Shimon Peres: Eyes wide closed to reality

Israel's President is supposed to a non-political senior statesman-like figure, who is above the fray. That was the case with all of Israel's Presidents until Ezer Weizmann. Weizmann, a former air force pilot and nephew of the country's first President Chaim Weizmann, was the first President to get involved in politics and although he was never indicted, he was eventually forced to resign due to