Peres: Abbas is Serious About Peace

Arutz Sheva ^ | 18/2/14 | Elad Benari

[dennisw]

Don’t take Shimon Peres seriously. He is 90+ years old and a figurehead. He is there to provide an image of continuity because he goes back to Israel’s war of Independence and has an honorable military past. Pere is there to glad hand visiting foreign leaders

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http://biography.yourdictionary.com/shimon-peres
Under Ben-Gurion’s patronage Peres came to assume increasingly more responsible positions after Israel became an independent nation in 1948. In the war for independence (1948-1949) he was assigned to the newly-formed ministry of defense and remained there until 1959. During that decade Peres served as chief of the naval department in 1948, was sent to the United States in 1950 on an arms-procurement mission (as well as to complete his education), and in the years 1952-1959 filled the top administrative post of director-general of the ministry.

Peres is remembered for having played a key role in Israeli national security. First, he was instrumental in establishing the indigenous Israeli defense industries. Second, at a time when Israel found itself isolated diplomatically in the face of mounting Arab threats and militarization, Peres encouraged collaboration with France. His secret contacts in Paris resulted in a flow of sophisticated weapons and military technologies from France, enabling Israel to conduct the successful Sinai campaign in 1956.

[zeestephen]

It’s not just Peres that worries me.

Within the last 6 months two retired Israeli Intelligence chiefs have called on Israel to make huge territorial concessions for “Peace.”

When did that ever work with the Palestinians!

[dennisw]

Just call it the land for war “peace process” of John Effin Kerry.

Land for war. Give up land if you want war from the Muslims

[linMcHlp]

02/17/2014
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