During his lifelong service to Israel, Shimon Peres has held every position of note in Israel’s government. Mr. Peres, accompanied by Mr. Yossi Vardi, shares his inspiring views with the TEDxWhiteCity audience.
During his lifelong service to Israel, Shimon Peres has held every position of note in Israel’s government. A member of the Knesset since 1959, Shimon Peres served as Deputy Minister of Defense from 1959-1965. After leaving the Mapai Labor Party with Ben-Gurion in 1965, he became Secretary General of Rafi, and in 1968, was instrumental in uniting Rafi with Mapai to form the Israel Labor Party. Among his wide range of ministerial posts, Shimon Peres headed the ministries of Immigrant Absorption (1969), Transport and Communications (1970-1974), Information (1974), and Defense (1974-1977). The highlight of his tenure as Defense Minister was the Entebbe rescue operation. In 1977, Shimon Peres was elected chairman of the Labor Party and in 1984, when a National Unity Government was formed, served first as its Prime Minister (1984-1986), and then as Vice Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1986-1988). During his term as Prime Minister, Isra
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