September 30, 2016
10:26 am

Honor guards carry the casket of former Israeli president during his funeral at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl national cemetery on September 30, 2016. (AFP/Thomas Coex)

Israel, world leaders pay final honors to founding father Shimon Peres

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By Times of Israel staff

September 30, 2016
6:39 am

The coffin of former president Shimon Peres at the Knesset plaza, the day before his burial, in Jerusalem, September 29, 2016. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

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3:13 am

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View of the the King David Hotel seen from central Jerusalem, on February 8, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

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1:06 am

US President Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on September 29, 2016 as he departs for Israel to attend the funeral of former Israeli president Shimon Peres in Jerusalem. (AFP Photo/Nicholas Kamm)

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By Times of Israel staff

September 30, 2016
12:39 am

Israel’s Mission to the United Nations held a memorial ceremony Thursday in memory of Shimon Peres. The ceremony was held in the UN headquarters and was attended by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, US Ambassador Power, Israel’s Ambassador Danny Danon and ambassadors from more than 40 countries. They began with standing for a minute's silence in tribute to the former president. Danon spoke first, and described Peres's vision and optimism. “President Peres, one of our founding fathers, was a man of vision and optimism who dedicated his life to the State of Israel. He contributed so much to Israel’s safety and security and never lost hope. This symbolizes the story of Zionism,” the ambassador said. “After years of representing the true face of Israel to the world, today the parliament of nations has gathered to pay their respects," Danon continued. "We will remember him as he lived his life until his last days, full of energy and a willingness to work for a better future for Israel. President Peres will continue to inspire us all. May his memory be a blessing,” Ban addressed the gathering. “I join in the sorrow for loss. I had the privilege to benefit from his wisdom," he said. "His leadership will be missed as someone who worked to realize the dream of security and peace for Israel." Power opened her speech by referring to Peres's remarks about Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben Gurion. “'From him I learned that the vision of the future should shape the agenda for the present; that one can overcome obstacles by dint of faith; that one may feel disappointment – but never despair. And above all, I learned that the wisest consideration is the moral one.' These were the principles by which Shimon Peres lived his life, and it guided his service to his country, both inside and outside of government," said Power. "But most of all, Shimon Peres was a believer in and a builder of peace," the ambassador continued. "Peres believed that peace also had to be rooted in what he called moral vision, which he traced back to the Book of Books, and its “message that the one, invisible God created Man in His image, and hence there are no higher and lower orders of man.” This belief – that all fellow human beings are created equal, are imbued with fundamental dignity, and are entitled to inalienable rights – not only drove his overarching efforts to achieve peace, but also was reflected in the compassion he brought to every individual interaction." The ceremony concluded with the recital of the "El Male Rachamim" prayer. The Israeli delegation to the UN opened a condolence book which will later be made available to the general public.

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Police chief Roni Alsheich, second left, pays his respects by the coffin of Shimon Peres at the Knesset on September 29, 2016. (Hadas Parushl/Flash90)

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9:31 pm

From left to right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Barack Obama and PA President Mahmoud Abbas during a trilateral meeting in New York, September 22, 2009 (Avi Ohayon/GPO/Flash90)

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The personal staff of late former president Shimon Peres standing near the burial plot at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem on September 28, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

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Israel, world leaders pay final honors to founding father Shimon Peres

Netanyahu shakes hands with Abbas before ceremony on Mount Herzl begins, expresses love for late rival; Rivlin honors Israel’s ‘eternal fountain of youth’

Israel, world leaders set to bury founding father Shimon Peres

Large parts of Jerusalem shuttered amid ‘unprecedented’ security measures as dignitaries from 70 nations gather to pay their respects

Two dead in pair of shootings in Arab towns

Hussein Abu-Ra’ad, 23, and a Kafr Qasem resident, 20, killed overnight by unknown assailants

Jerusalem’s iconic King David Hotel evicts guests to accommodate world leaders

Influx of VIPs for Peres funeral meant nearly all the rooms had to be emptied, and fast, says CEO

Obama takes off for Peres funeral leading 33-strong US delegation

US president, accompanied by 18 lawmakers and over a dozen top officials, will deliver the ceremony’s final eulogy

UN chief, envoys gather in New York to commemorate Peres

Representatives of over 40 nations offer a minute of silence, recall former president’s ‘compassion, optimism’

Netanyahu talks peace with EU’s Mogherini, has warm meet with Bill Clinton

Former US president and Europe’s foreign policy chief in Israel for Friday funeral of former president Peres

NY governor nixes trip for Peres funeral after train crash

Andrew Cuomo rushes to Hoboken after deadly incident; NJ governor Christie also apparently not coming

Fearing disturbances, police nab extremists ahead of Peres funeral

Several Jews and Arabs detained day before ceremony for late president Shimon Peres, though no specific threat mentioned; security upped for Abbas

No Obama-Netanyahu-Abbas summit, though all 3 will be at Peres funeral

US president flies in Friday morning and heads straight to ceremony, leaving immediately afterwards, White House says

Gazan man killed in Islamic Jihad tunnel collapse

Several others injured as underground passage, reportedly reaching into Israel, gives way in northern region of coastal enclave

Peres planned his own funeral, down to songs and speakers, son says

Delegations from over 70 countries due, including Abbas and officials from Jordan, Egypt; Israeli David D’or to sing ‘Avinu Malkeinu’ prayer; Rivlin, Netanyahu, Obama, Bill Clinton to speak

Saying history ‘complicated,’ entire Arab party to skip Peres funeral

Joint List head Ayman Odeh calls Peres part of ‘tragedies for my people,’ says it’s most respectful to stay silent

Court quashes parole board decision to free celebrity rabbi

Panel ‘failed to adequately consider’ case of Yoshiyahu Pinto, in jail for bribing police official, judges rule; lawyers to appeal

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