Word: shimon
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...positive effect of Saddam's threats was to produce a rare moment of unity last week among Israel's factious politicians, pushing aside the machinations that followed the March 15 collapse of Israel's national unity government. Last Wednesday Labor leader Shimon Peres claimed that he had cobbled together a coalition to displace the caretaker Shamir. Peres plans to present his new government to the Knesset this week for a vote of confidence...
...compromise plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Cairo and risking the collapse of his national unity government, Shamir stuck to his ideology. After a dramatic showdown on the floor of the Knesset, he became the first Israeli leader ever to be evicted from office when Labor Party leader Shimon Peres pushed through a vote of no confidence by a margin...
...When Shimon Peres visited the Institute of Politics two years ago, I asked him about Israeli military and trade ties to South Africa. His response was something to the effect of, "Well, Japan has relations with South Africa, so why shouldn't Israel...
...Israel's frontier. Even if they were willing to, there is a chronic shortage of housing. Of the 25,000 new apartments planned for immigrants to Israel in 1990 (expected to cost $1 billion), only a few hundred will be located in the occupied areas. One reason: Finance Minister Shimon Peres, the Labor Party leader, prepares the budget and does not share his Likud coalition partners' enthusiasm for such settlements...