http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Shimon_PeresFind stories, videos, and photos about Shimon Peres from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:13:22 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Shimon_Peres14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Shimon Peres from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/23/israel.captured.soldier/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/23/israel.captured.soldier/index.html#cnnSTCTextTalk of a possible deal to release an Israeli soldier captured more than three years ago heightened Monday amid diplomatic activity in the region.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/04/israel.weapons.ship/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/04/israel.weapons.ship/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the largest naval seizure of it kind, Israeli Navy commandoes captured a ship loaded with "hundreds of tons" of weapons headed for Syria, Israeli military officials said Wednesday.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/20/israel.peres.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/20/israel.peres.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli President Shimon Peres rejected a United Nations report on his country's incursion into Gaza as "one-sided" and "unfair" in an interview with CNN.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/12/mideast.netanyahu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/12/mideast.netanyahu/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a Monday speech at the opening session of the Knesset, slammed a United Nations report critical of Israel's tactics during its offensive into Gaza.Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/12/turkey.israel.tensions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/12/turkey.israel.tensions/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkey urged Israeli officials to use "common sense" Monday as it tried to play down diplomatic tensions between the two countries over joint military exercises.Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/21/israel.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/21/israel.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael on Monday restated its long-standing policy regarding Iran after Russia's president indicated that Israel had taken the military option off the table.Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/13/israel.egypt.netanyahu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/13/israel.egypt.netanyahu/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will fly to Egypt Sunday to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian peace process with President Hosni Mubarak.Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/13/israel.peres.discharged/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/13/israel.peres.discharged/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli President Shimon Peres was released from hospital Sunday, a day after he fainted in Tel Aviv, his office said.Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/12/israel.peres.faints/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/12/israel.peres.faints/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli President Shimon Peres fainted Saturday evening after giving a speech in Tel Aviv, the president's spokeswoman told CNN.Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/09/israel.mitchell/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/09/israel.mitchell/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli President Shimon Peres on Tuesday stressed the need for a two-state solution in the quest for Israeli-Palestinian peace, a position out of step with the current Israeli government.Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/05/17/wef/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/05/17/wef/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs top government and business leaders wrapped up a weekend forum on the Middle East, all eyes were moving toward Washington to restart the stalled Arab-Israeli peace process that many say lies at the heart of political and economic instability in the region.Mon, 18 May 2009 04:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/11/pope.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/11/pope.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith his visit already bogged down in historical disputes, the pope's message of peace in Gaza was interrupted Monday by an impromptu speaker who fueled the longtime resentment between Palestinians and Israelis.Tue, 12 May 2009 01:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/05/us.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/05/us.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTextVice President Joe Biden prodded Israel on Tuesday to halt the expansion of its settlements on the West Bank, a move he called a necessary step toward ending the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Mon, 11 May 2009 14:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/08/pope.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/08/pope.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI will leave for a weeklong tour of the Middle East Friday morning, the first papal visit to some of Christianity's most holy places since Pope John Paul II made the pilgrimage in 2000.Sat, 09 May 2009 03:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/06/un.israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/06/un.israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael won't accept "one word" of a U.N. report blaming it for deaths and more than $10 million in damage to U.N. buildings during its monthlong offensive in Gaza, its president said Wednesday.Wed, 06 May 2009 19:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/04/israel.peres/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/04/israel.peres/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's "fanatical rulers" pose a nuclear threat to the Middle East and "are on the wrong side of history," Israeli President Shimon Peres said Monday.Mon, 04 May 2009 18:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/20/israel.netanyahu.government/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/20/israel.netanyahu.government/index.html#cnnSTCTextPrime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu, running out of time to form a coalition government, was granted a 14-day extension Friday by Israeli President Shimon Peres.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/08/pope.benedict.middle.east/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/08/pope.benedict.middle.east/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI will visit Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories May 8-15, he announced Sunday.Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/20/israel.netanyahu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/20/israel.netanyahu/index.html#cnnSTCTextBenjamin Netanyahu, the head of the conservative Likud Party, has been chosen to form Israel's next government, Israeli President Shimon Peres announced Friday.Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/19/israel.netanyahu.coalition.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/19/israel.netanyahu.coalition.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextLikud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu has picked up tentative support that could give him the inside track on forming a coalition government and becoming Israel's next prime minister.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:05:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/30/zakaria.davos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/30/zakaria.davos/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands turned out to greet Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his return home from Davos, Switzerland, on Friday, a day after a heated exchange with Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres over Israel's military campaign in Gaza.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/30/davos.erdogan.peres/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/30/davos.erdogan.peres/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli President Shimon Peres said he had an amicable phone conversation with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a day after Erdogan stormed offstage during an angry exchange with Peres at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/30/davos.wef.friday.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/30/davos.wef.friday.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of people turned out to greet Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his return home from Davos Friday, a day after he stormed off stage following a heated exchange with Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres over Israel's military campaign in Gaza.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/29/davos.wef.thursday.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/29/davos.wef.thursday.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stormed off stage at the World Economic Forum on Thursday during an angry discussion with Israeli President Shimon Peres over the crisis in Gaza.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:49:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/28/mitchell.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/28/mitchell.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextA cease-fire between Israel and Gaza will hold only if Hamas ends weapons smuggling into Gaza and halts rocket fire into Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told the top U.S. envoy to the Middle East on Wednesday, Israeli media reported.Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:28:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1853847,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1853847,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTzipi Livni's inability to form a new ruling coalition will mean early elections next year, but they could ultimately boost prospects for an agreement with the PalestiniansSun, 26 Oct 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/26/israel.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/26/israel.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnable to form a new coalition government, Kadima Party leader Tzipi Livni said Sunday she has asked Israeli President Shimon Peres to hold early general elections.Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/25/israel.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/25/israel.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTextKadima Party leader Tzipi Livni has given up efforts to form a coalition government and will ask President Shimon Peres for early elections in 90 days, Israeli media reported late Saturday.Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1851835,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1851835,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsraeli leaders are seriously considering a dormant Saudi plan offering a comprehensive peace between Israel and the Arab worldSun, 19 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/22/israel.government/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/22/israel.government/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli President Shimon Peres asked Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, head of the Kadima party, to form a new government Monday.Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843240,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843240,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAlthough he remains as head of an interim government, the task of forging a new coalition falls to Tzipi Livni, Olmert's replacement as head of the Kadima partyMon, 22 Sep 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/21/israel.olmert/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/21/israel.olmert/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert handed in his resignation to President Shimon Peres on Sunday, Peres announced.Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:01:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843160,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843160,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsrael's corruption-tainted prime minister told his Cabinet that he would step down, following through on a promise to allow the new leader of the ruling party to try to form a coalition governmentSun, 21 Sep 2008 09:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/14/bush.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/14/bush.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraelis and Palestinians clashed in Gaza, killing four Palestinians including a teen, as President Bush arrived Wednesday in Israel to prod the oft-stalled Mideast peace process. Thu, 15 May 2008 02:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/15/lemeur.bio/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/15/lemeur.bio/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhile many blogs are seldom read outside the bedroom they're written in, Frenchman Loïc Le Meur's are hard to miss.Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1705518,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1705518,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn a first-of-its-kind program, the government hopes to put charging stations all over the country and get gas guzzlers off the roads starting in 2011Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/09/bush.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/09/bush.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush claimed credit Wednesday for "nudging" Israeli and Palestinian leaders toward a two-state peace deal just hours after he arrived in the region on a Mideast tour.Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:31:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/leaders.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/leaders.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTextWorld leaders reacted with sadness, shock and condemnation Thursday to the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, some expressing concern about the nation's democratic process:Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:55:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/11/29/shimon.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/11/29/shimon.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere's renewed hope this week that peace may finally become a reality in the Middle East.Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/11/26/shimonperes.tease/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/11/26/shimonperes.tease/index.html#cnnSTCText"Face Time" with Shimon Peres: As leaders from the Middle East meet in Annapolis, Maryland for the peace summit, MME sits down with Israeli President, Shimon Peres. Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/07/vatican.peres.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/07/vatican.peres.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI and Israeli President Shimon Peres discussed Middle East peace efforts on Thursday, with both sides saying the atmosphere was favorable for Israelis and Palestinians to work to end decades of conflict.Fri, 07 Sep 2007 04:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/20/israeli.soldier/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/20/israeli.soldier/index.htmlIsraeli officials Wednesday said that a "sign of life" had been received from Cpl. Gilad Shalit, who was kidnapped in a cross-border raid by Palestinian militants.Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/31/peres.lebanon/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/31/peres.lebanon/index.htmlWith hopes dimming for a quick end to fighting in Lebanon, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres presented five conditions Monday that he said must be met before Israel can achieve peace with Hezbollah.Mon, 31 Jul 2006 18:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/29/israel.soldier/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/29/israel.soldier/index.htmlIsrael rounded up members of the Hamas-led Palestinian government Thursday, and warplanes fired a rocket into the Palestinian Authority's Interior Ministry building in Gaza City.Thu, 29 Jun 2006 06:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/16/mideast/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/16/mideast/index.htmlIran will give the Palestinian Authority $50 million and urged other Muslim countries to follow suit, Iran's top diplomat said Sunday.Sun, 16 Apr 2006 22:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/15/peres.iran/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/15/peres.iran/index.htmlFormer Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres responded to threats made by Iran's president against Israel, saying Mahmoud Ahmadinejad "will end up in the same way as [Saddam] Hussein."Sat, 15 Apr 2006 19:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/25/news/international/davos_2_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/25/news/international/davos_2_fortune/index.htmJustin Fox reports: For members of the Old Media, Davos remains stuck in a blissful time warp where they still matter and there's no Matt Drudge or Instapundit or Daily Kos around to cause trouble. Genius that he is, World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab long ago swept the people who run the world's newspapers, magazines and TV networks into a tight embrace, and he's not letting go, at least not yet.Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:24:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/25/raz.elections/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/25/raz.elections/index.htmlWe -- you, me, and the rest of the world -- have been voyeurs to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict for a long time.Wed, 25 Jan 2006 20:03:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/09/sharon.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/09/sharon.main/index.htmlIsraeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, recovering from surgeries after a major stroke, responded to pain stimulus Monday by slightly moving his right arm and leg, Hadassah Hospital officials said.Mon, 09 Jan 2006 05:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/08/sharon.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/08/sharon.main/index.htmlDoctors at Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital have decided to begin trying to bring Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon out of a medically induced coma on Monday.Sun, 08 Jan 2006 05:05:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/06/israel.polls/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/06/israel.polls/index.htmlTwo opinion polls published Friday suggest that Israelis voting in upcoming elections would strongly support the Kadima political party founded by ailing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, even without its gravely ill leader.Fri, 06 Jan 2006 14:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/11/israel.politics/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/11/israel.politics/index.htmlIsraeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz quit the Likud Party on Sunday to join the party recently founded by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, a spokesman for the new Kadima party said.Sun, 11 Dec 2005 11:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/02/schneider.israel/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/02/schneider.israel/index.htmlIt takes bold leadership to bring together a bitterly divided country. And that's what happened. Not in the United States. But still the political Play of the Week.Fri, 02 Dec 2005 23:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/30/otsc.raz/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/30/otsc.raz/index.htmlVeteran Israeli politician and former prime minister Shimon Peres has left his Labor Party and offered support to former rival Ariel Sharon. CNN's Jerusalem correspondent Guy Raz assesses what led to the move and what effect it may have on Israeli politics and the peace process.Wed, 30 Nov 2005 18:41:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/30/israel.politics/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/30/israel.politics/index.htmlFormer Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres resigned Wednesday from the Labor Party and endorsed his former rival, Ariel Sharon, in the upcoming race for prime minister.Wed, 30 Nov 2005 18:09:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/29/israel.politics/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/29/israel.politics/index.htmlFormer Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres will resign from the Labor Party, Israeli Channel 10 reported Tuesday night.Tue, 29 Nov 2005 11:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/20/israel.politics/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/20/israel.politics/index.htmlIsrael's Labor Party voted Sunday to withdraw from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's ruling coalition, a move that is expected to force the dissolution of Israel's parliament and leave Sharon poised to leave the right-wing Likud party to form a more moderate political organization.Sun, 20 Nov 2005 18:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/15/quest/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/15/quest/index.htmlThis month Richard Quest embarks on a quest for greatness.Fri, 15 Jul 2005 07:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/30/pakistan.attack/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/30/pakistan.attack/index.htmlNearly three dozen people roared up on motorcycles to the main building of Karachi's largest news group Saturday, overpowering the security staff and ransacking the reception area, offices and a relief camp set up to collect goods for tsunami victims.Sun, 30 Jan 2005 16:24:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/10/israel.government/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/10/israel.government/index.htmlIn a move to avert early elections, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Friday invited the Labor Party to join a new coalition government, a Sharon spokesman said.Fri, 10 Dec 2004 08:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/09/israel.government/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/09/israel.government/index.htmlThe central committee of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's ruling Likud party has voted to allow Sharon to form a new government that would include the opposition Labor Party.Thu, 09 Dec 2004 15:59:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/02/israel.government/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/02/israel.government/index.htmlThe head of Israel's opposition Labor Party signaled Thursday that his party is willing to join a unity government with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon because it backs his plan to pull out of Gaza and parts of the West Bank.Thu, 02 Dec 2004 12:24:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/12/israel.politics/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/12/israel.politics/index.htmlIsraeli Labor Party chief Shimon Peres said Monday that his party will enter talks to form a national unity government with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, an alliance that would carry out Sharon's plan to withdraw from Gaza and parts of the West Bank.Mon, 12 Jul 2004 09:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/21/israel.vanunu.vause/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/21/israel.vanunu.vause/index.htmlIsrael's nuclear reactor was built with the help of the French more than 40 years ago near the town of Dimona in the Negev Desert.Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/01/28/fortune.ff.tech.politics/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/01/28/fortune.ff.tech.politics/index.html"I do not see much hope in the political domain, but a lot of hope in the technological domain," said Shimon Peres last week at a private breakfast he hosted in a knotty wood-paneled ski-hotel dining room in Davos, Switzerland.Wed, 28 Jan 2004 00:07:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/10/28/330947/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/10/28/330947/index.htmFor a couple of days this summer FORTUNE brought together 178 CEOs, scientists, teachers, politicians, think-tankers, activists, investors, former Presidents, and nobility of various gradations to ...Mon, 28 Oct 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/02/16/68663/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/02/16/68663/index.htmISRAELIS are facing up to a new kind of war. A decade of hyperinflation has brought the country close to economic Armageddon. Now Israel is battling back. ''We don't have the luxury of watching our...Mon, 16 Feb 1987 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/09/01/67974/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/09/01/67974/index.htmOkay, Michael Barnes, we agree that rote memory is not what the citizens necessarily look for in senior solons. We also agree it's not easy to answer questions thrown at you suddenly when onstage a...Mon, 01 Sep 1986 04:01:00 EDT