Former Israeli PM and military commander Ariel Sharon dead at 85

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Former Israeli PM and military commander Ariel Sharon dead at 85

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-israeli-prime-minister-sharon-dead-army-radio-123012776.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/548KniUVgAsf0TWzdCTVRA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-01-11T145106Z_1_CBREA0A0YQP00_RTROPTP_2_SHARON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="-FILE PHOTO 10MAR05- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon gestures at the end of his Likud Party's wo.." align="left" title="-FILE PHOTO 10MAR05- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon gestures at the end of his Likud Party's wo.." border="0" /></a>By Dan Williams 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 a coma caused by a stroke. Sharon left historic footprints on the Middle East through military invasion and Jewish settlement-building on occupied land the Palestinians seek for a state but also with a shock decision to withdraw from the Gaza Strip. The United States and other foreign powers mourned Sharon as a peacemaker, noting his late pursuit of dialogue with the Palestinians. Those negotiations continue under Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, though differences remain wide.</p><br clear="all"/>

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