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Sheba Medical Centre, near Tel Aviv - 14 January 2016

1. Exterior of heart centre at Sheba Medical Centre

2. Security outside

3. Raphi Walden, personal physician to Israel's former president Shimon Peres, arriving to update media

4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Raphi Walden, personal physician to Israel's former president, Shimon Peres:

"This morning (Israel's former) President (Shimon) Peres experienced some chest pain, nothing in the great degree of severity. Just to be on the safe side he was taken immediately to the hospital and here he was taken to the cardiac catheterisation suite where he underwent a cardiac catheterisation. One of the coronary arteries was found severely stenosed. It underwent a dilatation with a stent and his condition is stable now. He's very well and he is awake, he was awake all the time and he is only worried about the continuation of his schedule, and he is insisting on going on to do some of the schedule prepared for today. His condition is excellent now, and it's a very mild myocardial infarction and we expect him to stay in the hospital for a few days under our observation and then to carry on with his daily activities."

5. Cutaway of media

6. Exterior of Sheba Medical Centre

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7. Various of former Israeli President Shimon Peres with Muslim, Jewish and Christian leaders

8. Peres and leaders seated at meeting

9. SOUNDBITE (English) Shimon Peres, former Israeli President:

"Stop killing, stop bringing tragedies to families, to mothers, to children, to elders. We have and we can live together, respect each other and respect together the need for peace and coexistence."

10. Priest at meeting

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Shimon Peres, former Israeli President:

"I am very grateful that at a very short notice on a very sad day - today was a very sad day, many lives were lost - in a short call you came together, to say our depth, which is to pray to the lord to stop bloodshed."

12. Peres and leaders singing a song for peace

STORYLINE:

Israel's 92-year-old former President Shimon Peres suffered a "mild" heart attack on Thursday but was in "excellent" condition following a heart procedure, his personal physician said.

Peres was rushed to a hospital near Tel Aviv from his home on Thursday morning after he fell ill with chest pains and a check-up found an irregular heart rate, his spokeswoman Ayelet Frisch told Israeli Army Radio.

His personal physician, who is also his son-in-law, Raphi Walden, said Peres had a "mild myocardial infarction" but that "his condition is excellent" following a successful cardiac catheterisation.

Peres won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 following the signing of the Oslo peace accords with the Palestinians a year earlier, a prize he shared with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was later assassinated, and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

The prize earned him his stature abroad as a revered statesman.

Peres completed his seven year term as president in 2014 and remains in the public eye.

He is still active through his non-governmental Peres Centre for Peace, which promotes coexistence between Arabs and Jews and peace and development in the Middle East.

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1. Exterior of Peres's office

2. Peres walking through corridor

3. SOUNDBITE:(English) Shimon Peres, Israeli Foreign Minister:

"I have the right to meet every person and I think including Chairman Arafat. There are no restrictions.

(Q: Are you in contact with Palestinians and Chairman Arafat ?)

"I am all the time in contact with Palestinians, it is an on-going relationship which I want to intensify, and I shall do it in the days to come."

4. Cutaway hands

5. SOUNDBITE:(English) Shimon Peres, Israeli Foreign Minister:

"You know it is not that we woke up one morning and we decided to change the nature of the Orient. It was a terrible act of terror in Jerusalem. And we have to tell the people who are responsible for it 'Stop it'. We could do it by killing people, we could do it by by signalling to them that they may pay heavily in political terms. They will continue to do so. So in our retaliation nobody was killed. But signals, serious signals were given to the Palestinians."

6. Profile shot of Peres seating on the chair

STORYLINE:

Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said on Monday that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has imposed no restrictions on a resumption of contacts with senior Palestinian officials, including Yasser Arafat.

On Sunday, Sharon gave Peres permission to resume truce talks, despite two suicide bombings by Islamic militants over four days.

However, Israeli officials said Monday that a Peres-Arafat meeting would require special approval.

Peres said he was given free rein.

"I have the right to meet every person I think I have to, including Chairman Arafat," Peres told The Associated Press in an interview.

The foreign minister, the architect of several interim peace deals with the Palestinians in the 1990s, would not say whether he has already established contact with Palestinian officials.

Peres gave his qualified support to Israel's takeover of the unofficial Palestinian headquarters in traditionally Arab east Jerusalem last week.

The raid of the Orient House building came in response to a suicide bombing that killed 16 people, including the bomber.

Israeli media reported that in a special Cabinet meeting held just hours after the attack, Peres argued against seizing the headquarters.

Peres would not say on Monday how he voted in the Cabinet meeting.

"In our retaliation (for the attack) no one was killed," he said.

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1. Wide of Israeli president Shimon Peres arriving at the "European Friends of Israel" conference

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Shimon Peres, Israeli President:

"In spite of all the attacks against President Mubarak, I know him for many years throughout his presidency and I credit him as one of the persons who saved many lives by preventing war in the middle east, he saved lives of Egyptians, of Arabs, of Israelis by not allowing renew a war. No matter what is now the criticism against him, his contribution for peace, as far as I'm concerned, will never be forgotten."

3. Wide of peres speaking at conference

4.SOUNDBITE (English) Shimon Peres, Israeli President:

"And if the Muslim Brothers will be elected democratically they will not bring peace. You know, democracy without peace is like peace without democracy. It must come together and otherwise maybe the military will be in charge. So elections in itself is not a promise. We are very worried about having a change in a government or a change in the system of elections without introducing a change in the reasons that brought to this exposure to this bitterness."

5. Various of conference participants listening

6. Mid of Peres leaving stage

STORYLINE

Israel's president showed support to the embattled Egyptian President on Saturday saying that his contribution to peace would "never be forgotten."

President Shimon Peres credited Egypt's Hosni Mubarak with saving both Arab and Israeli lives by "preventing war in the Middle East".

During the three decades Mubarak has been in power, he has consistently enforced the peace treaty Israel and Egypt signed in 1979, the first such treaty between Israel and one of its Arab neighbours.

He has also mediated between Israel and the Palestinians.

Peres warned against the possibility that Mubarak's ouster would bring the Muslim Brotherhood to power, saying he believed the group would not bring peace.

He said Israel fears that a change in government, without substantive change in policy, could lead to military rule in Egypt.

Peres was speaking to hundreds of politicians from across Europe attending the "European Friends of Israel" conference in Jerusalem.

Shimon Peres a former Israeli president and prime minister, whose life story mirrored that of the Jewish state and who was celebrated around the world as a Nobel prize-winning visionary who pushed his country toward peace, died early Wednesday.

He was 93.

His son, Chemi, confirmed his death Wednesday morning to reporters gathered at the hospital where Shimon Peres had been treated for the past two weeks.

Peres' condition worsened following a major stroke two weeks ago that led to bleeding in his brain. He was sedated and on a respirator during most of his hospitalisation.

Ramat Gan - 28 September 2016

1. SOUNDBITE (English) Chemi Peres, Shimon Peres' son:

"Good morning everyone. My father was hospitalised on the 13th of September. We've been beside ourselves with grief, I request to read a written statement. We are bidding farewell today, with great sadness, to our dear father, the head of our family, the ninth president of the state of Israel, Shimon Peres. Dad was one of the founding fathers of the state of Israel. He served his nation even before the establishment of the state and from the day of its founding until his last day. Throughout his 70 years of public service, he worked on behalf of the country with loyalty and dedication as its ninth president, as its prime minister and as its defense minister in a long line of positions. Dad used to say: 'You're only as great as the cause you serve.' He had no other interests other than serving the people of Israel, in whom he believed and loved until he drew his last breath. On behalf of my entire family, I'd like to thank the medical staff of Sheba Medical Centre who fought over the last two weeks with dedication, professionalism and loyalty for our father's life. These life savers were like angels on earth to us. We would like to send our warmest wishes to the families we met daily in the corridors of the ICU. We pray for your loved ones and for their full and speedy recovery. We extend our deepest gratitude to all of you who offered support, sending words of comfort, hope and prayers from within Israel and all over the world. Young and old, heads of state and religious leaders, you enveloped our father with love, and we know how much he loved you. Our father's legacy has always been the future. Look to tomorrow, he taught us, build Israel's future with courage and with wisdom and always continue to strive for peace. We were privileged to have been part of his private family. But today, we sense that the entire nation of Israel and the global community mourn this great loss. We share this pain, together."

++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++

Former Israeli President Shimon Peres on Tuesday suffered a stroke and was rushed to a hospital, where he was sedated and placed on a respirator while he underwent a brain scan.

Peres' son, Chemi, said these were not "easy days," but the family thanked all those who were praying for his father.

Ramat Gan - 13 September 2016

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1. Dr. Itzik Kreiss, Sheba Medical Centre Director, and son of former Israeli President Shimon Peres, Chemi getting out to meet journalists

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Chemi Peres, son of hospitalised former Israeli President Shimon Peres:

"For our friends around the world, myself and my family members are going through difficult times, difficult hours. All of us are gathering here in Tel Hashomer hospital (another name fo Sheba hospital), getting updated by the dedicated team of physicians from various disciplines, evaluating the situation and the treatment going forward. These are not easy days, however I would like to take the opportunity and thank all of you that are sending us their concerns and love and prayers. We thank you very much. I know that my father did not care about anything as much as he cares about people, as much as he cares about Israel, the Jewish people and the people in Israel and I would take this opportunity on his behalf to send all of you his love. We understand the concern, we understand that people are interested in his situation and we promise to keep you updated as much as we can. I am optimistic, I am a great believer in my father, he's a unique person and I pray with all my heart, together with my family, the things will improve from this point on. Thank you very much."

3. Wide exterior of Sheba Hospital

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1. Exterior shot of building with Russian and Israeli flags

2. Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov welcomed by Israeli president Shimon Peres

3. Peres and Lavrov sitting at photo op

4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Shimon Peres, Israeli president:

"We know that Russia is an important player in the Middle East, we welcome it. I do believe Russia can play an important role in the peace process in their own way, with their own philosophy and policy. And we are really looking with great interest both to hear the views of the Prime Minister of Russia and thus exchange some views, where are we moving."

5. Lavrov and Peres

6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister:

"We will look for what we're discussing with our Israeli friends - how we all can make sure that extremists do not prevail and that the road to peace is not blocked by any interests which are not related to any long term destinies of this region."

7. Wide of photo op

STORYLINE:

Russia's policy in the Middle East will remain unchanged, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during talks with Israeli President Shimon Peres on Thursday.

Lavrov who arrived Thursday in Israel during an official tour of the region met with Peres at the president's official residence in Jerusalem.

Peres commented later on Russia's important role in the region.

"I do believe Russia can play an important role in the peace process in their own way, with their own philosophy and policy. And we are really looking with great interest both to hear the views of the Prime Minister of russia and both exchange the views where are we moving", said Peres.

Lavrov said Russia would maintain its commitment to helping peace efforts in the region, and look for ways to, "make sure that extremists do not prevail and that the road to peace is not blocked by any interests which are not related to any long term destinies of this region".

Lavrov is expected to meet later on today with Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert and with the Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni.

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1. Israeli President Shimon Peres shaking hands with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry

2. SOUNDBITE (English): Shimon Peres, Israeli President:

"All of us admire your investment in creating really the right environment to open the peace. If I can leak one thing I believe you already created this environment. I know it's still difficult, there are many problems but as far I am concerned I can see how people, there is a clear majority for the peace process, for the two state solution, and a great expectation that you will do it and that you can do it."

3. Mid Peres and Kerry hugging

4. Wide of Peres and Kerry leaving

STORYLINE:

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Israeli President Shimon Peres on Friday in Jerusalem in an effort to restart the long stalled peace process between Israel and the Palestinians.

Before the meeting Peres thanked Kerry for what he called his "investment" in the peace process.

"All of us admire your investment in creating really the right environment to open the peace," said Peres.

The Secretary of State shuttled between Israelis and Palestinians in his latest diplomatic mission to coax the two sides back to the negotiating table.

Kerry returned to Jerusalem for a second visit in less than 24 hours after a 2�-hour meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Amman, Jordan, Kerry's base of operations during his stop in the Middle East.

The Friday meeting between Kerry and Peres came after a meeting with Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu whom he also met on Thursday evening.

The goal is to restart talks on finding a two-state solution to the conflict.

Kerry, who is on a two-week visit to the Middle East and Asia, met with Abbas in a diplomatic area of the Jordanian capital.

The State Department said Kerry and Abbas had a "very constructive discussion" focused on advancing the peace process, and that Iran and the Syrian conflict also came up.

State Department officials say Kerry will continue to try to find common ground between the two sides that would lead to a resumption of negotiations.

On this trip, Kerry is trying to pin down precisely what conditions Abbas and Netanyahu have for resuming talks and perhaps discuss confidence-building measures.

ISRAELI PRESIDENT WELCOMES HOLLYWOOD DELEGATES TO JERUSALEM

Israeli President Shimon Peres is accustomed to hosting world leaders and international diplomats, but on Thursday (17 NOV 2011) his guests brought a different spotlight to the usually serious environment of the house.

Some 50 actors, producers and studio executives from Hollywood rubbed shoulders with the Israeli president.

Not the normal studio set up for Tim Daly, "Private Practice" star. Daly said that group discussed Hollywood's rule in promoting the peace process and current situation in the Middle East.

"The Creative Coalition" is a non-profit organization of the entertainment industry and was founded in 1989 by some of Hollywood's known figures.

The organization's hope is to address peers worldwide on issues of importance such as amendment rights, arts place in local communities and common global matters.

Other actors that attended the event included Steven Baldwin, Patricia Arquette ("Medium,") Rachael Leigh Cook, Joe Pantoliano (Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Supporting Actor -for "The Sopranos"), Steven Weber, Andrea Bowen ("Desperate Housewives.")

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Jerusalem - 17 November 2011

1. Tilt down from ceiling at the Israeli President residence to attendees

2. Mid of attendees

3. Mid of Rob Morrow

4. Close on Rob Morrow

5. Mid of Griffin Dunne

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Kind:

"I am Richard Kind, I am here because a group of artists, writers, actors, directors and producers have been invited as a, bit of a diplomatic journey, to find out what is real is really all about in first hand, so that we don't see it from arm's length, and I think everybody on our trip is here for the first time, and I don't think it will be our last."

7. Pan right Israeli flags in hall to attendees

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Andrea Bowen:

"It's my first time in Israel I am here with AIPAC (The American Israel Public Affairs committee) I am an actress from LA, and just to, kind of educate myself on what is going on here, and re-educate people back in the States on what is Israel really like and I've had the most incredible experience so far I love everybody that I've met, I am very impressed with this beautiful country."

9. Mid of actress

10. Wide of Israeli President Shimon Peres announced as he enters room, participants standing up clapping hands, Peres shaking hands with delegation members

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Israeli President Shimon Peres:

"And since you are coming from Hollywood, I want to tell you that peace is like love, mainly you cannot achieve either of the two unless you close your eyes a little bit." (Sound of people laughing)

12. Zoom out from participants sitting, listening to Peres

13. End shot -zoom in on Peres and delegation members, Peres presented with a book, Peres and delegation being photographed together.

Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Sunday that Israel would not cover up anything in the investigation into the death of a 16-year-old Palestinian teenager, and bring whoever was responsible to justice.

Mohammed Abu Khdeir was abducted last week and his charred body found a short while later in a Jerusalem forest in what Palestinians say was a revenge killing for the earlier deaths of three Israeli teens.

"We shall not cover anything," Peres told a gathering of foreign journalists in the southern town Sderot, where he was meeting with local residents enduring the ongoing rocket barrages from neighbouring Gaza.

"Whoever was killed for us, was murdered for us, is a victim," he added.

Palestinians have alleged that Abu Khdeir was killed by Jewish extremists to avenge the killings of the three Israeli teenagers, who were abducted in the West Bank on June 12.

Their bodies were found last week, and Abu Khdeir was killed just hours after their funeral.

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1. Israeli President Shimon Peres entering news conference

2. Cutaway of media

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Shimon Peres, Israeli President:

"We shall not cover anything. We shall discover all the people that have acted criminally against somebody else. Killed, kidnapped, tortured. And on that we shall not make any compromise. We are seriously and realistically in peace and in time of trying days to remain a democratic and human country. Because whoever was killed for us, was murdered for us, is a victim."

4. Media at news conference

Shimon Peres' son Chemi on Wednesday said the former Israeli president and prime minister has died at the age of 93.

Speaking from Sheba Medical Centre in Ramat Gan, Chemi Peres, Shimon Peres' son, thanked the medical staff for their "professionalism and devotion".

Ramat Gan - 28 September 2016

1. SOUNDBITE (English) Chemi Peres, Shimon Peres' son:

"On behalf of my family I would like to thank the medical staff at the Sheba Medical Centre who worked tirelessly with boundless dedication, professionalism and devotion to our father's life. We would like to send our warmest wishes to the families we met daily in the corridor of the ICU. We pray for their speedy recovery. Our father's legacy has always been the future. 'Look to tomorrow,' he told us, 'build Israel's future with courage and with wisdom and always continue to strive for peace.' We were privileged to have been part of his private family, but today we sense that the entire nation of Israel and the global community mourn this great loss. We share this pain together. Thank you very much."

++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++

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Tel Aviv, 30 Nov. 2015

1. Exterior of Peres Center for Peace

2. Various shots former Israeli President Shimon Peres and actor Sean Penn seated and talking

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Shimon Peres/Former Israeli President:

"I watched you in 'Mystic River' and 'Milk.' They are great. But to be frank, what moved me is what you did in Haiti."

4. Wide shot Penn and Peres greeting each other

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Sean Penn/Actor

"Thank you. You know, we did have some great Israeli partners there, and motivators there and I have to say that, while I appreciate your words tremendously, it's a little embarrassing because the reciprocal comments that I would have would take many many days."

SEAN PENN MEETS SHIMON PERES

Actor Sean Penn met the former president of Israel on Monday (30 NOV. 2015) during a visit to the country.

Penn is in Israel to speak at a conference by an Israeli aid group about reconstructing Haiti following the 2010 earthquake.

The "I Am Sam" and "Milk" actor founded J/P Haitian Relief Organization after the massive earthquake hit Haiti on 12 January 2010.

Peres, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, told Penn that while he was impressed by his acting talent, he was even more moved by his work in Haiti.

Penn, meanwhile, praised Peres, who won the Nobel Peace Prize (with Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat) in 1994 for efforts to achieve peace with the Palestinians.

"I have to say that while I appreciate your words tremendously, it's a little embarrassing because the reciprocal comments that I would have would take many many days," Penn said.

Israeli opposition leader and head of Labour Party, Shimon Peres, meeting people in Metula on Lebanese border and speaking to press about the current Israeli / Lebanese / Syrian unrest. Cuts for w011264.

1. various of cameramen at work

2. ms Peres seated at table, surrounded by press, chatting to a man SOUNDBITE (Hebrew)

3. ms press

4. gv car on countryside road

5. ms Lebanese and Jewish flag at a border post, pan to parked cars and press arriving, car stops, Peres out and greeted by locals

6. various of Peres talking to locals and border guard as he walks around, barbed wired fence in background

7. various of Peres chatting to local people including Lebanese (through interpreter)

8. various of the border area and Peres talking to people

9. gv street, cars arrive and park outside a building

10. various of Peres out of car and greeted and talking to press on way to building SOUNDBITE (Hebrew)

11. ms Peres out to garden prepared for press conference, table with mikes

12. various of Peres speaking and press at work SOUNDBITE (English): saying missiles should be removed in a peaceful way, diplomatic efforts in place, experienced diplomats involved, pray that mission of Philip Habib will be success, depends very much of President Assad of Syria, there is no point of looking into historic mistakes, need to look into solving current problems, already managed to persuade Syrians to remove one platoon without firing a single bullet, believes in diplomatic efforts, talks about the situation in southern Lebanon, Christians must decide what they want, if they want to fight Syrian occupation and if Muslims want the same, if their common objective is to be free again, then Israel should support their efforts, provide arms, training, financial and all other support but Israel cannot fight the war for them

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Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, a co-winner of the 1994

Nobel Peace Prize on Friday (14/10), held a press conference expressing his appreciation of fellow recipient Yasser Arafat, and others who had helped in the delicate negotiations of the peace process.

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ws israeli foreign minister shimon peres presser after being

awarded this year's nobel peace prize

peres SOT in english saying i would like to thank the nobel

committee for making this choice and send my best wishes to

prime minister rabin. yasser arafat is the only palestinian

this century that was willing to make a compromise instead of a

confrontation. i want to also thank the norwegian people for

participating in making the peace. it is an unfinished peace

and this is just the beginning of the story. we are trying to

bring an end to the hatred that is bringing poverty to millions

of people in our area.

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SHOTLIST:

1. President of Uruguay Tabare Ramon Vazquez and Israeli President Shimon Peres inspecting guard of honour

2. Guard of honour salutes, presents arms

3. More of Vazquez and Peres walking past guard of honour

4. Vazquez shaking hands with Israeli officials

5. Vazquez signing guest book

6. Cutaway of journalists

7. Peres and Vazquez at meeting

8. Close up, Peres, pan to close up Vazquez

9. Meeting room, zoom in to presidents

10. Meeting room

STORYLINE:

Uruguay's President Tabare Ramon Vazquez met Israeli President Shimon Peres at his official residence in Jerusalem on Monday.

Both presidents inspected an Israeli Defence Force guard of honour.

Vazquez is on a visit to Israel aimed at strengthening the relationship between the two states in various fields, including culture, commerce and science.

Earlier on Monday, Vazquez met Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

SHOTLIST:

1. Pan round table with various heads of state and dignitaries seated

2. Shimon Peres followed by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon enter

3. Pan from Peres to Sharon sitting with guests

4. SOUNDBITE (English): Ariel Sharon, Israeli Prime Minister:

We accepted the 'road map'. We are ready to negotiate. With regard to the present time, there are two obstacles. One is Mr. Arafat who just a short while ago undermined the government of Abu Mazen (Former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas), with who we started our talks. And the other thing is terror. And of course, as long as terror exists, and before having full cessation of terror, hostilities and incitement, I don't see any possibility - though we would like to start - any possibility to move forward with the peace process."

5. Pan round table

6. Exterior of Prime Minister's office

STORYLINE:

A parade of global figures, from Bill Clinton and Mikhail Gorbachev to US actress Kathleen Turner, were expected in Tel Aviv Sunday to help mark the 80th birthday of Shimon Peres - Nobel laureate, visionary of peace and often-failed candidate for Israeli prime minister.

The extraordinary guest list reflected global appreciation for Peres' efforts toward a "New Middle East" - the title of his 1995 book dismissed by many here as utopian - and a longing for the days before the Israeli-Palestinian peace process collapsed in violence that has killed thousands in the last three years.

Peres, whose birthday was actually last month, says he only went along with the party idea - organized by both supporters and the rightist Likud government whose policies he opposes - to bring some cheer to the region.

The tight schedule includes a reception at the "Peres Center for Peace" in Jaffa, a meeting with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in Jerusalem and a gala at a Tel Aviv concert hall on Sunday - followed Monday by a "Vision and Reality" symposium on subjects from art and culture to geopolitics and the use of water resources.

Prime Minister Sharon took advantage of Sunday's meeting - and the presence of several dignitaries - to once again criticize Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

Sharon said that Israel has accepted the 'road map' but has two problems. One is Arafat, the other is terror and those factors stop them moving forward.

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Ramat Gan - 28 September 2016

1. SOUNDBITE (English) Chemi Peres, Shimon Peres' son:

"Today, with deep sorrow, we bid farewell to our beloved father, the ninth President of Israel, Shimon Peres. He was one of the founding fathers of the state of Israel and served our people before we even had a country of our own. He worked tirelessly for Israel from the very first day of the state to the last day of his life. Throughout his 70 years of public service, he was committed and devoted to Israel, serving as president, prime minister, minister of defence, and many other key positions which shaped our history. My father used to say, and I'm quoting: 'you're only as great as the cause you serve'. He had no interest other than serving the people of Israel, in whom he had great love, wants fully and speedy recovery (he appears to misread part of the statement)… And finally our deepest gratitude to all of you who offered support, sending words of comfort, hope and prayers from within Israel and all over the world. Young and old, heads of states and religious leaders. You enveloped our father with love and we know how much he loved you."

STORYLINE:

Shimon Peres' son Chemi on Wednesday said the former Israeli president and prime minister has died at the age of 93.

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Israeli parliamentary opposition leader Shimon Peres interviewed on a number of issues including the economy, Israel's relationship with Jordan, and the possibilities of coalition government after the next general election.

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1. ms Peres

Question: On the issue of the economy, would you tighten up the foreign currency regulations which have been liberalised by the Likud government?

Peres: " yes, we feel it is the responsiblity of the government... imports have gone up and exports down... economy intervention because thousands of lives affected...

Question: what major changes has this party undergone since the early days of the state?

Peres: For the first 30 years the real job was to build a nation, now we have to maintain it... a very big change... Second change is you must learn from experience... in the arly days were were like in a dream, now we have to face hard dilemmas and deal with them according to our philosophy. Second generation have new problems, security, economic complications. 30 or 40 years ago media did not play a very big part in politics. Today you are permanently struggling to defend your position. I came into the party as a boy of 15. Activities writing an article or atttending a meeting. Today we live by television radio and press.

Question: are you happy with all the changes in the Labour party?

Peres: Can't say everything was rosy, we've made quite a lot of mistakes. In the summin gup of the first 30 years I think we have had a brilliant performance. Can't think of a government that has achieved more under Labouotr guidance.

Question: How did the death of Yigal Allon change the Labour Party climate?

Peres: a real loss in personal terms and party life... deep mutual respect between us...

What is the political scenario now in Labour and where is Yitzak Rabin in it?

Peres: jut had our electin sfor the person who should head the list... i was elected with 2 thrids majority...

Question: about contacts between Labour Party and religious party

Peres: we takl but we do not negotiate. More leaders reach the conclusion that the only way to deal with the demanding situation is an early election, a fair chance of that... decison should be taken in parliament. trying to advance this in parliament.... talks of balance... change of postions by minority. Religious party may take part in coaltion depending on results of elections. I wuold recommend inviting them in.

Question: what do you see as Jordan's position in the peace process?

Peres: I don't see any valid partner but Jordan. All other eligible partners are no existant in real terms. SIncerely hope the King of Jordan will join us in negotiations. Basic interest on part of Jordan to join in. to enable the creation of a Jordanian Palestinian framework for peace. (Jordan) cannot have had assurance before negotiations start... speaks of possibilities of deals with Jordan with regard to the West Bank... We are in a critical situation and we can overcome it... have the strength to deal with it.

No chance things can get better with the current government. DO not expect the governement ot win the election or rimprove the situation

2. vs reporter and Peres noddies, reactions, and cut aways

3. vs books and objects in Peres' study, cut aways

4. cu photograph of Peres with Golda Meir and Ben Gurion, pull back to Peres showing

5. ms leafing through album

6. cu Peres talks about Negev and its potential

7. mcu leafing through an album of 1970's photographs

8. cu pan over table with photographs scattered

9. various cu photographs held and showed by Peres

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STORYLINE:

Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr emphasised the healthy state of the Australian economy in a meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres on Sunday.

In the meeting at the President Peres's residence in Jerusalem, Carr also expressed his condolences for the victims of a bus bombing in Bulgaria that claimed the lives of five Israelis.

Carr was premier of New South Wales until 2005, but was called out of retirement to serve as foreign minister under Prime Minister Julia Gillard in March.

On Monday, Carr is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and will also visit the West Bank.

1. Mid Australian foreign minister Bob Carr signing guest book

2. Wide of Carr and Israeli President Shimon Peres in meeting

3. Mid of Carr

4. Pan left from Peres to Carr

5. Carr and Israeli President Shimon Peres shaking hands

SHOTLIST

1. Wide and zooms of meeting between Israeli President Shimon Peres (right) and US Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic Presidential contender

2. Wide of meeting

3. Close of Obama

4. Officials at meeting

STORYLINE

US Senator and presidential hopeful Barack Obama met Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem on Wednesday.

Many people in Israel are concerned that Obama - a first-term U.S. senator with little foreign policy experience - would push Israel too hard in negotiations with the Palestinians.

His family's Muslim roots have added to the unease, even though Obama was raised as a Christian and remains a practicing Christian.

In statements at the official residence of Israel's president, he sought to allay those fears.

Obama said he was on this trip to reaffirm the special relationship between Israel and the United States and his abiding commitment to Israel's security.

Having vowed a day earlier to immediately work for a breakthrough in Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations if elected president, Obama plunged into the intricacies of the region's conflict with a packed schedule of meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.

Later on Wednesday, Obama will make the short drive from Jerusalem through the Qalandiya checkpoint to the West Bank city of Ramallah for talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.

He is then due to return to Jerusalem to meet Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, fly by helicopter to the southern Israeli town of Sderot - the target of many Palestinian rocket attacks - then travel by helicopter again back to Jerusalem to meet Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

SHOTLIST:

1. Peres enters news conference

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres:

"By the offer that was presented to us by the United States government president and the British government and with the support of the United Nations, the cabinet after a very long deliberation, a very important one, decided to accept the proposal, namely that the prisoners, the accused people will be sent to a special camp guarded by the United States and British personnel which will give us the freedom of movement to the chairman of the Authority and will enable our army to leave Ramallah as well."

4. Wide shot of news conference

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres: "So we want to make sure it is objective and fair and we are on talking terms today with the United Nations to find a way to guarantee objectivity and responsibility at the same time."

6. Wide shot of news conference

STORYLINE:

Israel has approved a US proposal aimed at ending the month-old Israeli siege at Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's compound in Ramallah, but has banned a UN fact-finding mission into the battle at the Jenin refugee camp.

After a lengthy debate, the Israeli cabinet declared that the makeup and the procedures set down for the Jenin inquiry were unacceptable.

The mission is investigate a bloody eight-day battle at the Jenin camp, where at least 50

Palestinians and 23 Israeli soldiers died, and Palestinians charged Israel massacred civilians.

Israel objects to the composition of the team and its planned scope of activities.

The US plan for Arafat's office calls for US and British personnel to guard six Palestinians wanted by Israel.

In turn, Arafat would be allowed to leave his compound and move freely in the Palestinian areas of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

If the Palestinians accept the plan, it could end the long-running standoff at the shell-shattered compound.

Arafat has been confined to the compound since early December, aside from a few brief trips into Ramallah.

He has not been able to leave his office building in the centre of the compound since March 29, the first day of Israel's military incursion into the West Bank.

The Israelis have sought custody of five Palestinians accused of involvement in the killing of Tourism Minister Rehavem Zeevi, and a sixth man, accused of organizing a weapons shipment from Iran that was seized by Israel in the Red Sea in January.

The Palestinians had arrested the six and were holding them at a prison in Arafat's compound before the Israeli incursion.

They were moved into Arafat's offices to keep them out of Israeli hands.