Ariel Sharon

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  Al-Aqsa Takes Centre Stage in Israel-Palestinian Unrest

  Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, sacred to both Muslims and Jews, is at the heart of diplomatic efforts to defuse more than three weeks of Palestinian-Israeli violence.

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  Narendra Modi to be First Indian PM to Visit Israel

  Narendra Modi will be travelling to Israel, the first by an Indian Prime Minister to the Jewish country with which bilateral defence cooperation is on an upswing.

• Israel's controversial hero Ariel Sharon laid to rest at family ranch

  Ariel Sharon, one of Israel's most controversial leaders, was laid to rest on Monday at his family ranch in a ceremony attended by a somber gathering of Israeli officials and foreign dignitaries.

• State memorial for Israel former PM Ariel Sharon begins

  A state memorial for the late Israeli premier Ariel Sharon got under way at the parliament in Jerusalem on Monday in the presence of Israeli and foreign dignitaries.

• Israel boosts security for Ariel Sharon funeral near Gaza border

  Israel beefed up security for former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's funeral near the Gaza border on Monday and warned the enclave's Palestinian rulers not to allow rocket fire during the ceremony, which U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will attend.

• Israel buries its controversial hero Ariel Sharon

  Israel was on Monday set to bury former prime minister Ariel Sharon, celebrated as a military hero at home but loathed by Palestinians as a bloodthirsty criminal.

• Israelis pay last respects to warrior-statesman Ariel Sharon

  Thousands of Israelis bade farewell on Sunday to former prime minister Ariel Sharon, the maverick warrior-statesman who helped reshape the Middle East, as his body lay in state outside parliament in Jerusalem.

• Israelis pay last respects to warrior-statesman Ariel Sharon

  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.

• Barack Obama says Ariel Sharon dedicated his life to Israel

  The Israeli soldier-turned-politician-turned statesman died on Saturday, eight years after a stroke put him in a coma. He was 85.

• Israeli premier Ariel Sharon's funeral to be held on Monday: report

  Former Israeli premier Ariel Sharon will be buried on Monday afternoon at his southern ranch after a memorial service earlier in the day in parliament, army radio said.

• Ariel Sharon, former Israel PM, dies at 85

  Former Israeli premier Ariel Sharon died in hospital near Tel Aviv Saturday, aged 85, after eight years in a coma, drawing tributes from Israeli leaders but contempt from Palestinians.

• Ex-Israel PM Ariel Sharon's health deteriorating

  Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon's condition is worsening and his family is by his side, CNN reported on Thursday.

• Ex-Israel PM Ariel Sharon's condition worsens

  Former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's health deteriorated sharply Thursday and he was in "grave condition" with his family by his bedside, the hospital treating him announced.

• Ex-Israel PM Ariel Sharon faces 'imminent' death: hospital

  Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon was on Sunday facing "imminent" death, the Tel Aviv hospital where he is in critical condition said.

• Ex-PM Ariel Sharon's condition unchanged: hospital

  The condition of Israeli ex-premier Ariel Sharon, who has been comatose for eight years, was unchanged on Saturday, his hospital said, a day after revealing he was in a "slow, gradual" decline.