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Grapevine: Did he want it darker?

IN THE midweek “Grapevine” column on Wednesday, it was noted that Shimon Peres would continue to have an influence on Israel from beyond the grave, and indeed that appears to be the case.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Former Presudent Shimon Peres's grave

Netanyahu: The Dimona nuclear facility will be named after Peres

"Only when I became prime minister and entered the nuclear facility did I understand its importance for Israeli security, which Shimon Peres established."

|ByARIEL WHITMAN
Former Israeli president Shimon Peres (R) shakes hands with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (C) at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa at the King Hussein Convention Centre at the Dead Sea May 22, 2015

The Peres legacy: What can we learn from it?

Through his tragic mistake called Oslo, Peres bequeathed to us a legacy to learn from. May we learn the lessons well.

|ByDAVID RUBIN
SHIMON PERES reads ‘The Jerusalem Post’ in January 1987.

Shimon Peres: From hawk to dove

In his long public career, Shimon Peres went from Mr. Security to Mr. Peace.

|ByHERB KEINON

Shimon Peres: A renaissance man and workaholic who outlived all his rivals

Peres outlived all his rivals, but pretended to take offense when anyone wished him long life to 120, asking why they were selling him short.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
A photograph comemmorating former president Shimon Peres, who died on September 28, 2016

Military and political courage at Entebbe

The courage displayed by Rabin is testament more than anything else to his determination to follow the path we’d chosen as a nation and to fulfill our promises as the leaders of the Jewish people.

JULY 1, 2016BySHAUL MOFAZ
Then-prime minister Yitzhak Rabin (C) and then-defense minister Shimon Peres (2nd L) greet hostages rescued from Entebbe back in Israel