As expected, Peres was showered with compliments, like this one, from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “Shimon, you prove that it is possible to be curious at any age and young at any age.” ...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli President Shimon Peres launched his own YouTube channel. Peres inaugurated his channel Tuesday afternoon alongside YouTube founder Chad Hurley, who made a special trip ...

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Awarding Shimon Peres the Presidential Medal of Freedom, President Obama said the Israeli president embodied Israel’s need to simultaneously defend itself and to seek peace.

Shimon Peres, former Israeli president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, died today aged 93. Here's what you need to know about him: ...