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Two stolen Van Gogh paintings recovered from Italian mafia
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World leaders attend funeral of Shimon Peres in Israel
Obama pays tribute to ‘dear friend’, former president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Palestinian president to attend funeral of Shimon Peres
Mahmoud Abbas pays tribute to former Israeli leader’s ‘brave’ efforts to make peace
‘Aleppo moment’ as Gary Johnson can’t name single foreign leader
Libertarian US presidential candidate freezes when asked to name his favourite leader
US considers tougher response to Russia over Syria crisis
John Kerry threatens to halt diplomacy with Russia following recent strikes on Aleppo
Shimon Peres ‘carried a whole nation on the wings of imagination’
Israel’s last surviving founding father eulogised as a ‘political giant’ ahead of funeral
Israel has lost one of its finest sons
Shimon Peres never realised his vision of a new Middle East but his optimism never died
Former Israeli president Shimon Peres dies aged 93
Tributes to Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was architect of Israel’s nuclear programme
Shimon Peres was a ‘war criminal’, say Irish Palestinian groups
Death of Israeli politician at the age of 93 has been followed by tributes internationally
Shimon Peres: Last surviving member of Israel’s founding generation
Former president, prime minister and foreign minister won Nobel Peace Prize
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Former Israeli president Shimon Peres in grave condition
Reports suggest Nobel Peace Prize winner close to death, two weeks after major stroke
Joe Biden arrives in Israel as US tourist is killed in attack
Three Palestinian assailants killed in three separate incidents across Israel
American dies after 10 stabbed by lone Tel Aviv attacker
Four Palestinians shot dead after attacks across Israel as US vice-president Joe Biden visits
Noel Whelan: Coalition with Fine Gael looks like best option for Fianna Fáil
The party as likely to perform as well in the next election coming out of government as they are from opposition
Ex-Israeli president Shimon Peres in hospital with chest pains
Elder statesman admitted last week after heart attack and now has chest pains
Peter Robinson on shortlist for Tipperary International Peace Award
North’s outgoing First Minister praised for forming Stormont’s coalition government
Israeli politician who sought accord with Palestinians
Yossi Sarid: October 24th, 1940 - December 4th, 2015
Remembering Yitzhak Rabin in a country reeling from recent violence
On the 20th anniversary of the former Israeli leader’s killing, people are asking ‘what if?’
Remembering Rabin in a country reeling from recent violence
On the 20th anniversary of his killing, people are still asking ‘what if?’
Revisiting the lessons of the Suez crisis nearly six decades on
The October 1956 war was ‘an act of imperial madness’ that the West has ignored
Centre-left Zionist Union maintains lead in Israeli polls
New centrist formation Kulanu could end up with the balance of power
Israel demolishes home of Palestinian in hit-and-run attack
Policy of punitive house demolitions reintroduced after deadly attacks on synagogue
Pope at centre of Nobel Peace Prize speculation
Francis’ historic visit to the Holy Land last May was marked by symbolic moments of prayer
Israel PM phones father of murdered Palestinian teen
Netanyahu promises attackers of boy will be prosecuted as anger over death fuels street protests
Likud’s Reuven Rivlin elected president of Israel
Winner given tepid backing by Netanyahu in contest riddled with subterfuge
Pope brings Israeli, Palestinian presidents together in Vatican
Pope Francis hosts moving ceremony with shared prayer for peace
Abbas and Peres join pope at Vatican to pray for peace in Middle East
Three-way prayer beteen Francis, Israeli and Palestinian presidents a moment of huge solemnity
Pope to pray with Israeli and Palestinian presidents
Francis, Peres and Abbas will shake hands during ceremony as a ‘gesture of peace’
Israeli, Palestinian leaders to pray with Pope in Rome
Pontiff had on recent visit invited both to visit Vatican and ‘beseech God for gift of peace’
Trip to Holy Land was a great gift for church, says pope
Francis acknowledges major reason for trip was to ‘encourage the road to peace’
Pope prays at Holocaust museum on last day of visit
Israeli and Palestinian presidents accept pope’s invitation to pray with him in Vatican
Pope invites Israeli and Palestinian leaders to Vatican
Francis makes offer in off-script remarks in Bethlehem and Tel Aviv
Pope invites Israeli president and Palestinian leader to Vatican
Pope made offer in off-script remarks at the end of a mass in Bethehem
Ehud Olmert jailed for six years on bribery charges
Prison term for former Israeli prime minister to begin on September 1st
Merkel brings cabinet to Israel in attempt to boost relations
German chancellor to receive Israel’s highest civilian honour for ‘unwavering commitment’
Turkey’s rising political star set for major fight
Mustafa Sarigül is currently the focus of much attention – both good and bad
English skills can help to end poverty, says Peres
Languages open doors to opportunity and progress, says Israeli president
Sharon’s funeral highlights conflicting views of former leader
Eulogised and vilified, Israel’s military hardman turned political leader is laid to rest
Israel’s PM warns nuclear Iran set to derail Palestinian agreement
Netanhyahu: Peace efforts ‘will come to naught’ if Tehran achieves bomb
Abbas invites pope to visit Holy Land
Francis’s two immediate predecessors visited Holy Land sites in Israel and the Palestinian territories
Mahmoud Abbas says pre-1967 West Bank border is basis for peace negotiations
Sixth round of peace talks to be held between Israeli and Palestinian representatives today
Israelis stock up on gas masks amid fears of Syrian strikes
Military steps up preparations for a possible attack from the north
Kerry pushes $4 billion West Bank investment plan
Initiative seen as means of reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
Bethlehem monastery loses court battle on Israeli wall
West Bank barrier deemed illegal by the United Nation’s International Court of Justice
Obama vows to prevent Iran obtaining nuclear bomb
US president speaking in Jerusalem on first day of Middle East trip
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