Israeli leaders paid tribute on Thursday evening to Nelson Mandela, who died Thursday evening at the age of 95. Mandela was “the father of his nation, a man of vision, a freedom fighter who opposed violence,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote on his Facebook page. “He posed as a personal example to his people in the many years he spent in jail, and never became haughty. He worked to heal the tears in South African society and succeeded with his personality to prevent outbreaks of racial hatred. He will be remembered as the father of the new South Africa and as a highly important moral leader.” Read More
