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Ariel Sharon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lays a wreath during the funeral service for Ariel Sharon near Sycamore Farm, Sharon's residence in southern Israel, on January 13, 2014.

Ariel Sharon fought for the security of his people, even when that meant giving up land

Global Politics

Israelis laid its former prime minister Ariel Sharon to rest on Monday. The military commander-turned-politician stunned Israelis by making a political turnaround in 2005 and pulling thousands of Jewish settlers out of the Gaza Strip. To some, though, the move was totally in line with his focus on the country’s security.

Sharon funeral

Where were all the mourners this weekend, as Ariel Sharon lay in state?

Global Politics
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel "The Bulldozer" Sharon in Jerusalem August 9, 2005.

Controversial Israeli leader and former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has died

Global Politics

Bioethicist raises ethical questions over long-term life support

Health & Medicine

Gilad Sharon on His Father’s Legacy and Israel’s Future

Ariel Sharon: The Life of an Unconventional Leader

Gilad Sharon, former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s youngest son,  joins The Takeaway  this morning to talk about his new biography of his father. A controversial and polarizing figure, Ariel Sharon dedicated his life to protecting Israel, but how best to preserve his country’s borders became a lifelong question. Sharon lived a life of contradictions. As Minister […]