SDEROT, ISRAEL - JULY 06: President Shimon Peres speaks during a press conference for foreign media on July 6, 2014 in Sderot, Israel. Peres decided to give a conference in the southern Israeli city, due to recent escalation in rocket fire from Gaza. This was the foreign media's final press conference with Shimon Peres as he comes to the end of his term as President. (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)
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Israeli President Shimon Peres gives a joint press conference with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (unseen) on July 23, 2014 at the presidential compound in Jerusalem. Ban Ki-moon demanded today that Israel and Hamas halt spiralling violence in Gaza as he pushed diplomatic efforts to end bloodshed that has killed more than 620 Palestinians. AFP PHOTO/GALI TIBBON (Photo credit should read GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 05: Israeli President Shimon Peres speaks to the media after meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House on April 5, 2011 in Washington, DC. President Obama and President Peres spoke about issues pertaining to Israel's security as well as expanding cooperation on security matters with the United States. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 17: Israeli President Shimon Peres (R) and French President Francois Hollande shake hands during a meeting at the Israeli president's residence on November 17, 2013 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Hollande landed at Israel's Ben Gurion airport for a three-day visit in Israel and the West Bank. (Photo by Li Rui-Pool/Getty Images)
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VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - JUNE 08: Pope Francis (R) meets Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for a peace invocation prayer at the Vatican Gardens on June 8, 2014 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis invited Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the encounter on May 25th during his visit to the Holy Land. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)
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