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Wall Street Journal: In his 90s, Shimon Peres became social media star

Published Sept. 28, 2016 at 9:26 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken on June 21, 2006 shows Nobel peace laureates Shimon Peres (R) and the Dalai Lama share a talk at the Second Petra Conference of Nobel Laureates in the ancient city of Petra, about 80 kilometers south of the Dead Sea. Israeli ex-president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres died on September 28, 2016, his personal doctor told AFP, some two weeks after suffering a major stroke. The 93-year-old died at around 3:00 am (0000 GMT), Rafi Walden, who is also Peres's son-in-law, told AFP.

Photo by AFP PHOTO / Khalil MAZRAAWI

TEL AVIV – In the course of his eventful life, Shimon Peres wrote 11 books, won a Nobel Prize and served as Israel’s prime minister twice and its president once.

In his 90s, the indefatigable elder statesman added yet another achievement to his resume: social media star.