Uneasy Hawk
At the age of 78, why does Shimon Peres, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, want this job? The question looms larger as Israel’s response to Palestinian violence grows more aggressive. Peres hopes his partnership with Sharon can halt the steady slide toward war. “I feel myself responsible… to bring an end to blood, to fire, to hatred,” he told NEWSWEEK. Throughout his 50-year political career, Peres has been both a dreamy idealist and a cunning tactician....