Shimon Peres

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**FILE** Gen. Chen Bingde (left), chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Israeli President Shimon Peres (center) and Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, Israel military chief, pose for the media during a meeting at Peres' residence in Jerusalem. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's economic adviser Mohammed Rashid (right) and then-Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres (left) shake hands May 11, 2002, as Rome's mayor Walter Veltroni looks on at a ceremony before the start of a concert in Rome's Colosseum. (Associated Press)

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Israeli President Shimon Peres addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington on Sunday, March 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reaches to greet Israeli President Shimon Peres, as she arrives at the Beit Hanassi presidential residence in Jerusalem, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010. Mrs. Clinton is in the region for Mideast peace talks.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)