Israel by painting a giant graffiti wall for peace centred on a portrait of the late Ninth President of Israel, Shimon Peres, at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation. Read more

Di Natale attacks Peres

The leader of the Greens Senator Richard Di Natale has told the Australian senate his views of the political life of Shimon Peres, a former Israeli president who died recently at 93. Read more

NSW State Parliament debates condolence motion for Shimon Peres

The NSW Parliament’s Legislative Council has debated a condolence motion in honour of the late-Israeli president and prime minister Shimon Peres.  Read more

Minister Parata to attend Peres funeral in Israel

New Zealand’s Education Minister Hekia Parata will represent the country at the state funeral of former President Shimon Peres in Israel today. Read more

A message from President Peres

The President of the State of Israel, Shimon Peres, has addressed the current  security situation saying “Hamas terrorists aims to kill and injure as many innocent Israelis as possible.” Read more

A President, a Prime Minister

Over 100 representatives of world wide Jewish media participating in a summit conference in Jerusalem have been addressed by Israel’s president Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. J-Wire was there. Read more

Israel’s Shifting Red Lines

The revelation that last year Prime Minister Netanyahu offered the release of 50 prisoners with Jewish blood on their hands just to get Abbas back to the negotiating table, is to me an obscenity…writes Gil Solomon. Read more

Happy Birthday, Mr President

Last night time stood still, politics were put aside and people from all walks of life in both Israel and from overseas came to celebrate the 90th birthday of President Shimon Peres…writes Dr Ron Weiser. Read more