Statement on the passing of Israel’s ninth President, Shimon Peres by Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein.

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”The Knesset bows its head and agonizes over the passing of the ninth president and former prime minister Shimon Peres. The State of Israel bids farewell to the head of its family; a man who had seen everything, was involved in everything and shaped everything,” Knesset Speaker Yuli-Yoel Edelstein said in a statement following Peres` death at the age of 93 early Wednesday morning.

“Peres is the story of the Jewish nation and of the State of Israel, be it as a member of a family of Holocaust survivors, an oleh, an agriculturist, a person involved in the country`s security and a statesman. He was among the giants of our national leadership over the past century; a man with much credit to his name, a shining example of a proud Zionist who aspired his entire life to act for the benefit of the country and its citizens,” Edelstein stated.

”He always looked to blaze a new trail and bring us all to better places. History will speak volumes of this great man, whose reputation preceded him in Israel and throughout the entire world as a man of wisdom, experience and vision. We will feel his absence greatly, but his fingerprints and the fruits of his labor will be present here for generations to come. I send a warm embrace to his family and sincere condolences to the many people who admired him. May his memory be blessed.”

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)