Head of the Opposition, MK Yitzchak Herzog eulogized Elie Wiesel on his Facebook page:
"Elie Wiesel set the tone for an entire generation, as did his great works on the Holocaust and on heroism...I was lucky to know him ever since I was young, and to talk to him over the years about his books...they affected me deeply...his blessed memory will continue [to be considered] on of the greats of the Jewish nation in his generation."