Shimon Peres

Israel's President Shimon Peres gestures during a press conference at the government palace in Buenos Aires, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Peres is on a two-day visit to Argentina. (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia) Copyright 2009 AP News

Israeli President Shimon Peres called on Tuesday for Palestinians to "show that they control their own people" before seeking UN recognition of an independent state. Peres, who is ending a two-day visit to Argentina, said Palestinians "have split their country, not us." ...

Israeli president predicts Chavez, Ahmadinejad will 'disappear' before long Israel President Shimon Peres predicts the people of Venezuela and Iran will make their leaders disappear before too long. Speaking at a forum in Argentina Tuesday, Peres said both Hugo Chavez and Mahmoud ...

BUENOS AIRES - NOVEMBER 16: (ISRAEL OUT) In this handout image supplied by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli President Shimon Peres (R) meets with Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez De Kirshner November 16, 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Peres is on ...

Israeli President Shimon Peres arrived in Argentina, home to Latin America's biggest Jewish community, Sunday for a two-day visit and meeting with President Cristina Kirchner, just ahead of a planned visit by Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas. Peres was greeted on arrival here ...

Israeli President Shimon Peres arrived in Argentina, home to Latin America's biggest Jewish community, Sunday for a two-day visit and meeting with President Cristina Kirchner, just ahead of a planned visit by Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas. Peres was greeted on arrival here ...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has no future, his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres said in an interview published on Sunday. Speaking during an official visit to Brazil -- the first by an Israeli president in 43 years -- Peres told the Spanish newspaper ...

Israel's President Shimon Peres speaks during a news conference in the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. Peres is on a five-day visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) Copyright 2009 AP News

Israeli President Shimon Peres urged Brazil to use its growing clout to challenge Iran's threats against his country during a visit here just two weeks before Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. "There needs to be a voice against destruction and against terror, a ...

Brazil hosted Israeli President Shimon Peres on Tuesday, as preparations were also being made to receive Iran's leader in two weeks. The revolving-door diplomacy with the biggest foes in the Middle East underlined Brazil's ambitions to play a mediating role in that ...