Why she didn’t report that Shimon Peres sexually assaulted her: Colette Avital tells all

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Colette Avital.
Daniel Tchetchik

Colette Avital is one of the female pioneers in Israel’s foreign service and had a long political career. But she’s been tied to one of the ugliest rumors ever spread in Israel: She’s Peres’ lover, it was said; that’s how she rose up the ladder. Nothing could be further from the truth

By Oct 14, 2021


Sexual harassment, too, is part of Shimon Peres’ legacy

In 1984, Colette Avital returned to Israel after a three-year stint in Paris on behalf of the Foreign Ministry. Her father, who was waiting for her upon her arrival in Haifa, brought her up to speed: The…

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