Abbas: Final-status issues discussed at first round of peace talks Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel and the Palestinians discussed all the final-status issues in the first session of peace talks held in Jerusalem. August 16, 2013 11:02 am
Israel not involved in Beirut car bombing, Peres says Israeli President Shimon Peres denied claims by his Lebanese counterpart that Israel was behind a recent deadly bombing in Beirut. August 16, 2013 4:40 am
Peres swears in Israel’s new chief rabbis Israel’s newly elected chief rabbis were sworn in by Israeli President Shimon Peres at a ceremony in Jerusalem. August 14, 2013 11:52 am