Israeli President Shimon Peres, who was Sharon's biggest opponent and then his ally, also eulogized Sharon.
"Sharon, my good friend, was a brave soldier and a daring statesman who contributed a lot to the safety and fortification of Israel," Peres said in a statement.
However, Palestinian Hamas movement which controls the Gaza Strip, said Saturday that former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was "a distinguished war criminal."
"The Palestinian people remember Sharon as someone who caused destruction, ordeals and displacement to them," Salah al-Bardaweel, a Hamas official told Xinhua.
Sharon has been in a coma for the past eight years since he suffered a stroke in January 2006. He was then replaced by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert from his center-left Kadima party, which Sharon established after leaving the right-wing Likud party.
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据以色列媒体报道,当地时间11日下午,该国前总理阿里埃勒沙龙在特拉维夫谢巴医疗中心病逝,享年85岁。
自2006年第二次中风以来,沙龙一直处于昏迷状态。去年,医生在给沙龙做核磁共振时发现,当给他看家庭的照片和让他想象他的家时,他的脑部仍会产生兴奋。但是进行试验的神经学家表示,沙龙身体残疾,不能活动自己的肌肉。据悉,病情恶化后,沙龙的两个儿子守在病床前。
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