Israel’s former president Shimon Peres endorsed the Zionist Union’s Isaac Herzog as prime minister. “The Israeli democracy is approaching the day of choice. It is natural that people will have ...

Current and former world leaders mourned the passing of Israeli statesman Shimon Peres on Wednesday, praising him as a visionary who committed his life to the elusive goal of lasting peace in the ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Wednesday mourned the death of Shimon Peres, a former president and prime minister whose life story mirrored that of the Jewish state, as the government began preparations ...

A spokeswoman for Shimon Peres says the former Israeli president has suffered a stroke and been rushed to a hospital. In a statement, Ayelet Frisch said Tuesday that he was stable and fully conscious.

Former Israeli President Shimon Peres suffered a "major stroke" on Tuesday and experienced heavy bleeding in the brain, a hospital official said, as doctors raced to stabilize the 93-year-old Nobel ...

JERUSALEM -- Israel's former president, Shimon Peres, was rushed to a hospital after experiencing chest pains a week after suffering a mild heart attack, his spokeswoman said Sunday night. The 92-year ...