Peres had twice served as prime minister of Israel and later as the country’s ninth president. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Peres signs the Oslo accords in a ceremony at the White House in Washington, DC, watched by (background L to R) Rabin, Bill Clinton and Arafat. Although he ran for prime minister five times between 1977 and 1996, he never won a national election outright. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Arafat, Peres and Rabin with their Nobel awards in Oslo, Norway, in 1994. Photograph: Israeli government/EPAPeres had had several health scares this year and was admitted to hospital twice because of heart problems.

Source: The Guardian September 28, 2016 02:03 UTC