The media has portayed this completly wrong and the public is ignorant as hell. I am not even going to start explaining, I only will say this: Absolutly normal that there is a fee, who pays it is of no concern, if his presence is requested someone will pay. This is business as usual. The ones that don't know this, please get educated before writing another letter.

Be careful with it... Admiration doesn't allow for gutless no namers. Who's your daddy?

typical of g-odless israelis that think they know everything. sad.

Your reaction says it all, no idea what todays world is about. Get out of your cave and face reality.

$500,000 is $500,000 more than the smarmy ,vile phony Bill Clinton is worth.

Peres true legacy finally exposed. Which remind me Margaret Thatcher's and people's creations to her death in the streets of the UK. Good timing.

Reuven, The idea of paying ANY political celebrity to speak 45 mi for $500K $11k/min is absurd. How do you justify such as expense? ..or were you drunk or sarcastic making light of burning money in a difficult economy ? moshe

Totally shameful celebration. Money much better spent on Israel's poor. President Peres does not make us proud. We are ashamed of his extravagant behavior. As far as most Israelis are concerned, Clinton can do all of us a favor and stay home.