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| At first, he joined the political
Right. This picturewas taken with Menachem Begin in January
1977. (credit: Newsphot)
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Weizman always enjoyed flying
his own plane-here as Air Force commander credit: (Uzi
Willman) |
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| As defense minister, Weizman
watched a joint Air Force and ground forces exercise in
the Jordan Valley in 1978. |
At a cocktail party, he
was ever charming. His niece, Yael Dayan, receives a warm
welcome from uncle Ezer. |
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| March 1993: A jocular president-elect
Ezer Weizman brings Smile to the faces of the labor party
Knesset faction. YitzhakRabin sits to his left (Isaac
Harari) |
Reuma Weizman has stood staunchly at
his sidethroughout the 50 years of their marriage.(Ariel
Jerozolimski) |
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January 1996: On a state visit to Germany,
with President Roman Herzog.
(credit: Presse und Informationsamt der Bundesregiering)
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On May 24, the Attorney-General published
his report on the Weizman-Seroussi chardes. Weizman answered'
Reporters' question about his plans. In the wake of the
report, Weizman decided to step down. (credit: Ariel Jerozolimski)
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| Weizman's military adjutant leads him
away from oneof the last state ceremonies he attended
as president, about six weeks ago |
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Thursday , Jul 13, 2000 Sun-Thu
at 18:00 (GMT+3)
Headlines
Ezer and Reuma Weizman Leave President's Residence, Return
to Caesaria
By Globes' correspondent
After seven years and two months at the President's Residence
in Jerusalem, outgoing President Ezer Weizman and his
wife, Reuma, today left the Residence and went back to
their home in Caesaria.
The Weizmans bid farewell to Residence staff in a moving
ceremony. All staff gathered in the salon, and applauded
as the couple entered the room.
In his speech, Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert said that Weizman's
presidential status was not based solely on his formal
title. "He was a leader among people because the
nation loved him. He reached through to everybody, striking
a responsive chord in each one of us."
Weizman, who did not conceal his emotion, said he had
already bid farewell many times in his life, "but
this is the last public post I'm leaving. In any case,
I'm leaving with a feeling of satisfaction."
Even on his last day in the President's Residence, Weizman
commented on recent developments. He sharply condemned
Shas allegations concerning discrimination against Jews
of Sephardi origin. The allegations were made following
the verdict on Deri's appeal to the Supreme Court of Justice.
"Some freaks are pouring oil on the flames. The Israel
Defense Force chief of staff and the Air Force commander
are of Persian origin. The IDF Southern Command chief
is of Libyan origin. The Northern Command chief and the
head of Military Intelligence are of Moroccan origin.
Inflammatory statements harping on the ethnic theme must
be discontinued at once," Weizman said.
Referring to the comparison drawn by key Shas officials
between the investigation against the President and the
Deri affair, Weizman dismissed such statements as irresponsible
and incorrect. "I've never been indicted. I've never
been brought to trial. If it widens the rift in the Israeli
nation, I regret being dragged into it."
On being asked about his wishes for the future, Weizman
said, "As we army guys used to say in the good old
days: To hell with life. What really counts is keeping
healthy."
Published by Israel's Business Arena on 13 July, 2000
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