Peretz surprisingly did not shy away from calling himself a "leftist" a word proven consistently by polls to scare away Israeli voters.

The process of floating Israel Aerospace Industries on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange is still bogged down by political wrangling. The government has approved the appointment of Amir Peretz as ...

Peretz, 69, is a veteran politician who served as Minister of Economy in the previous government. He was Mayor of Sderot before becoming a Knesset Member for the Labor party in 1988.

Peretz informs new Labor leader Merav Michaeli that he will be terminating his membership in the Labor Party but will continue as minister.

Amir Peretz, Israel's Economy Minister and head of the Labor party, announced Thursday that he will be running for the country's presidency in 2021. Peretz, who was the Defense Minister during the ...

Economy Minister Amir Peretz said that he believes that the restrictions on protests will be lifted next week in an interview with Army Radio on Thursday. "We will cancel the restrictions on ...

Labor Minister Amir Peretz (Labor) on Monday morning spoke about his discussions with other MKs regarding his candidacy for position of president. A new president is expected to be elected in ...

Now a far cry from the dominant political force it once was, Amir Peretz is seeking to turn Labor into a genuine social democratic party ...

Israel's opposition Labor party on Tuesday elected veteran politician and trade unionist Amir Peretz as its leader, in an attempt to revive its fortunes after a humiliating showing in April's ...

Leaders of centrist and left-wing parties on Tuesday night congratulated Amir Peretz on his election as Labor party chairman, turning their attention to potential alliances now that the identities ...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Amir Peretz, the veteran lawmaker who led the Labor Party during the 2006 Knesset elections, won the primary to regain leadership of a once-powerful party that has faltered in ...

MK Amir Peretz has become the new chairman of the Labor Party after winning 47 percent of the party’s primary vote on Tuesday.