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Former Israeli leader Shimon Peres dies aged 93
The Guardian.com ^
| 9/27/16
| Peter Beaumont
Posted on 09/27/2016 7:23:45 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
Shimon Peres, one of Israel’s defining political figures and a Nobel peace prize laureate, has died at the age of 93, two weeks after having a stroke, the official Israel News Agency has confirmed.
Peres had twice served as prime minister of Israel and later as the country’s ninth president. He had been seriously ill on a respirator in an Israeli hospital near Tel Aviv and died after his condition deteriorated sharply.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: israel; israeli; peres; shimonperes
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09/27/2016 7:25:29 PM PDT
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Churchillspirit
(9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
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09/27/2016 7:28:27 PM PDT
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rockinqsranch
(America IS sick, and tired of the Clintons. It's time to say goodbye.)
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May he rest in peace, and may his family be comforted in their loss. Bless Israel, and protect her from those who would do her harm.
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09/27/2016 7:31:51 PM PDT
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mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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09/27/2016 7:33:08 PM PDT
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Fiddlstix
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Prayers for the repose of his soul.
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09/27/2016 7:33:43 PM PDT
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Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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He was a first cousin to American Actress Lauren Bacall.
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May he rest in peace, and may Israel be forever.
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09/27/2016 7:45:07 PM PDT
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chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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A great man of peace, God grant him eternal light.
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09/27/2016 7:45:11 PM PDT
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opus1
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I greatly admire this man. I wish he could have seen peace in his lifetime. I know he'll have peace now.
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09/27/2016 8:17:50 PM PDT
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Family Guy
(A society's first line of defense is not the law but customs, traditions and moral values. -Williams)
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