Peres or Peretz?

Two Israeli politicians who may confuse some non-Israelis as to their identity are Shimon Peres and Amir Comrade Peretz.Shimon Peres, whom many overseas regard as an 'elder statesman' is a political hack who has never succeeded in winning a national election in Israel. At one time, he was known to the Israeli right as "Israel's first astronaut" because "his feet are never on the ground," (i.e. he