Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Friday, September 30, 2016
From the Liveblog of
Friday, September 30, 2016
Air Force One to land shortly
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAir Force One begins its descent to Ben Gurion Airport.
Joining Obama at the funeral are Secretary of State John Kerry and National Security Adviser Susan Rice, as well as House Democratic Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi.
In all, 18 members of Congress are flying to Israel to pay their respects to Peres, as well as current and former top administration officials such as key Mideast adviser Robert Malley, Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes and former peace envoy Martin Indyk.
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