For Israel’s 60th anniversary, in 2008, the president at the time, Shimon Peres, organized a conference and invited heads of state, including President George W. Bush.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/23/world/middleeast/israel-memorial-day-independence-day.html

In 1994, Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin received the Nobel Peace Prize, pledging to pursue their mission of healing the anguished Middle East.

Source: https://wtop.com/back-in-the-day/2023/12/today-in-history-december-10-nelson-mandela-is-mourned/

Why was Shimon Peres anxious to have Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and the terrorist leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Yasser Arafat, shake hands in front of President Bill Clinton?

Source: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2023/10/28/a-cease-fire-would-be-appeasement-letters-to-the-editor/