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The state memorial of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was held in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Vice-President Joe Biden, Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair,…

Shimon Peres spoke to the Israeli Knesset after being elected Israel’s ninth president. The 83-year-old Nobel Peace Prize-winner is to be sworn into office on July 15, 2007, for a…

Israeli Prime Minister, Shimon Peres and Likud Party Leader, Binyamin Netanyahu, debated Israeli policy in southern Lebanon where Israeli and Hezbollah forces have been exchanging rocket…

Israel’s parliament (the Knesset) met in Jerusalem. The meeting took place a few hours after a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. Israeli President Moshe Katsav spoke about the peace process and…

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and opposition leader Shimon Peres spoke to the Knesset in support of Mr. Sharon’s plan to withdraw from some Jewish settlements in the Occupied Territories. The plan…

In his speech to the Knesset, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon opened up the parliament session outlining a timetable for legislative action on his disengagement plan. Following his…

At the opening session of the Israeli Knesset, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon blamed Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat for recent terrorist attacks in Israel, and called Arafat the greatest…

During a special session of the Israeli Knesset, a memorial service was held to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the death of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Translation into English…

The opposition leader addressed the opening session of the Knesset. He criticized Prime Minister Netanyahu for endangering the Middle East peace process by selling arms to the Palestinian…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Knesset for the first time, asking Arab countries for peace without preconditions. In his first speech as opposition leader, former Prime…

Former Prime Minister Simon Peres spoke at the ceremonial opening of the 14th Israeli Knesset. As the longest-serving member of the Knesset, he talked about his career and about his hopes…

Foreign Minister Shimon Peres outlined the reasons for the Knesset ratification of the Israel-Palestine peace agreement. Members screamed their descent from their positions on the floor…

In an excerpt from the session of the Israeli Knesset, members discussed legislative business, including a motion to commemorate the anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis. During the debate, a…