TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - JUNE 28: In this handout photo released by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli President Shimon Peres (C) departs on a trip to Azerbaijan, at Ben Gurion International Airport June 28, 2009 in Tel Aviv, Israel. President Peres will visit both Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan on a four-day trip to advance Israel's ties with those countries. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - JUNE 28: In this handout photo released by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli President Shimon Peres (C) departs on a trip to Azerbaijan, at Ben Gurion International Airport June 28, 2009 in Tel Aviv, Israel. President Peres will visit both Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan on a four-day trip to advance Israel's ties with those countries.

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  2. Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon, left, listens to Israeli President Shimon Peres, right, during their meeting at the 'Facing Tomorrow' conference in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. The global conference hosted by Peres opened in Jerusalem on Tuesday.
  3. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, listens to Israeli President Shimon Peres, right, during their meeting at the 'Facing Tomorrow' conference in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. The global conference hosted by Peres opened in Jerusalem on Tuesday.
  4. Israeli President Shimon Peres, left, Sara Netanyahu, her husband and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Croatian President Stjepan Mesic and "Quartet" Middle East envoy Tony Blair attend the 'Facing Tomorrow' Conference, the second annual global conference hosted by Peres in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009.
  5. Israeli President Shimon Peres (R) shakes hand with French soccer legend Michel Platini, President of UEFA, in Jerusalem on October 06, 2009.
  6. Israeli President Shimon Peres (R) shakes hand with French soccer legend Michel Platini, President of UEFA, in Jerusalem on October 06, 2009.
  7. Israeli President Shimon Peres (R) meets with French soccer legend Michel Platini, President of UEFA, in Jerusalem on October 06, 2009.
  8. HATZERIM, ISRAEL - JUNE 25: In this handout file photo provided by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) on September 13, 2009, Asaf Ramon, son of Israel's first astronaut Ilan Ramon who died when space shuttle Columbia crashed in 2003, is greeted by Israeli President Shimon Peres during a ceremony where he was awarded his air force pilot wings on June 25, 2009 at the Hatzerim base in southern Israel. Asaf Ramon was killed September 13, 2009 when his F16-A jet fighter crashed during a training exercise over the West Bank.
  9. HATZERIM, ISRAEL - JUNE 25: This handout file photo provided by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) on September 13, 2009 shows Asaf Ramon, son of Israel's first astronaut Ilan Ramon who died when space shuttle Columbia crashed in 2003, being greeted by Israeli President Shimon Peres during a ceremony when he was awarded his air force pilot wings on June 25, 2009 at the Hatzerim base in southern Israel. Asaf Ramon was killed September 13, 2009 when his F16-A jet fighter crashed during a training exercise over the West Bank.
  10. JERUSALEM - NOVEMBER 7: Israeli President Shimon Peres greets visiting dignitaries who are part of the delegation of U.S. special envoy George Mitchell at the president's residence on September 13, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel. Peres, Israel's elder statesman at 86 years of age, briefly fainted yesterday at a function in Tel Aviv and spent the night in hospital as tests were carried out. He was released this morning.
  11. Israeli President Shimon Peres speaks during a meeting with US Middle East envoy George Mitchell (not seen) at his residence in Jerusalem on September 13, 2009. Peres was given a clean bill of health and left a hospital where he had spent the night under observation after fainting at a Tel Aviv conference.
  12. Israeli President Shimon Peres smiles during a meeting with US Middle East envoy George Mitchell and his delegation at his residence in Jerusalem on September 13, 2009. Peres was given a clean bill of health and left a hospital where he had spent the night under observation after fainting at a Tel Aviv conference.
  13. JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 9: (L) Julio Iglesias meets Israeli President Shimon Peres, at the President's Residence on September 9, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel.
  14. JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 9: (L) Julio Iglesias meets Israeli President Shimon Peres, at the President's Residence on September 9, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel.
  15. JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 9: (L) Julio Iglesias meets Israeli President Shimon Peres, at the President's Residence on September 9, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel.
  16. JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 9: (L) Julio Iglesias meets Israeli President Shimon Peres, at the President's Residence on September 9, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel.

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