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January 1, 2014

The news today that Ariel Sharon, Israel's legendary military leader and former prime minister, is near death brought with it second-order news: Sharon is still alive.

Don't blame me for forgetting. Sharon has been in a coma since suffering a stroke on January 4, 2006 (after which “>lived in limbo, though showing “>Haaretz reports:

A source with knowledge of Sharon's condition said that if his situation continues to deteriorate, it is “a matter of days.” The source said that Sharon's family is currently by his bed and holding consultations with medical staff.

As a military leader, Sharon was a hawk. As a politician, the Bulldozer. But the end of his political career was most significantly marked by withdrawl from Gaza, a

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