A picture taken on May 22, 2016 shows Israeli President Shimon Peres welcoming the French prime minister before at the Peres Centre for Peace in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv. Israeli ex-president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres died on September 28, 2016 some two weeks after suffering a major stroke, triggering an outpouring of grief for the beloved elder statesman. / AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ