Some pundits suggested that Peretz pulled the stunt in order to get more air time and revive his party’s sagging campaign. JERUSALEM (JTA) — Labor Party chairman Amir Peretz has given a whole new ...

Peretz beat out Stav Shaffir and Itzik Shmuli, who were both leaders of the massive social protests in 2011. JERUSALEM (JTA) — Amir Peretz, the veteran lawmaker who led the Labor Party during the 2006 ...

Peretz, Israel’s defense minister, was on the Golan Heights, together with the Israeli military’s chief of staff, Gabi Ashkenazi, watching large-scale military maneuvers. Both men were, ostensibly, ...

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's decision to break from the conservative Likud Party he created to form a new party is the latest in a series of electoral tremors that began when Amir Peretz beat ...

Jerusalem – No matter who wins the upcoming runoff between Ehud Barak and Ami Ayalon, this much is clear: Defense Minister Amir Peretz is out as Labor Party chairman — and the leader of Israel’s ...