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 ...

JERUSALEM - Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon, the trailblazing warrior-statesman who stunned Arab foes with his dramatic turnarounds, died on Saturday aged 85, after eight years in a coma ...

I've always thought the reason Ariel Sharon was such an enduring presence in Israeli political life is that he personally reflected three of the most important states of mind that the state of Israel ...

Ariel Sharon's turbulent military career set the stage for his role as a somewhat unlikely Israeli prime minister. James Bennet, former Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times, tells Melissa ...

Overwhelming frustration with a tattered peace process has led many of the million Israelis, who demonstrated their moral integrity in 1982 while protesting horrific massacres of Palestinian civilians ...

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, in a coma since a 2006 stroke, is clinging to life after his condition took a turn for the worse last week, the head of the hospital treating him said on ...

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 ...

Former general Ariel Sharon moved to the political center in a bid to secure Israel's future. His goals were to preserve a Jewish majority and to hold Jerusalem, according to Martin Indyk, a former ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Likud prime ministerial candidate Ariel Sharon cast his ballot in Jerusalem on February 6, 2001. He was elected prime minister.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon, the trailblazing warrior-statesman who stunned Arab foes with his dramatic turnarounds, died on Saturday aged 85, after eight years in ...