Israel's Ariel Sharon, in Coma Since 2006, Dead at 85

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has died, following complications from a massive stroke. He was 85. Shlomo Noy, a director at the Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv, says Mr. Sharon died "in peace" on Saturday with his family at his side. Noy says Mr. Sharon had never regained full consciousness after going into a coma in 2006. However, he says the former Israeli leader showed remarkable strength after his vital organs began to fail, a week ago. "Over the past...

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