Former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres (L) attends one of his 80th birthday celebrations at Presidential residence with global leaders in Jerusalem September 21, 2003.   [Reuters]

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton (R) waves with Shimon Peres, leader of Israeli opposition, at his side at the entrance of the gala marking Peres' 80th birthday Sunday, Sept. 21, 2003 in Tel Aviv, Israel. A parade of global figures, from Bill Clinton and Mikhail Gorbachev to U.S. actress Kathleen Turner, came to Israel to help mark the 80th birthday of Shimon Peres - a Nobel laureate, visionary of peace and oft-failed candidate for Israeli prime minister.  [AP]

Leader of Israeli opposition Shimon Peres (R) and Mikhail Gorbachev attend a ceremony to mark Peres' 80th birthday at Israeli President Moshe Katzav's residence in Jerusalem Sept. 21, 2003.   [AP]

Shimon Peres (L) leader of Israeli opposition, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (2nd L) and former U.S. President Bill Clinton keep up with the music's rythm during a gala in Tel Aviv, Israel marking Peres' 80th birthday Sunday, Sept. 21, 2003.  [AP]

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