#Ariel_Sharon, the “Butcher of Beirut,” is dead
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/former-israeli-pm-ariel-sharon-85-dies
This fil photo shows then-Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon waving to the audience as he arrives to participate in a memorial ceremony for #Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben Gurion, in Sde Boker in the Negev desert on December 7, 2005. (Photo: AFP - Menahem Kahana)
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, whose legacy includes the killing of tens of thousands of Arabs over his six-decade military and political career, is dead. He took his final breath on Saturday at the age of 85 after lying comatose for eight years following a stroke on 4 January 2006. His death marks the end of a bullish Israeli leader who commanded the respect of his subordinates, amassed loyal partisans, and struck fear in the hearts of his enemies. Natural Born Killer (...)