Bill Clinton to attend Peres funeral

Former US president Bill Clinton will travel to Israel to attend the funeral of Shimon Peres, but will not be joined by Hillary Clinton as she campaigns in the final stretch of the White House race, her team said today.
Clinton, who oversaw the signing of the Oslo Accords that envisioned an independent Palestinian state, paid tribute upon news of Peres' death to "a fervent advocate for peace and reconciliation and for a future where all the children of Abraham build a better tomorrow."
An advisor to Hillary Clinton said she would not join world leaders in Jerusalem Friday as they pay their respects to the Nobel peace prize winner who died Wednesday at 93.

The Democrat was taken off the campaign trail for several days earlier this month by a bout of pneumonia, and spent part of last week hunkered down with advisors prepping for her high-stakes debate against Donald Trump.
On Friday she has a slew of campaign events planned in swing state Florida.