It is time for Ireland to stop procrastinating, show some real vision, and summon up the courage to formally recognise the state of Palestine, writes TP O’Mahony.

Shimon Peres was a gifted leader, an eloquent speaker, and a source of ideas. But most important, he was a leader who had a vision and a message, writes Itamar Rabinovich

Shimon Peres, the Israeli politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize during his unprecedented seven-decade career, has died aged 93.

Re the upsurge of brutal Israeli violence towards the Palestinians, it is remarkable how so many commentators and writers of letters in your paper seem unaware of the historical context.

My column last week, urging Ireland to stand with the Palestinians, drew such a huge and often angry response that I re-read my history.