Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday eulogized late prime minister Yitzhak Shamir, whose coffin was lying in the Knesset building ahead of his funeral at Mount Herzl later in the day.
"Shamir was and always will be an example of public service," he said. The former prime minister "dedicated his life to the Zionist idea, to the people of Israel and to the Land of Israel."
The late prime minister will always be remembered as someone who was "determined, exact, brave and modest. May his memory be blessed."
Funeral proceedings for Shamir at the Knesset Monday morning with Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin eulogizing him before his coffin.
"You had only one weakness," Rivlin said. "Only one weakness succeeded in breaking through: Your love for this pursued nation, the land of our forefathers, your love for your children,your home, and your Shulamit."
Shamir will buried on Monday evening alongside his wife, Shulamit, in the section reserved for leaders of Israel on Mount Herzl.
He died in Tel Aviv on Saturday at age 96.
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.
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