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Shimon Peres
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| Title: |
Former Israeli Prime Minister (1984-1986 & 1995-1996)
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| Position: |
Pro Two State Solution
to the question "What are the solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?"
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| Reasoning: |
"For Israel to remain a Jewish state, both morally and demographically, it needs a Palestinian state. Today, 4.7 million Jews and 4 million Arabs live between the Mediterranean and the River Jordan. Without two separate states, a binational state will come into being, to the great frustration of the two peoples."
"Why Israel needs a Palestinian state"
Le Monde Diplomatique, 1998
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Credibility
Ranking: |
Experts
Members of Congress, Ambassadors, Counsul Generals, heads of government, members of legislative bodies, and Ph.D.'s with significant involvement in, or related to, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
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| Involvement: |
- Deputy Prime Minister, 2001-2002
- Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2001-2002
- Minister of Regional Cooperation, 1999-2001
- Founder of The Peres Center for Peace, 1996
- Chairman of Labor Party, 1996-1997
- Prime Minister, 1995-1996
- Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1992-1995
- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, 1988-1990
- Foreign Minister, 1986-1988
- Prime Minister, 1984-1986
- Chairman of the Labour Party, 1977-1992
- Acting Prime Minister, 1977
- Minister of Defense, 1974-1977
- Minister of Transport and Communications, 1970-1974
- Minister of Immigrant Absorption, 1969
- Instrumental in forming a union between Rafi and Mapai [former Israeli political parties], giving birth to the Israeli Labour Party, 1967
- Elected to Israel's parliament, the Knesset, 1959
- Director General of the Ministry of Defense, 1953-1959
- Head of Israel's navy, 1948
- Immigrated to Israel, 1934
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| Education: |
Studied at the New York School for Social Research, Harvard
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Affiliations/
Honors:
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- Honorary President of the Socialist International, 1999
- Founder: The Peres Center for Peace, 1996
- Nobel Peace Prize, 1994
- Peace Research Institute
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| Contact Info: |
The Peres Center for Peace
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| Other: |
Books:
- Le Voyage Imaginaire, 1998
- New Genesis, 1998
- For the Future of Israel, 1997
- Battling For Peace, 1995
- Reading Diary - Letter to Authors, 1994
- The New Middle East, 1993
- Entebbe Diary, 1991
- La Force De Vaincre, (French), 1981
- Go With The Men - 7 Portraits, 1979
- Tomorrow Is Now, 1978
- David's Sling, 1970
- The Next Phase, 1965
- In Between Hatred and Neighborhood, (Hebrew), 1961
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