Vic MPs honour Peres

VICTORIAN Premier Daniel Andrews and Opposition Leader Matthew Guy led MPs from both major parties last week in signing a condolence book organised by Zionism Victoria that will be sent to the family of Shimon Peres.

Paying tribute to the former president of Israel, Andrews said, “The life and times of Shimon Peres can teach us all a lesson in the difference between politics and public service.

“From the beginning, Peres understood that the foundation of Israel was not merely a political statement, but a powerfully human one: the act of an oppressed people wanting to live simply, soundly, and in peace. To the end, he remained faithful to it.

Read the article in the Australian Jewish News.