Obama arrives in Israel for funeral of Nobel laureate Peres

Written by Edrian Acla on September 30, 2016

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US President Barack Obama waves upon boarding Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on September 29, 2016 as he departs to attend the funeral of former Israeli president Shimon Peres in Jerusalem. World leaders from Obama to Prince Charles are expected in Israel to attend the funeral of Peres. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM — US President Barack Obama waves upon boarding Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on September 29, 2016 as he departs to attend the funeral of former Israeli president Shimon Peres in Jerusalem.
*World leaders from Obama to Prince Charles are expected in Israel to attend the funeral of Peres.*
*/ AFP PHOTO /*

TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) — US President Barack Obama arrived in Israel on Friday for the funeral of the last of its founding fathers, Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres.

Obama is among leaders from across the world arriving for Peres’s funeral at Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl national cemetery, which begins at 9:00 am (0600 GMT).

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