Tel Aviv (dpa) – Prince Charles of the British royal house wore a special kippah to the funeral of Shimon Peres, one clearly marked with the Prince of Wales’s crest of arms. The heir to the British throne wore the Jewish skullcap with the crest facing forward as he listened to eulogies for Peres, who
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International, Middle EastBahrain’s foreign minister paid tribute to Israel’s former president Shimon Peres on Thursday, in a surprise statement that drew strong Arab criticism on social media. “Rest in Peace President Shimon Peres, a Man of War and a Man of the still elusive Peace in the Middle East,” Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed al-Khalifa said on Twitter.
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Middle EastPresident Obama paid tribute to the late Israeli President Shimon Peres Friday as a man who saw “all people as deserving of dignity and respect.” Mr. Obama, wearing a Jewish skullcap as a sign of respect at the funeral in Israel, said of the 93-year-old leader who died Wednesday, “The last of the founding generation
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Middle East, USA“Laugh and play with my dreams, I am the dreamer who wanders. Play because in man I will believe, and I still believe in you.” So wrote the poet Shaul Tchernichovsky, and so you played, our dear President, during the uplifting moments of elation, in times of difficulty and crisis, and with the small joys
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Middle EastSo much has already been said and written about this giant of a man – Shimon Peres, statesman, intellectual and visionary. Words cannot adequately describe what he did for the State of Israel, the Jewish people and humanity. However, today I would like to bid farewell to my father. I was born and raised in
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Middle EastBy Robert A. Cohen JERUSALEM — I was honored to represent AIPAC alongside other members of the American Jewish community, as we joined with the people of Israel and world leaders to honor the extraordinary life of Shimon Peres. On a bright, windy morning on Mount Herzl, the three Peres children shared loving reflections about
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Middle East, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – With a 10-hour time difference between Jerusalem and this city, 1,100 San Diegans attending an annual Jewish Federation fundraiser known as the Men’s Event, observed a ceremonial silence for the former Israeli President Shimon Peres, whose burial was scheduled only a few hours later. It was Thursday night
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Middle East, San Diego County, USA
His grave site plaque says “Jesus is Coming” By Jerry Klinger GLENDALE, California — Wednesday, September 28, at the Upper Esplanade Courtyard of the Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale overlooking a spectacular vista of the valley below, hundreds of white folded seats were prepared and soon filled with Christian and Jewish attendees honoring the memory
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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Middle East, USAU.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday night ordered the flags to be flown at half-staff in memory of former Israeli President Shimon Peres, who passed away at the age of 93. “As a mark of respect for the memory of Shimon Peres, former President and Prime Minister of Israel, I hereby order, by the authority
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Middle East, USAPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will attend the funeral of Israeli ex-president, two-time Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres, PA officials told AFP on Thursday, in what will be a rare visit to Jerusalem. Several Palestinian Authority officials confirmed his participation at Friday’s funeral, speaking on condition of anonymity. An Israeli Defense
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Shimon Peres was the whale who had eluded me. It was about 20 years ago. I was the rabbi at Oxford University. I was heavily immersed in the great campus battles for Israel that were just beginning. And I had already booked or hosted most of Israel’s great leaders, from Benjamin
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Middle EastAhead of the state funeral for former President Shimon Peres on Friday, Israeli security forces are ramping up operations to secure the event. With world leaders including President Obama and former President Bill Clinton expected to attend, Israeli police and internal security agencies are taking every precaution – including preemptive arrests of people they have
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Middle EastPoliticians and members of the public are lining up to pay their final respects to former Israeli Prime Minister and President Shimon Peres. Flags are at half-mast as thousands are expected to file past the casket as it lies in state at the Knesset. Among them Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who said Peres’ name will
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Middle EastNEW YORK–The Consulate General of Israel in New York has opened a memorial book for Shimon Peres, in which anyone may write their comments. It may be accessed via: http://embassies.gov.il/new-york/NewsAndEvents/Pages/Commemoration-Book-Shimon-Peres.aspx
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Middle East, USA