A look back at the life of Shimon Peres It did not end until Arafat died in 2004, bringing new leadership to the Palestinians and a new effort at coexistence led by Mr. Sharon, a former hawk who had been elected prime minister. He withdrew Israeli settlers and soldiers from Gaza and small parts of the West Bank.Mr. Peres had tried before to get a peace settlement, in 1987, between Israel and Jordan. He was foreign...