Congresswoman Waters’ Statement on the Death of Shimon Peres

Washington, DC– Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to the death of Shimon Peres:

“With the death of Shimon Peres, the world mourns the loss of a leading political dove who understood the need for compromise in the quest for peace. Present at the founding of the state of Israel, Shimon Peres held virtually every major cabinet position in government, was prime minister three times, and when he stepped down as president in 2014, he was the world’s oldest head of state. In 1993, he signed the Oslo peace accords, in the presence of Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin, and a year later, the three men were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize ‘for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East.’

A giant of the 20th century and a global diplomat of international acclaim, Mr. Peres worked hard to defend the peace process, and we will remember him as a man of grand vision and a purveyor of peace until the end.”