14/06/2012 12:23
Shimon Peres received Presidential Medal from Obama
The White House decided to award President Shimon Peres the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his singular achievements leading Israel and working for peace, but Peres accepted the award on behalf of all Israelis, the Jerusalem Post reports.
Mr. Obama Wednesday praised the 88-year-old Peres, a former prime minister, as “the essence of Israel itself — an indomitable spirit that will not be denied,” in the presentation speech. The U.S. president also praised Mr. Peres as the symbol of the decades-long alliance between the United States and Israel, the Voice of America says.