President Reuven Rivlin paid tribute to former minister Yehoshua Matza, who died at the age of 89.
"Yehoshua my friend, a dear man of Jerusalem, is gone. A man of Lehi, one of the pillars of the State. A leader of action and thought, one of the planners and builders of Jerusalem, who was a friend even when over the years we were sometimes rivals. I will lack the accompaniment and good advice, I will lack his wisdom. I send a warm hug to his family, I will always carry his memory with me," said Rivlin.