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Monday, September 30, 2013
President Peres meets with the President and judges of the ICJ in The

President Shimon Peres: "Peace exacts a heavy price...a tremendous wave of
brutal terror attacks during which buses exploded in the streets and
children were murdered in shopping centers."

[Dr. Aaron Lerner - It appears that our beloved president has confused peace
making with the reckless fiasco known as the Oslo Agreements.]

President Peres meets with the President and judges of the ICJ in The Hague
and presents Israel's constant struggle against terrorism

President Shimon Peres, today (Monday, 30 September 2013), visited the
International Court of Justice in The Hague and held a rare meeting with the
judges of the court including President Peter Tomka. President Peres began
the meeting by stressing the importance which Israel attaches to
international law, Israel's constant struggle against terrorism and the
countries which finance it and the importance the ICJ has in solving
disputes between states. President Peres said in the clearest way possible
regarding Israel's fight against terror that, "IDF soldiers hold morality
and justice as their highest values – the IDF is committed to defense and
peace while securing human rights and maintaining international law."

President Peres updated the judges about the status of the negotiations
between Israel and the Palestinians and said, "The negotiations with the
Palestinians opened not long ago and we hope that they will bear fruit for
the two sides who want to live side by side in peace and security.
Completing the negotiations is of the utmost importance – it is perhaps the
last and most significant conflict between us and the Arab world."

President Peres discussed with the judges the difficulties faced by Israel's
citizens who live under the threat of terror and his personal experience of
dealing with terrorism as Prime Minister after the assassination of Yitzhak
Rabin, "Peace exacts a heavy price but it remains the desire of the people
of Israel. I stood with the citizens of Israel in the streets after the
assassination of Yitzhak Rabin – as an Israeli I was under a tremendous wave
of brutal terror attacks during which buses exploded in the streets and
children were murdered in shopping centers. In the years which followed,
after the painful and difficult disengagement from the Gaza Strip during
which Israel removed families from their homes, rockets were fired at
innocent civilians. Mothers and children slept for long periods of time in
bomb shelters." The President added that, "Israel underwent seven wars but
we never stopped our search for peace with our neighbors. Never did a day
of war postpone a day of democracy. Never did wars justify injustice."

ICJ President Tomka told President Peres, "We are honored by your presence.
Peace can be based on justice and solid legal foundations, whenever we solve
disputes between sovereign states we always emphasize that the most
efficient way is through negotiations. We wish your people peace and justice
in a safe and secure environment with peace with your neighbors"

In the press conference which followed the meeting, President Peres
addressed the speech by the President of Iran at the United Nations and
said, "Rouhani's speech was nice but it was based on a false reality as
Iranian centrifuges, at this very moment, continue to work and produce
enriched uranium for a nuclear bomb, the program to develop long range
missiles which can carry nuclear warheads is being expanded and the
Revolutionary Guards continue to support terror organizations. We listen to
the speeches at the United Nations, but the only way to test Iran's
intentions is by deeds and not just words. The Iranian nuclear threat is not
just an Israeli problem but for the whole world which doesn't want to be
threatened by one country."

For additional information:

Ayelet Frish – Spokesperson and Media Adviser to the President of Israel,
050-6205111

Yair Zivan – International Media Coordinator, Office of the President of
Israel, 052-3450061

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