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Ariel Sharon: Builder and destroyer
The former Israeli prime minister and military man’s legacy is that of "The Bulldozer" – a polarising builder and destroyer.
Israel bids farewell to divisive Sharon
At the first of two funeral services, Israel has paid tribute to Ariel Sharon who is viewed as a hero at home and a war criminal by some others.
Israel tightens security ahead of Sharon’s funeral
Following the death of Ariel Sharon, Isreal has increased its security for the former prime minister’s funeral near the Gaza border.
Was Ariel Sharon the last leader able to bring peace?
Despite him being a man of war, Sharon’s supporters question whether future leaders will have the same clout when it comes to securing peace.
Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon dies aged 85
The former Israeli general and prime minister has died after suffering a stroke and spending the past eight years in a coma.
Ariel Sharon’s condition in steady decline, says hospital
The condition of Israeli former prime minister Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma since 2006, continues to decline, says a hospital official.
Ariel Sharon’s condition worsens, say reports
Israeli media have reported that Ariel Sharon, who has been in a vegetative state for eight years, could be dead within days.
From Mossad agent to PM
One of Tzipi Livni’s greatest challenges will be to restore some integrity to the tainted Israeli political system, writes Rory McCarthy.
The real nuclear threat
The US and its allies pose the biggest danger to world peace
Israeli police quiz Olmert again in bribery case
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was questioned by police for an hour on Friday, the second time this month that investigators have quizzed him over allegations he took bribes…
Animation on Beirut bids for top Cannes prize
Repressed memories, the horrors of war and Israel’s dubious role in a notorious Beirut refugee camp massacre are the themes of the Cannes film festival’s first ever…
Olmert resists calls to quit over bribery probe
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert faced a barrage of calls to resign on Friday after he admitted taking cash from an American businessman at the centre of a police investigation…
Israeli PM questioned over alleged corruption
Israel’s fraud squad on Friday questioned Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who has been dogged by corruption scandals that surfaced after he took office in 2006, police said. The…
Bringing down the new Berlin Walls
The highest and oldest wall is that which separates ”us” from ”them”. This is described today as a great divide of religions or ”a clash of civilisations”, which are false…
Bush calls for end to Israeli occupation
United States President George Bush made his most explicit call for an end to the Israeli occupation after making his first visit to the West Bank on Thursday, where he witnessed…