Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir Passes Away in Tel Aviv

Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and Yitzhak Shamir.

YNet – Former Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir died Saturday in Tel Aviv. He was 96 years old.

Shamir was Israel‘s seventh prime minister and served two terms in office, 1983–1984 and 1986–1992.

“Yitzhak Shamir was a brave warrior for Israel, before and after its inception. He was a great patriot and his enormous contribution will be forever etched in our chronicles,” PresidentShimon Peres said in a statement.

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