Obama Delivers Eulogy at Peres Funeral

U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a eulogy at the funeral of the late Israeli leader Shimon Peres in which he called Peres one of the "giants of the 20th century," and likened him to other figures like Nelson Mandela and Britain's Queen Elizabeth. Obama said both the U.S. and Israel were "built by stubborn idealists and struggling immigrants," and praised Peres for his dedication to trying to solve the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. "Even...

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