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World leaders congratulate Peres; Beilin: Victory for peace camp
Tel Aviv, 14.06.2007
By Shahar Ilan, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Service and Agencies World leaders and former rivals called Vice Premier Shimon Peres on Wednesday to congratulate him on his election victory in the race for the ninth president of Israel. Meretz leader Yossi Beilin said the win by Peres, one of the architects of the Oslo Accords, against Likud MK Reuven Rivlin was a victory for the peace camp. Peres received congratulatory phone calls from Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, King Juan Carlos of Spain and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Disgraced president Moshe Katsav, whose unexpected win in the 2000 vote denied Peres the President's Residence, also called to offer congratulations. After his election, Peres went to the Western Wall and then to the home of Shas leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, who had prevented his election in 2000 and made it happen Wednesday. Peres thanked Yosef for Shas' support, and said: "I admire Rabbi Yosef. He is a genius of whom Israel should be proud." The 83-year-old Peres plans Thursday to visit the grave of David Ben-Gurion, his first mentor. Beilin said that Peres' election was an important achievement for the peace camp. "Israel chose the man who shook Arafat's hand as its first citizen," he said. The National Union-National Religious Party called on Peres to unite the nation and avoid divisive, controversial issues. MK Yisrael Eldad (National Union) urged Knesset members after the first round to vote against Peres. "Peres is not worthy of being president," he said. The other candidates in the race, Rivlin and Labor MK Colette Avital, both dropped out after Peres won a convincing 58 votes in the first round, leaving the way clear in the second round for the elder stateman of Israeli politics. Until Peres enters office in a month's time, Dalia Itzik will continue serving as acting president. odkaz na stránku
Shimon Peres (Labour), Minister of Foreign Affairs, was born in Poland in 1923 and immigrated with his family as a child. He studied at the Ben Shemen Agricultural School, and was one of the founders of Kibbutz Alumot in the Jordan Valley. In 1943, he was elected secretary of the Hano'ar Ha'oved youth. In Israel's War of Independence, Mr. Peres was responsible for arms purchases and recruitment, and in 1948 was appointed head of the naval services. In 1949, he headed the Defense Ministry's procurement delegation to the United States. Mr. Peres was appointed Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Defense in 1952 and served as its Director-General between 1953-1959. Mr. Peres has been a Member of the Knesset since 1959 and served as Deputy Minister of Defense from 1959-1965. In 1965, he left the Mapai Labour Party with Ben-Gurion and became Secretary-General of Rafi. In 1968, he was instrumental in bringing Rafi back to Mapai to form the Israel Labour Party. Mr. Peres became Minister of Immigrant Absorption in 1969 and served as Minister of Transport and Communications from 1970-1974. In 1974 he was appointed Minister of Information and later, Minister of Defense (1974-1977). The highlight of his tenure as Defense Minister was the Entebbe rescue operation. In 1977, Mr. Peres was elected chairman of the Labour Alignment. In 1984, a National Unity Government was formed, and he served first as its Prime Minister (1984-1986), and then as Vice Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1986-1988). During his term as Prime Minister, Israel withdrew from Lebanon and an economic stabilization plan was implemented. In 1978, Mr. Peres was elected Vice-President of the Socialist International. In the National Unity government (1988-1990), Shimon Peres served as Vice Premier and Minister of Finance. From 1990-1992, he led the opposition in the Knesset. Mr. Peres began his second tenure as Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs on July 13, 1992 with the establishment of the new, Labour-led government. Shimon Peres has authoured the following books: The Next Step (1965); David's Sling (1970); And Now Tomorrow (1978); From These Men (1979):;Entebbe Diary (1991); The New Middle East (1993); Battling for Peace (1995). He has written hundreds of articles and essays. Shimon Peres is married to Sonya (nee Gelman); they have two sons and a daughter - and six grandchildren. nobelprize.org.
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