Israelis are mourning former prime minister and military commander Ariel Sharon who died Saturday, January 11, 2014 after a long illness. He is to be buried Monday at his home in the Negev desert.
ຊາວອິສຣາແອລ ໄວ້ອາໄລແກ່ ທ່ານ Ariel Sharon
![Israel's President Shimon Peres carries a wreath to place next to the coffin of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, Jerusalem, January 12, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/4597af6d-8a9a-413b-8f5b-453c7abbfc31_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Israel's President Shimon Peres carries a wreath to place next to the coffin of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, Jerusalem, January 12, 2014.
![Ultra-Orthodox Jews line up to vote in Bnei Brak, Israel, March 17, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7ced664b-a9a5-4355-9c03-0abe82891ca0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews line up to vote in Bnei Brak, Israel, March 17, 2015.
![Israelis pass by the coffin of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the Knesset Plaza, Jerusalem, January 12, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/0127d6d1-b7e2-4c49-ab3d-4ba75ef3e374_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Israelis pass by the coffin of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the Knesset Plaza, Jerusalem, January 12, 2014.
![Members of the Knesset Guard carry the coffin of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the Knesset Plaza, Jerusalem, January 12, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/b3b77fec-d647-4305-90a2-6f446c35a23a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of the Knesset Guard carry the coffin of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the Knesset Plaza, Jerusalem, January 12, 2014.