Shimon Peres

Weak nations "are erased from history, while the strong, for good or for ill, survive," the prime minister said.

On a warm and sunny day in Jerusalem, the former prime minister received the funeral he would have wanted.

Shimon Peres has "a taste for innovation" and "a number of Kennedyesque qualities," Newsweek wrote in a 1977 story.

The former president of Israel, whose push for peace made him an iconic figure at home and abroad, died on Wednesday.

Peres has been an advocate of closer ties between Israelis and Palestinians.

The former Israeli president and Nobel Peace Prize winner believes science and technological innovation could transform the region.