In June 2006, Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres walked one day into the cafeteria reserved for members of the Knesset and took a seat at his regular table, next to the window. When his aide went to put together a food tray for him, he remained on his own. I rushed over with the other political correspondents to pounce on our prey.
Those were the days when Qassam rocket attacks had started disrupting the lives of residents in the southern town of Sderot. They were demanding answers from the government. We sat around Peres, who was without his media advisor and in a talkative mood. Generally, Peres was known as a politician who liked being surrounded by a crowd when he appeared in the Knesset cafeteria, liked the banter with journalists and the informal atmosphere.
