back at last!!!

President Shimon Peres is disheartened and
concerned by what he perceives to be a rise in egoism and a drop in social
responsibility, he said while addressing the recipients of the Zusman-Joint
Prize for excellence in social services at Beit Hanassi on Wednesday.

Peres said he was very concerned by
what was happening in Israeli society, citing as evidence the rise of army
dropouts, the low ratio of organ donors and the dwindling numbers of volunteers
and contributors to society and the needy.
"A society without philanthropy
and volunteerism is in bad shape," he said.
While I have not written for a long time for various personal reasons-work ,computer problems and others it must be said that peres has made a very pertinent point that explains much of what has happened during the period I have not written!!!!

It must be said I am a great fan of Peres. His great intelligence is undisputed. While he is well off he does not have great wealth that many politicians have today-one of the reasons for this I believe is that he does what he believes and not necessarily what is most beneficial to him. Despite his image as a looser he has done so much for his country. He for example was the man behind the Entebbe plan-his idea, and in the last government he did a lot of work to develope the countries infrastructure (railway lines to the north etc)-he had the Galilee and Negev portfolio. Ofcourse Peres is best know for his belief that peace can be a reality and the work he has done to that end. Yes he has made mistakes but only people who do make mistakes. It should be noted that his wife keeps clear of the political scene and they have managed to keep their private life private and she does a lot of voluntary work. It seems to me that peres has a European style unlike most Israeli top profile politicians who have an American type profile.