02/07/2012 12:45
Israel's prime minister to be buried in Jerusalem
Yitzhak Shamir, who served as Israel's prime minister from 1986 to 1992, has died at the age of 96.
Shamir had been living in a nursing home in Tel Aviv and had Alzheimer's disease for several years. He died Saturday.
Former Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir will be buried on Monday evening alongside his wife, Shulamit, in the section reserved for leaders of Israel on Mount Herzl, the Jerusalem Post reports.
President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin and representatives of Shamir’s family will eulogize the former prime minister at the funeral. Earlier, his coffin will be brought to the Knesset, where the public will be invited to pay its respects from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.