Shimon Peres, who in 1996 set up the Peres Peace Centre which seeks to promote peace between Arabs & Jews in Israel has been recognized as deserving in ‘Ireland for outstanding award for humanitarian work’
By Irish4Israel
Former Israeli President, Shimon Peres has been nominated for the Tipperary International Peace Award.
Peres who was President of Israel until 2014, has been shortlisted for the award along with the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, Peter Robinson; the Former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson; German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the US Secretary of State, John Kerry.
The Tipperary Peace Convention has stated that the winner will be announced in the coming days.
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