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| Shimon Peres, former Israeli president, dies aged 93 | |
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| Former Israeli PM and president Shimon Peres has died aged 93. | |
| He suffered a stroke two weeks ago and his condition improved before a sudden deterioration on Tuesday. | He suffered a stroke two weeks ago and his condition improved before a sudden deterioration on Tuesday. |
| Mr Peres, who was one of the last of a generation of Israeli politicians present at the new nation's birth in 1948, served twice as the country's prime minister and once as president. | Mr Peres, who was one of the last of a generation of Israeli politicians present at the new nation's birth in 1948, served twice as the country's prime minister and once as president. |
| He won the Nobel Peace prize in 1994 for his role negotiating peace accords with the Palestinians a year earlier. | He won the Nobel Peace prize in 1994 for his role negotiating peace accords with the Palestinians a year earlier. |
| He once said the Palestinians were Israel's "closest neighbours" and might become its "closest friends". | He once said the Palestinians were Israel's "closest neighbours" and might become its "closest friends". |
| Obituary: Shimon Peres, Israeli founding father | Obituary: Shimon Peres, Israeli founding father |
| Long legacy of Israel's elder statesman | Long legacy of Israel's elder statesman |
| Mr Peres shared his Nobel Peace Prize with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was later assassinated, and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. | Mr Peres shared his Nobel Peace Prize with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was later assassinated, and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. |
| At the start of his long political career, he was put in charge of personnel and arms purchases for the Haganah, the predecessor of the Israel Defense Forces. | At the start of his long political career, he was put in charge of personnel and arms purchases for the Haganah, the predecessor of the Israel Defense Forces. |
| He secured a deal with France to supply the new Israeli nation with Mirage jet fighters. He also set up Israel's secret nuclear facility. | He secured a deal with France to supply the new Israeli nation with Mirage jet fighters. He also set up Israel's secret nuclear facility. |
| Once an advocate of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, Peres later became a leading political dove. He often spoke of the need for compromise over territorial demands in Palestinian areas. | Once an advocate of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, Peres later became a leading political dove. He often spoke of the need for compromise over territorial demands in Palestinian areas. |
| He maintained an active public schedule into old age, mostly through his non-governmental Peres Centre for Peace, which promotes closer ties between Israel and the Palestinians. | He maintained an active public schedule into old age, mostly through his non-governmental Peres Centre for Peace, which promotes closer ties between Israel and the Palestinians. |
| He retired from his role as president in 2014. | |
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