Former Israeli President Shimon Peres dies at 93
(Vatican Radio) Former
Israeli President Shimon Peres - whose life of public service spans the life of
the Israeli nation itself - has died at age 93.
Mr. Peres served twice as
Prime Minister of Israel and was a member of 12 cabinets. He was elected to
the Knesset in November 1959 and served continuously until 2007, when
he became President for a seven-year term.
He won the 1994 Nobel
Peace Prize together with Yitzhak Rabinand and Yasser Arafat for
the peace talks in which he participated as Israeli Foreign Minister, producing
the Oslo Accords.
His family confirmed Mr.
Peres’ passing Wednesday morning.
His son, Chemi, made the
announcement to reporters gathered at the hospital where Peres had been treated
for the past two weeks after suffering a stroke.
“Today with deep sorrow we
bid farewell to our beloved father, the 9th president of Israel,” he said.
“Our father's legacy has
always been to look to tomorrow. We were privileged to be part of his private
family, but today we sense that the entire nation of Israel and the global
community share this great loss. We share this pain together.”
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