toasting life
Toasting life with Shimon Peres - VIDEO: Eric Shawn reports — Shimon Peres
Dream, imagine, don't be afraid to take a risk." That life advice came from Shimon Peres as I sat with him in his Tel Aviv apartment for a Fox News interview just two months ago. The former Israeli Prime Minister and President who was a founding father of the Jewish state died at age 93 Tuesday night, but as we met this summer he was full of life, optimistic, insightful, and wise. I felt as if I was sitting with a loving and kind grandfather who just happened to be one of the founding fathers of his nation and an iconic world statesman, as he shared his views in a very personal way about what he had learned over decades. I was in Israel to shoot interviews focusing on the anniversary of the raid on Entebbe and Israel's experience fighting terrorism. I had interviewed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the day before, and I was scheduled to sit down with Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak later on the day I met Peres. In a nearly one-hour interview, Peres not only expounded on the legacy of his nation, but philosophically spoke about the human spirit. "Look for new answers," he said. "Look for new questions, we have to have new questions.