Middle East

The Palestinian Authority on Friday suspended a senior official who criticized PA President Mahmoud Abbas’s attendance at Shimon Peres’s funeral earlier in the day. Osama Mansour, who is a military liaison with Israel, posted comments on Facebook in which he blasted the president for going to the funeral in Jerusalem. “There are no personal relationships

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — In a lengthy interview published on the last day of September 2016 in Ha’aretz and hours before the funeral for Shimon Peres yet another former Israeli spy chief offers a critical and penetrating view of contemporary Israel. Ephraim Halevy, age 82 with vast experience of Israeli affairs, secret and revealed,

We believe our father would have wanted us to say a few words in English to all of you who traveled from across the world to join us at this devastating moment, as we say goodbye and pay tribute to a special man who we all loved dearly. He would have wanted us to thank

Tel Aviv (dpa) – Leaders from around the world have given their view this week of the late Israeli statesmen Shimon Peres, including at his funeral on Friday. After more than six decades in politics, Peres had ample opportunity to share his own opinions on everything from peace to social media. Here is a selection

Jerusalem (dpa) – Mount Herzl, also known as Har ha-Zikaron, is the site of Israel’s national cemetery in Jerusalem. The site is named after the Austro-Hungarian founder of modern Zionism, the writer Theodor Herzl (1860 – 1904), born Binyamin Ze’ev Herzl. Herzl’s pamphlet “The Jewish State” (Der Judenstaat) dealt with the foundation of an independent

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin on Friday both shook hands with Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas at the funeral of former President Shimon Peres. Netanyahu told Abbas that he appreciated his coming to attend the funeral, while Netanyahu”s wife, Sara, told the PA chairman that she is looking forward to hosting

The son-in-law and personal doctor of the late Shimon Peres, Prof. Rafi Walden, was critical of Arab MKs who refused to attend Peres” funeral tomorrow. “I am surprised and disappointed by them,” Walden said. “There was the famous saying of Abba Even that the Arabs never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. This time,

My father had a long and good life. Today, I bid farewell to two people: Peres – Shimon, his Excellency, that is Mr. President. And I say goodbye to the man my mother called Buzhik, and I called father, grandfather and great-grandfather. The first was Peres of the state, of the people, the citizen of

The state of Israel and leaders from around the world have paid tribute to former Israeli president and the last surviving member of Israel’s founding fathers, Shimon Peres. In an at times moving and emotional ceremony even for the impartial observer family members sat side by side with presidents and crown princes, political rivals spoke