Yitzhak Shamir former PM and Head of Mossad dies at 96

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A visitor bows his head in respect before coffin of former PM and Head of Mossad, Yitzhak Shamir, in the Knesset Chagall Lounge.

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Knesset Guard officers stand as an honor guard around the coffin of former PM and Head of Mossad, Yitzhak Shamir, in the Knesset Chagall Lounge.

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Thousands expected to pay last respects to former PM and Head of Mossad, Yitzhak Shamir, as his coffin is presented in the Knesset lobby before being laid to rest this afternoon in the Leaders of Israel Section at Mount Herzl.

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Knesset Guard officers lay flower wreaths on the coffin of Yitzhak Shamir at a ceremony in the Knesset lobby.

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A woman holds a prayer book and recites prayers before the coffin of former PM and Head of Mossad, Yitzhak Shamir, in the Knesset Chagall Lounge.

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Knesset Speaker Rubi Rivlin (L) with son Yair Shamir (C) in the Knesset Chagall Lounge, take part in a ceremony honoring former PM and Head of Mossad, Yitzhak Shamir.

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Visitor Uzi Broshi (R), long time friend of former PM and Head of Mossad, Yitzhak Shamir, shows a painted portrait of Shamir to son Yair Shamir (C) and Knesset Speaker Rubi Rivlin (L).

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Visitor Uzi Broshi, long time friend of former PM and Head of Mossad, Yitzhak Shamir, comes to pay last respects holding a painted portrait of Shamir. Jerusalem, Israel. 2-July-2012...Coffin of former PM and Head of Mossad, Yitzhak Shamir, 96, presen.

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Knesset Speaker Rubi Rivlin eulogizes Shamir before his coffin; “You only had one weakness - your love for this pursued nation, the land of our forefathers, your love for your children, your home, and your Shulamit.".

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Coffin of former PM and Head of Mossad, Yitzhak Shamir, 96, presented in the Knesset Chagall Lounge. Knesset Speaker Rubi Rivlin heads a ceremony in the presence of family and friends. Yitzhak Shamir passed away Saturday in Tel-Aviv.