Shimon Peres Funeral press update 29 September 2016

Shimon Peres’ Funeral live stream

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    Live broadcast of Mr. Peres' Funeral in Mount Herzel
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    Former President Shimon Peres’ casket arriving at the Knesset. Former President Shimon Peres’ casket arriving at the Knesset. Copyright: GPO/Amos Ben Gershom
     
     
    Shimon Peres, who died early Wednesday morning at age 93, will be laid to rest Friday morning, September 30th at 9:30am in the Great Leaders of the Nation section at Mount Herzl Cemetery in Jerusalem.
    Peres's body will lie in state at the Knesset on Thursday to allow the public to pay their final respects.
     
    Many world leaders will participate in the funeral, including President Barack Obama and former president Bill Clinton, Secretary of State John Kerry, Britain's Prince Charles, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President François Hollande, German President Joachim Gauck and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and many more.