Israel's Ariel Sharon laid to rest in military funeral

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

JERUSALEM -- Ariel Sharon was laid to rest Monday at his ranch in southern Israel as the nation bid a final farewell to one of its most colorful and influential leaders -- a man venerated by supporters as a warrior and statesman but reviled in the Arab world as a war criminal.

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