Sukkot miracle
President Peres has a close call
Moments of anxiety as mishap sees sign and large plant fall on 89-year-old statesman
President Peres's bodyguards remove a sign that fell on him (photo credit: Sharon Marks Altshul)
President Shimon Peres in his sukkah on Wednesday (photo credit: Sharon Marks Altshul/The Real Jerusalem Streets)
It was a veritable Sukkot miracle at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem on Wednesday.
President Shimon Peres was hosting a gathering in his sukkah, when a gust of wind knocked over a sign bearing the state emblem of the menorah, and a large potted plant, both of which landed on the 89-year-old statesman.
President Peres’s bodyguards rush to his rescue (photo credit: Sharon Marks Altshul/The Real Jerusalem Streets)
The president’s bodyguards sped to Peres’s rescue, only to discover that the rush was unnecessary — the president was fine.
Shaking off the incident — and the falling objects — Peres continued to host the holiday celebration within the protected confines of the presidential sukkah.
President Peres’s bodyguards lift a sign and a potted plant that fell on him (photo credit: Sharon Marks Altshul/The Real Jerusalem Streets)
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