But Palestinian suicide bombings that killed dozens of Israelis and an aggressive campaign by Likud battered Peres’s popularity and he lost the election to Netanyahu by less than 30,000 votes.
Advertisement
“This indicates that his cognitive functions are working and that he is capable of comprehending words and translating them into actions”. Sources close to former President Shimon Peres said doctors have ruled out an operation to drain the blood from the former president’s brain.
“The recuperation process is now a natural one [by the brain] and can take weeks or even more”.
Sheba director-general Prof. Reiss said that Peres, in the intensive care unit, had suffered “lots of bleeding”.
Tuesday’s stroke is the latest in a series of heart-related medical conditions which have resulted in Peres’ hospitalization this year. Peres was responsive when addressed, Walden added, and even squeezed his hand when he asked him to.
“We were happy to see that when there was a short pause in the anesthetics, we realized that he’s responsive, that he’s probably attentive to what we’re saying to him. We are impressed by the way the state of his recognition has improved considerably in the last few hours”, Mr Walden said.
Zeev Feldman, president of the Israeli Neurosurgical Association and involved in Peres’ treatment, told AFP “the fact that he regained consciousness gives us some cautious optimism”. “The chances of survival are pretty good”. Regarding the level of neurological recovery, no one can tell at this early stage. His son, Hemi Peres, said the family has been overwhelmed with the love and affection it has received from Israel and around the world.
He is the elder statesman of Israeli politics, one of the country’s most admired symbols and the last surviving link to its founding fathers.
In January, he underwent a successful minor surgery at the same hospital after suffering a small heart attack.
“These are not easy hours for me or my family”, he said. “Myself and my family members are going through hard times, difficult hours”, he said. His visions for peace came from his idea of a “new Middle East”, which was an economic and peace plan for the region, according to Gideon Rahat, a senior fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute and a professor of political science at Hebrew University. Just $1 / first month. I wish you a complete and quick recovery.
“Shimon, we love you, and the entire nation hopes for your recovery”, Netanyahu wrote on Twitter in Hebrew. In that role, Peres concluded the Oslo Peace Accords, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 with Rabin and Yasser Arafat.
Advertisement
The veteran politician has held nearly every major political office since Israel was founded in 1948.
