He is a bestselling popular historian, professor and official
biographer of Israeli president Shimon Peres. Elected to parliament for
Labour, Michael Bar-Zohar was also a friend of Ariel Sharon, a
paratrooper in four wars, and for years has been a determined supporter
of peace. Born in Bulgaria in 1938 he was a special guest at this
year’s Paris book fair honouring Israeli culture, where Sergio Cantone
spoke to him.
