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 Later this month, Israel’s legendary political leader Shimon Peres will step down after serving his seven-year term as the nation’s president. Now 90 years old, Peres has been engaged in Israeli public life since the 1950s, spanning a period of over 60 years. He’s been involved one way or the other in all the major decisions which Israel has made since he served as an assistant to founding premier David Ben-Gurion. And he is respected around the world for spearheading the Israeli quest for peace with the Palestinians over recent decades. Now Peres will leave behind a complex legacy. He was originally considered a hawk due to his role as a major arms purchaser for the young nation’s struggling military and the key figure who pioneered Israel’s nuclear program. But in his later decades, Peres was the unquestioned leader of the dovish camp who opened contacts with the PLO in his own relentless search for peace. So what will be the lasting impact of Shimon Peres? Just how unique is he among Israeli and world leaders? What were the greatest contributions of Peres to his nation, as well as his most controversial moves? What has been the secret to his political longevity? And what will be the true test of his legacy? Farewell to Peres! That’s our main feature this week here onFront Page Jerusalem. We’ll take a look back at the incredibly long political career of Shimon Peres and his lasting impact on Israel, the region and the world. Our guest analyst will be Gil Hoffman, chief political correspondent for The Jerusalem Post. |
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Airing the weekend of July 5, 2014
Available on WWW.FRONTPAGEJERUSALEM.COM on Monday, July 7, 2014
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On this week’s program, we’re bidding farewell to iconic Israeli leader Shimon Peres, who ends his term as president later this month. He’s been in the thick of Israeli politics for over 60 years, and went from being known as a hawk to a staunch dove. For insights and analysis on his long and complex public career, we spoke to Gil Hoffman, chief political correspondent for The Jerusalem Post.
 Word From Zion
It’s now time for our Word From Zion segment, when we look into the pages of God’s word. This week, we look at Israel’s determined search for those three young yeshiva students kidnapped by Hamas, which ended in such tragedy. Some are criticizing Israel for clamping down too hard on all Palestinians, but what does the Bible have to say about such search-and-rescue missions. Here’s Front Page senior producerDavid Parsons with more…
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 After 18 days of a desperate, intensive search, Israeli troops finally located the bodies of the three Jewish teenagers kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in mid-June. Many in Israel and around the world were earnestly praying for their safe return, but it turned out that the young men were murdered by their abductors just minutes after they were seized while on their way home from school at night. Now the search-and-rescue mission, dubbed “Operation Brother’s Keeper”, captivated the attention of the entire nation for nearly three whole weeks. Yet the end result was considered a national tragedy, as all Israel joined in mourning the senseless murders of these three yeshiva students. Meanwhile the search for the Hamas kidnappers continues, and the atmosphere between Israelis and Palestinians remains very tense in the wake of this painful episode. So exactly what happened on June 12th when the young men were kidnapped? How much does Israel know about their Hamas abductors? Why did Hamas carry out this terrorist operation at this time? What has Israel learned from this tragedy? And what are the repercussions of this incident for Israel and the region? Israel’s Teen Tragedy! That’s our main feature next week here on Front Page Jerusalem. We’ll take a look back at the recent kidnapping and murder of those three Israeli yeshiva students and the heated tensions left behind by this sad episode. Our guest will be Dr. Dan Diker, a leading Israeli strategic analyst who is affiliated with both the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya and the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. Plus, in next week’s Word From Zion segment we’ll look at what the Bible has to say to comfort and reassure us in the face of tragedies like this. |
Airing the weekend of July 12, 2014
Available on WWW.FRONTPAGEJERUSALEM.COM on Monday, July 14, 2014
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