On Wednesday 28 September, leaders from the European institutions sent their condolences to Israel, following the passing away of the former president, Shimon Peres, aghed 93, over Tuesday night to Wednesday morning. They all paid unanimous tribute to him.
In a joint letter sent to the current president, Reuven Rivlin, Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission, and his counterpart at the European Council, Donald Tusk, stated that "with the death of the former...