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FILE - A Jewish settler prepares to throw a light bulb filled with orange paint at Israeli police, as they arrive in the Jewish settlement of Gadid, Aug. 19, 2005. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)

20 years after its landmark withdrawal from Gaza, Israel is mired there

By Melanie Lidman - Associated Press

Illustration on the folly of pressuring for an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

CLIFFORD MAY: Deadlines worsen the Palestinian-Israeli conflict

By Clifford D. May

Benjamin Netanyahu’s years as Israel’s prime minister see surge in West Bank settlements

By Dan Perry and Josef Federman - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Arafat had planned second intifada

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Ariel Sharon February 26, 1928 – January 11, 2014 - In this Dec. 1, 2005 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon smiles during a question and answer session with Israeli news editors at the Journalist's Association in Tel Aviv, Israel. Sharon, the hard-charging Israeli general and prime minister who was admired and hated for his battlefield exploits and ambitions to reshape the Middle East, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. The 85-year-old Sharon had been in a coma since a debilitating stroke eight years ago.(AP Photo/Kevin Frayer, File)

FIELDS: Sharon sought peace for his beloved Israel

By Suzanne Fields

Ariel Sharon February 26, 1928 – January 11, 2014
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EDITORIAL: Farewell to the fallen lion of Israel

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

5 Things to Know in Florida for Jan. 13

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden delivers a speech next to the coffin of late Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon outside the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Joe Biden praises the late Ariel Sharon at memorial service in Israel

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2013 file photo, Vice President Joe Biden speak in Chicago. As the Obama era nears its final midterm elections, the campaign to succeed him has already begun: Prospective candidates on both sides have been quietly courting donors, taking steps to build an organization and making scouting trips to early voting states like Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. The official starting line, however, is likely a year away. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)

Biden to lead delegation to Sharon funeral

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Palestinians stand over pictures of the former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as another holds a burning poster of him in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. Sharon was loathed by many Palestinians as a bitter enemy who did his utmost to sabotage their independence hopes &#8212; by leading military offensives against them in Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza and a settlement drive on the lands they want for a state. Sharon died Saturday, eight years after a debilitating stroke put him into a coma. He was 85. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

‘May God torture him’: Palestinians cheer death of Ariel Sharon

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Members of the Knesset guard carry the coffin of late Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the Knesset, Israeli Parliament, in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. Sharon, the hard-charging Israeli general and prime minister who was admired and hated for his battlefield exploits and ambitions to reshape the Middle East, died Saturday, eight years after a stroke left him in a coma from which he never awoke. He was 85. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

The late Ariel Sharon is admired for his unwavering defense of Israel

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Vice President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks during a photo-op as he meets with President Barack Obama for lunch in the Private Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama sends condolences to Sharon family, but Biden will attend memorial service

By Ben Wolfgang and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Ariel Sharon February 26, 1928 – January 11, 2014 - In this Dec. 1, 2005 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon smiles during a question and answer session with Israeli news editors at the Journalist's Association in Tel Aviv, Israel. Sharon, the hard-charging Israeli general and prime minister who was admired and hated for his battlefield exploits and ambitions to reshape the Middle East, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. The 85-year-old Sharon had been in a coma since a debilitating stroke eight years ago.(AP Photo/Kevin Frayer, File)

Sharon’s secret was war record, tough reputation

By MARK LAVIE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday Jan. 30, 2005 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pauses during the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office. The Israeli hospital treating Sharon said Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 that the former prime minister has deteriorated further and he is now in &#8216;grave&#8217; condition. Sharon, who has been comatose since suffering a stroke eight years ago, suffered a downturn in his health last week with a decline in key bodily organs.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty, Pool, File)

Ariel Sharon, former Israeli prime minister, dies at 85 after long illness

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Sunday Jan. 30, 2005, file photo, then-Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pauses during the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office. On Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, the condition of the comatose former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has taken a turn for the worse, the hospital treating him said. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, Pool, File)

Former Israeli P.M. Ariel Sharon in critical condition, hospital officials say

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne arrive at the Elton John AIDS Foundation's sixth annual benefit, "An Enduring Vision," at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York in 2007. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini) ** FILE **

Ozzy Osbourne: Rocker denies rumors of marriage split from wife Sharon

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** FILE ** Then-Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon smiles as he talks to journalists on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2005, before the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/ Emilio Morenatti)

Israel’s comatose Sharon shows brain activity

By Aron Heller - Associated Press

Israel’s comatose Sharon showing brain activity

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Former Israel leader Sharon has special brain scan

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

**FILE** Yasser Arafat (Associated Press)

Former official denies Israel poisoned Arafat

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