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		He has made signal contributions to Israel's ability to defend itself, and he was responsible for far-reaching reforms of the country's economic system to tame inflation and lay the foundation for Israel's participation in the high tech revolution in which it has played a cutting edge role.
		Foreign Minister, you mentioned in your talk that if Arafat doesn't lead he's not worth being a leader, or you alluded to that.
		Foreign Minister, a prayer for the safety of Musharif, and in that context I'd like to ask you how you currently assess the nuclear threat environment to Israel with particular attention to Pakistan, but also with respect to Iraq and Iran.
	www.brook.edu /comm/transcripts/20011023.htm (4379 words)

	NCSJ - Georgian Foreign Minister Visits Israel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Irakli Menagarishvili, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia paid an official visit to Israel from October 27 through October 31, 2003.
		Minister Menagarishvili met with the President of Israel Moshe Katsav, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, members of the Knesset and other Israeli officials.
		Minister Menagarishvili met also with representatives of the Georgian community in Israel which numbers 100,000 and is the largest outside the former Soviet Union.
	www.ncsj.org /AuxPages/103103Georgia.shtml (184 words)

	Romanian Foreign Minister visits Israel
		The Foreign Minister of Romania, Mihai-RÄzvan Ungureanu, arrived in Israel on Friday, July 1, for an official visit as the guest of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Silvan Shalom.
		On the visiting minister's agenda is lunch with his Israeli counterpart and discussions on a broad range of bilateral subjects that reflect the rich diversity of the relations between the two countries.
		Minister Ungueanu will give a lecture, as the guest of the Foreign Relations Council, on the topic "Romanian-Israeli relations in the context of Romania's integration into the European Union" and also on "Antisemitism in Europe" at the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism, the Hebrew University.
	www.mfa.gov.il /MFA/About+the+Ministry/MFA+Spokesman/2005/Romanian+Foreign+Minister+visits+Israel+3-Jul-2005.htm (410 words)

	Israeli Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Rabin, (1922-1995), was prime minister of Israel from 1974 to 1977 and from 1992 until his death.
		Israel's previous prime ministers were born in Europe.
		Rabin, Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres, and PLO leader Yasser Arafat shared the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize for their peace efforts.
	www.palestinehistory.com /isrbio15.htm (303 words)

	Publications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Israel’s defensive anti-infiltration measures resulted in the death of several thousand mostly unarmed Arabs during 1949-56, the vast majority between 1949 and 1952......Thus, upward of 2,700 Arab infiltrators, and perhaps as many as 5,000, were killed by the IDF, police and civilians along Israel’s borders between 1949 and 1956.
		On 27 July 1949 Foreign Minister Sharett informed members of the Transfer Committee (Weitz, Danin and Lifschitz) that the US government was putting strong pressure on Israel to agree to the return of a quarter of a million refugees.
		Israel’s economic approach to the Palestinian refugee problem: to try to solve the problem mainly through the integration of the refugees into the economies of various Arab countries and through the initiation of various organised resettlement schemes, also went hand in hand with the Israeli approach to the issue of restitution of refugee property.
	www.shaml.org /publications/monos/mono2.htm (8275 words)

	PRESS CONFERENCE BY FOREIGN MINISTER OF ISRAEL
		Israel had also decided to raise many of the restrictions on exports and imports to the territories, thus, enabling the flow of goods to resume there without any interference from Israel, he added.
		Israel's Government had suggested to the Palestinians that it would bring water to Hebron, which was suffering from a very serious shortage, and that it would build a pipeline to ensure water for the area in the future, he continued.
		Peres, had begged him to announce that Israel and the Palestinians had reached a breakthrough agreement in stopping the violence, so he was surprised when that breakthrough was later denied by Mr.
	www.un.org /News/briefings/docs/2001/IsraelPressCfc.doc.htm (637 words)

	Middle East Peace Chronology - US Department of State
		Delegations from Israel and Syria, again led by PM Barak and Foreign Minister Al-Shara, gather in Shepherdstown, West Virginia for a further week of talks.
		The Treaty of Peace between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, which had been initialed on October 17 by Israeli Prime Minister Rabin and Jordanian Prime Minister Majali, is signed at the White House.
		Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres tells his cabinet that he has reached an agreement with the PLO on Palestinian autonomy in Gaza and Jericho.
	usinfo.state.gov /mena/middle_east_north_africa/me_vision/me_vision_timeline.html (4613 words)

	Finish Foreign Minister strongly Condemns Israel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		I am shocked that Israel's policy is to humiliate, to hurt, and to impoverish the Palestinians, Minister Tuomioja said.
		Israel's actions are especially difficult to accept because the Jews, more than anyone else should know how horrible it is for a whole nation to be persecuted.
		Minister Tuomioja was also reported to have discussed the legal case in Belgium against the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his responsibility for the Sabra and Chatilla massacres.
	www.themodernreligion.com /jihad/finnish-minister.html (290 words)

	US and Coalition 2001
		Foreign Ministers of 22 Arab countries met at Doha, Qatar, on the eve of a meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.
		Foreign Minister Abdullah said that the Northern Alliance intended to fight "up to the gates of Kabul," but would only enter the capital to prevent a breakdown of law and order or the entry of Pakistani troops.
		Egyptian Foreign Minister Maher protested to Secretary of State Powell that his government had not been informed of the names of Egyptian nationals who had been arrested or detained in the United States, or of the charges against them.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ho/pubs/fs/index.cfm?docid=5889 (18593 words)

	Secretary-General Meets with Israel"s Foreign Minister in Geneva, Welcomes Assurances on Southern Lebanon
		I was pleased to receive the Foreign Minister of Israel, David Levy, at his request in Geneva this afternoon.
		The Minister reaffirmed his Government’s decision to withdraw Israeli troops from southern Lebanon in accordance with Security Council resolution 425 (1978), fully and without conditions.
		The Minister assured me of his Government’s intention to cooperate fully with the United Nations throughout the process, within the framework of the relevant Security Council resolutions.
	www.unis.unvienna.org /unis/pressrels/2000/sg2536.html (186 words)

	Israel Foreign minister to visit India - Sify.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Officials at the foreign ministry downplay media reports of Israel's hobnobbing with Pakistan saying "Pakistan is an important Muslim country for Israel but any future relations with it won't impinge upon our strategic ties with India, which is special".
		Israeli minister for Agriculture Yisrael Katz, a few weeks ago, said that he would be visiting Pakistan in March and that Shalom was to meet Musharraf in Davos.
		In Delhi Shalom will be meeting foreign minister Yashwant Sinha on the 11th to discuss bilateral and regional matters.
	sify.com /news/fullstory.php?id=13380287 (350 words)

	Swedish PM tries to ease tensions after Foreign Minister slams Israel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Israeli Foreign Ministry officials responded with "anger and astonishment" at the statement and alleged that it is part of a long string of anti-Israel comments made by Lindh.
		The officials accused the Swedish foreign minister of lacking the courage to admit that she exaggerated in previous statements in which she spoke of "rumors of a massacre in Jenin."
		Sweden's Foreign Minister Anna Lindh was stabbed in the arm at a department store in central Stockholm on Wednesday, her ministry said.
	www.inminds.co.uk /boycott-news-0322.html (490 words)

	Jordanian Foreign Minister Visits Israel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Jordan's foreign minister met Israeli leaders Sunday in the first such visit in more than four years, signifying renewed diplomatic efforts to resolve long-standing regional conflicts involving Israel, the Palestinians, Syria and Lebanon.
		Israel has called on the European Union to do the same, but the bloc has been reluctant to do so.
		Israel has welcomed international pressure on Syria to withdraw from Lebanon in the wake of last month's assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2005/03/06/international/i113432S32.DTL&type=printable (729 words)

	VOA News - Chinese Foreign Minister Visits Israel Amid Arms Sales Controversy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Israeli officials are playing host to Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing on a visit that is being billed as a chance to discuss a wide range of topics from the Middle East peace process to issues of global interest.
		To judge by statements made by Foreign Minister Li and his Israeli counterpart Silvan Shalom during a friendly table tennis match, it would seem nothing is amiss and relations could not be better.
		Israel has said the units were simply undergoing routine maintenance, but Israeli military officials have, nonetheless, stopped work on the aircraft.
	www.voanews.com /english/2005-06-21-voa11.cfm (641 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Jordanian foreign minister visits Israel for first time in four years, urges ...
		JERUSALEM – Jordan's foreign minister met Israeli leaders Sunday in the first such visit in more than four years, signifying renewed diplomatic efforts to resolve long-standing regional conflicts involving Israel, the Palestinians, Syria and Lebanon.
		Israel and Syria, archenemies since the Jewish state was created in 1948, came close to a peace agreement in 2000, but the talks broke down.
		Israel fought a bloody 18-year guerrilla war against Hezbollah before withdrawing its forces from south Lebanon in 2000.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20050306-1127-israel-mideast.html (773 words)

	Israel's foreign minister mystified by anti-Israel protests at summit
		Israel's foreign minister mystified by anti-Israel protests at summit
		Shimon Peres, Israel's foreign minister and its original architect for peace with the Palestinians, said Monday he does not understand why Israel has become a focus of protest as world leaders gathered to fight poverty and protect the environment.
		Peres also defended Israel's much-criticized policy of targeted killings of Palestinian terror suspects, saying Israel was defending itself when it attacked those who he said were on their way to carrying out bombings inside Israel.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/743943/posts (870 words)

	Israel Forum - Will Peres be Israel’s next foreign minister?
		The prime minister faces stiff resistance inside his party from hard-liners opposed both to the withdrawals and a partnership with the more dovish Labor Party.
		Labor expects to be given senior Cabinet posts, including that of foreign minister for Peres.
		However, senior Likud ministers now holding these jobs have threatened to stir a rebellion in the party if removed from their posts.
	www.israelforum.com /board/showthread.php?t=6238 (1786 words)

	CNN - Israel's foreign minister to resign - Jan. 4, 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israel's Foreign Minister David Levy announced his resignation Sunday, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of advocating policies that ignore the social fundamentals of Israeli society.
		At the core of the dispute between Levy and Netanyahu was the $57.5 billion 1998 budget, which Levy said ignores the plight of Israel's low-income class.
		Levy is the right-wing government's leading advocate of U.S.-backed peace moves with the Palestinians, and he has supported U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's call for Israel to make a "significant and credible" troop pullback in the West Bank.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9801/04/israel (483 words)

	Israel Foreign Minister
		Israel yesterday suspended its commitment to give territory back to the Palestinians, saying that their leader, Yasser Arafat, must first publicly retract a pledge to declare statehood next May.
		The accord envisaged Israel withdrawing from 13 per cent of the West Bank over a three-month period to be completed by the end of January.
		Kedumim's mayoress, Daniela Weiss, told Israel radio that the group had been encouraged by Mr Sharon's statements: "We understood that the attitude of the Israeli government is that he who holds the land determines policy and we are acting accordingly."
	www.lockstockandbarrel.org /news/israel_foreign_minister.htm (608 words)

	Khilafah.com - Sudan foreign minister blames Israel for escalation of Darfur situation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sudanese Foreign Minister Musstafa Osman Ismail said Israel was escalating the situation in the western area of Darfur, stressing that his country had information to confirm latest media reports that insurgents there were supported by Israel.
		Moreover, he said that Israel had recently sought seriously to involve itself in the Darfur issue either through its extensive presence in Eritrea or activities of its missions in the hot regions that emerged lately.
		The Sudanese Foreign Minister added that Khartoum was looking for political backing from Arab countries to block the way to any attempt to harm Sudan or to impose any sanctions on it.
	www.khilafah.com /home/category.php?DocumentID=9919&TagID=2 (449 words)

	EUbusiness - German foreign minister in Israel for conference on EU relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer is to take part in a conference near Tel Aviv Monday on relations between Israel and the European Union, ministry officials said, in what could be a fresh attempt to push for a new Middle East initiative.
		Fischer is to meet Israeli Foreign Minister Sylvan Shalom during the conference at Herzlia, north of Tel Aviv.
		Der Spiegel said French President Jacques Chirac and Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin were annoyed that Fischer had not given them the chance to launch a joint initiative.
	www.eubusiness.com /afp/040215170123.6o89hqau (300 words)

	Peres, Shimon
		Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), for which they, along with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1994.
		In September 1984 Peres and Yitzhak Shamir, head of the Likud party, formed a power-sharing agreement, with Peres as prime minister for the first half of a 50-month term and Shamir as deputy prime minister and foreign minister; the roles were reversed for the second 25-month period.
		When Labour won in the general elections in June and Rabin became prime minister of Israel in July, Peres was brought into the Cabinet as foreign minister.
	www.britannica.com /nobel/micro/459_66.html (558 words)

	Chinese Foreign Minister Visits Israel Amid Arms Sales Controversy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		INTRO: Israeli officials are playing host to Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing on a visit that is being billed as a chance to discuss a wide range of topics from the Middle East peace process to issues of global interest.
		TEXT: To judge by statements made by Foreign Minister Li and his Israeli counterpart Silvan Shalom during a friendly table tennis match, it would seem nothing is amiss and relations could not be better.
		The Chinese foreign minister is meeting with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as well as with the head of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of the Israeli parliament.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/china/2005/china-050621-337e01a4.htm (548 words)

	ZOA 1-28-05: Israel Foreign Minister Shalom: Cease-Fire Is A Ticking Bomb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Israel colonel David Hacham, who advises the Israeli government on Palestinian issues, recently stated, “All these promises about what the Palestinian forces can do are like a check that can bounce at any moment.” (L.A. Times, Jan. 23, 2005)
		Katz’s Maagar Mochot polling agency for Israel Radio, 70% of Israelis believed “that the Palestinian terror organizations will exploit the current cease-fire period to arm and organize against Israel.” Even the left-wing Labor voters agreed with that view by a margin of 59% - 18%.
		The US and Israel dare not make the same mistakes with Abbas as they made with Oslo and Arafat by ignoring the PA’s responsibilities and not holding them accountable.
	www.zoa.org /pressrel2005/20050128a.htm (649 words)

	Israel's Foreign Minister, AJC Leaders, Discuss Peace Process Concerns
		It was the foreign minister's only private meeting with a U.S. Jewish group during his visit to the United States this week.
		During the 75-minute meeting, the foreign minister expressed deep concern about the continuing arms build-up in neighboring Arab countries, Palestinian compliance with accords signed with Israel, the economic health of Jordan, and rapid population growth in the region.
		Referring to Syria, which the foreign minister noted has a per capita income that is even less than the Gaza Strip, Sharon said Syria possesses some 1,000 missiles that can strike at Israel and also has a large chemical weapons arsenal.
	www.charitywire.com /charity11/00443.html (588 words)

	GN Online: Jordan's foreign minister in Israel for talks
		Jordanian Foreign Minister Abdulilah Al Khatib held talks yesterday with his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres on easing Israeli-Palestinian violence after an Israeli air strike in Lebanon raised regional tensions.
		Israel is reported to have already poured cold water on the plan because it sets a timetable for a final peace deal.
		Israel has also insisted there can be no peace negotiations until the present seven-month-long wave of violence ends.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=14814 (582 words)

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