Ariel Sharon was Israel — with all of its gumption, innovation, determination, virtues and faults. He was a man of extremes, both as a warrior and as a Prime Minister. He manifested the quintessential ...

Jewish organizations in the United States and around the world expressed condolences on the death of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. “His legacy is a more secure State of Israel, safe on ...

Sharon had been on life support and out of the public eye since suffering a massive stroke eight years ago He was a giant of the Israeli military and political scene, but courted controversy ...

Correction appended: Jan. 12, 2014, 11:12 p.m. E.T. Under a low, slate overcast, the coffin containing the body of Ariel Sharon lay in state on Sunday on the grounds of the Israeli parliament, the ...

Ariel Sharon, one of the most influential figures in Israeli history, passed away on Saturday after eight years in a stroke-induced coma. The life of the polarizing former general and prime minister ...

Former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s body lay in state on Sunday outside parliament in Jerusalem, where thousands of Israelis waited to bid farewell to the maverick warrior-statesman who reshaped the ...

A major hemorrhagic stroke led to a coma that has lasted nearly five years. Nov. 14, 2010— -- Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon -- who has been in a coma for nearly five years -- was ...

Ariel Sharon’s Temple Mount visit sparked the Second Intifada, reshaping Israel’s security - and setting the stage for October 7. It has been 25 years since Ariel Sharon, opposition leader at the time ...

If you listen to the settlers and the legions of former friends of the Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon lost Gaza. He is being vilified as a traitor to the very cause he practically originated.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma for nearly eight years has taken a turn for the worse and is now in critical condition. Sharon, who is 85, suffered a debilitating ...

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Doctors say Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon needs a procedure to fix a tiny hole in his heart. It'll be done in the next two or three weeks.Sharon is 77 years old. He suffered a ...

Ariel Sharon was born to Russian immigrant parents on Feb. 26, 1928, in the small farming community of Kfar Malal, north of Tel Aviv. He joined the Haganah, the pre-state Jewish defense force, at 14 ...