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Shimon Peres

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SHIMON PERES He restored the Bible to its people, he restored the people to the Bible.
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SHIMON PERES it will be very difficult to continue with the peace process.
SHIMON PERES [Another Palestinian official called the cease-fire declaration a] trick, ... I invite the Palestini...
SHIMON PERES The settlements must be evacuated; the settlers cannot remain,
SHIMON PERES There is no sense whatsoever to remain here. The settlements must be evacuated.
SHIMON PERES With the religious you can hardly negotiate. They think they have supreme permission to kill people ...
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SHIMON PERES This is like committing suicide.
SHIMON PERES We feel that we can answer the expectation of the president, ... What we are trying to do is impress...
SHIMON PERES we would have left the Gaza Strip ten years ago.
SHIMON PERES I am in favor of talking with the Palestinians, ... I think the [aerial] bombings should be stopped....
SHIMON PERES Israel's demands for a cessation of violence and terror and incitement which has not ceased.
SHIMON PERES They're endangering every attempt to build a block of peace again, ... This reduces very much the ne...
SHIMON PERES We have extremes, ... We don't let extremes use rifles.
SHIMON PERES Unless there will be an end to the rifles and the shooting, I'll be very pessimistic about the futur...
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SHIMON PERES This is like committing suicide.
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SHIMON PERES we would have left the Gaza Strip ten years ago.
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