Mt. Herzl Schedule for Shimon Peres Funeral

Mt. Herzl Schedule for Shimon Peres Funeral 
Will be covered live  on all TV Israeli  Channels ( Best coverage will be Arutz 2 available on line)
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Farewell Ceremony for the 9th President of the State of Israel, the Late Shimon Peres

Friday, 30 September 2016

Mt. Herzl, Jerusalem

Master of Ceremonies – Gilad Adin

09:00 – Processional of Heads of State and Delegations from abroad

09:30 – Entrance of the President of the State of Israel Reuven (Rubi) Rivlin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Speaker of the Knesset Yuli Edelstein and the President of the Supreme Court, Justice Miriam Naor

        Announcement of the entrance of the coffin
        Opening Remarks – Gilad Adin

Eulogies:

   President of the State of Israel - Reuven (Rubi) Rivlin
   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
   Speaker of the Knesset – Yuli Edelstein
   Former President of the United States of America – William J Clinton
   Song by David D’Or – “Avinu Malkeinu”
   Author and Friend of Shimon Peres – Amos Oz
   Prof. Tsvia Walden
   Yoni Peres
   Nehemia ‘Chemi’ Peres
President of the United States of America – Barack Obama

        Kaddish
        Entrance of the Honor Guard and carrying of the coffin

11:15

– Estimated Finish

The family and world leaders will follow the coffin

Interment Ceremony

11:45 – Beginning of the interment ceremony (Estimated time)

        Arrival at the gravesite
        Lowering of the coffin into the grave
        Prayers
        Placing of the wreaths

   State of Israel wreath
   Government of Israel wreath
   Knesset wreath
   Supreme Court wreath
   Minister of Defense wreath
   Leader of the Opposition wreath
   World Zionist Organization wreath
   Jewish Agency wreath
   Israel Defense Force wreath
Israel Police wreath
Diplomatic Corps wreath
City of Jerusalem wreath
Peres Center for Peace wreath
Family wreath

After the dispersion of the delegations it will be possible to lay additional wreaths