Polish-born Israeli statesman and politician Shimon Peres was a protege of Israeli founding father and first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion. Peres was a 2-time prime minister and also served as Israel's president, significantly expanding its ceremonial role continuing to carry on international diplomacy. A pragmatic leader, he joined with his Labor Party rival Yitzhak Rabin to engage Yasser Arafat in the Oslo Accords, and all three received the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts. Peres served in 12 cabinets in such capacities as prime minister, foreign minister, and defense minister. Peres died at 93 from the effects of a massive stroke, in Ramat Gan, Israel on September 28, 2016. In this image, then Prime Minister Peres is joined by newly-minted Israeli, former Russian refusenik Natan Sharansky, and French actor/singer/Zionist Yves Montand at a Jerusalem rally in behalf of Soviet Jewry; June 2, 1986.

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