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Former Israeli PM And military commander Ariel Sharon dead at 85
Jewish Journal
January 11, 2014
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the trailblazing warrior-statesman who transformed the region and was reviled by Arab foes, died on Saturday aged 85, after eight years in a coma caused by a stroke.
Condition of former Israeli leader Sharon worsens
Jewish Journal
January 9, 2014
The condition of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, in a coma since 2006, has deteriorated sharply in recent hours and he is close to death, the hospital treating him said on Thursday.
An insider’s view of Ariel Sharon
Jonathan Kirsch
October 26, 2011
Ariel Sharon was a figure of controversy throughout his long career in war, politics and diplomacy, but no one can deny that he looms large in the making of the Jewish state.
Report: Ariel Sharon is responsive, moves fingers
Jewish Journal
October 23, 2011
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is responsive and has gained weight, his son told The New York Times.
UPDATE: Gabrielle Giffords continues her recovery in Houston
JewishJournal.com
March 4, 2011
Eight weeks after the tragedy that struck Arizona, Gabrielle Giffords continues to recover in Houston.
Sharon marks five years in coma
Jewish Journal
January 4, 2011
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon remains in a coma five years after suffering a massive stroke. There were no official events Tuesday to mark the five-year anniversary of the stroke, which ended Sharon\’s political career. But he was briefly remembered Monday at a Likud Party briefing and in a column written by former colleague Tzachi Hanegbi in The Jerusalem Post.
Ariel Sharon moved to ranch first time since coma
Jewish Journal
November 12, 2010
Ariel Sharon was moved to his ranch for the first time since he fell into a coma in January 2006.
Ariel Sharon going home
Jewish Journal
September 22, 2010
Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma for nearly five years, is expected to be moved from an Israeli hospital to his Negev ranch.
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