Peres wants poet reburied in Israel

Friday, March 22, 1996 | by

JERUSALEM (JPS)—Prime Minister Shimon Peres last week asked Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdul-Karim al-Iryani to investigate the

Iryani is familiar with the poetry of Shabazi, whose tomb in Taiz is revered by Moslems.

"He quoted a poem of Shabazi's about fruit…and coffee," Peres said.

Peres did not say how Iryani responded to the request.