Elder statesman Peres again takes helm of Labor Party

Friday, June 20, 2003

KFAR SABA, Israel -- Israel's battered opposition Labor Party chose an old hand as its new leader Thursday, electing elder statesman Shimon Peres, the symbol of peacemaking with the Palestinians, as its chairman for one year.

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