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| March 7, 2012
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Peres launches official Facebook page

Social network CEO Mark Zuckerberg hosts president during visit to Silicon Valley; helps him launch personal page

WASHINGTON – President Shimon Peres visited social network giant Facebook’s headquarters Tuesday in what he described as an effort to use social networking to mend divides governments have been unable to bridge.

Peres met with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who helped him launch the 88-year-old leader’s personal page aimed at creating a dialogue with young Arabs who live in countries that do not have diplomatic ties with Israel.

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“The President will call on them to talk with him, to ask questions and to offer ideas to advance peace between peoples, not just between governments,” Peres’ staff said in a statement. Continue Reading »

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| March 7, 2012
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Peres, Mark Zuckerberg launch president’s international Facebook page

Peres invited Facebook users around the world to ‘like’ his page and post their own suggestions for advancing world peace.

 

President Shimon Peres and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg launched the president’s international Facebook page on Tuesday, with Zuckerberg to first to press ‘like’ to the page.

The festivities began at 7 P.M. Israel time (9 A.M. P.S.T.), with a live press conference with web surfers from around the world. Peres and Zuckerberg then launched the page officially at 8 P.M. Israel time (10 A.M. P.S.T.).

Shimon Peres and Mark Zuckerberg - GPO - 6.3.2012

Shimon Peres and Mark Zuckerberg launching Peres' international Facebook page, March 6, 2012. - Photo by: GPO

Answering a question on the role of social media in promoting peace in the Middle East, Peres said that what networks such as Facebook were doing was “convince people they don’t have reason to hate.

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