Former Israeli President Shimon Peres Passed Away at the Age of 93

World News Nilgun Salim
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The former president of Israel and the laureate of the Nobel Award for Peace, Shimon Peres, passed away on Wednesday morning in Tel Aviv.

In 1991, Peres traveled with his family to Palestine, where his father established a couple of years before his arrival. He attended the Ben Shemen Agricultural School in Lod, involving in the political life at the age of 20.

Shortly after, he became a member of the regional syndicate of the youth movement, a union which facilitated his political ascent. Another iconic figure, who made a significant contribution in Peres’ career was David Ben-Gurion, also known as the alleged founder and parent of Israel.

He played a leading role in creating Israel’s defense system, creating close relations with France and the R.F. Germany organization.

In 1968, alongside his mentor David Ben-Gurion, he founded RAFI and the Labor Party, led by Golda Meir.

He was named the new Minister of Transport and Communications in 1970, during Golda Meir’s activity and in 1977 he became a Prime Minister, assuming the leadership of his government.

Just like Yasser Arafat or Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres is considered an architect of the Israeli-Palestine Peace Agreement.

In November 2008, Peres was awarded the Grand Cross of the St. Michael and St. George Order by Queen Elizabeth herself.

In June 2014, Shimon was decorated with the Gold Medal during a U.S. Congress in Washington.

Shimon Peres is considered, like Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin, architect of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreement (September 1993), the three were rewarded in 1994 with the Nobel Peace Prize.

On 14 January 2016, he suffered a heart attack and went through a risky procedure in a hospital near Tel Aviv.

On September 13, 2016, the icon, was hospitalized at the intensive care department, after suffering a major stroke.