ariel sharon is a war criminal. legal aspects of this -- understand as a nonlegal person -- put him in that category. yell out innocent people -- he allowed innocent people to be murdered. and so he should be tried. >> that was ellen siegel, a nurse who worked in the sabra camp in 1982 at the time of the massacre. professor rashid khalidi, your relative headed the hospital called gaza hospital? >> correct. my cousin was the director of gaza hospital at the time. >> and you were in lebanon. he was there. describe the reaction afterwards , what he was doing at that time. >> my cousin? what she was doing? well, she was trying to stay alive. they were treating patients as victims of the massacre came in. as ellen describe -- >> only critical patients will stop >> most people realized massacre was going on. my cousin was traumatized as work thousands and thousands of others who were living in beirut during the siege. one of the things nobody has talked about is the new documents that have been revealed in the israel stat

ariel sharon did what he wanted with land israel seized. he was on his way to being re-elected prime minister. in 2006 he suffered a stroke. he was brought by ambulance to the hospital and never woke up. always polarizing, ariel sharon was seen by many as the sign of israeli strength. others saw the symbol of israeli cruelty. as a writer put it, his story became israel's story. today's israel is ariel sharon's israel. >> the polarization continues in his death. allies call him a protector and an important architect. the spokesman for hamas which runs the gaza strip says this, "ariel sharon is a criminal whose hands are smeared with the blood of our people" a lot of diverse thoughts on this man. >> nick schifrin live in jerusalem. >> as nick mentioned not everyone is mourning the death of ariel sharon, for many palestinians his death was a reason to rejoice. zeina khodr has more reaction from a refugee camp. >> the streets were littered with mutilated bodies, dead people, women, elderly, the children. palestinians killed in the infam awes sh

ariel sharon laid seem to his compound. he was a priper and left without seeing the palestine state that ariel sharon fought hard against. >> one must understand we speak about a murderer. he's a murderer. and a liar. >> ariel sharon promised israel security and took the long-term view. in 2001, during a wave of suicide bomb attacks he chose separation. he ordered the destruction of a massive wall. he took land palestinians called their own and redefined israel's borders. >> i understand that, of course, the first thing, the most important one is to bring security to the citizens offize ray. >> when he decided that security meant removing settlers from the gaza strip. the father of the movement withstood heavy resistance. ariel sharon did what he wanted with land israel seized. he was on his way to being re-elected prime minister. in 2006 he suffered a massive stroke and was brought by ambulance to the hospital and never woke up. >> always polarizing, sharpe was seen by many as a sign ofst rail ni strength. others saw the s

he was gip a hebrew name and transformed to ariel sharon. today israelis admire shorn's ruthlessness. >> he was strong enough to fight against people who want to kill us. >> ariel sharon was controversial in life and polarizing in death. >> vice president joe biden former british prime minister and other world leaders are expected to attend ariel sharon's funeral on monday. >> i want to show you a picture that came from outer space. it was a couple of days ago. what we are looking at is the eastern sea board of the united states. this is when we had our polar vortex event going on, with all the cold air coming across the north-east. what happiness is fairly quiet here and a lot of snow on the ground. as soon as the cold air made its way over the warmer waters, that's when we see the cloud streaks. that's what they call them. they look like lines and extend towards the central part of the atlantic. they don't form over land. as soon as the cold air gets over the water, that's the big problem. news from the north-east. there's a lot of floodin

ariel sharon had a central role in building this heritage of might and bravery. president joe biden represented the united states. he described sharon's and israel's journeys as inseparable. >> we will never know what the ultimate arc of his life would have been. he left us too soon. but the work of trying to reach piece continues. >> middle east peace envoy -- a middle east peace envoy spoke of a man who was a consummate pragmatist. >> the state from which the age of 14 he fought to bring into being had to be protected for .uture generations when that meant fighting, he fought. , he that meant making peace sought peace. >> reviled by palestinians for failing to stop the massacre in 1982 and by jewish settlers for he was, in the eyes of many israelis, a national hero. >> let's go now to jerusalem and our correspondent. we heard some of the eulogies from world leaders. a former friend described ariel sharon as, first and foremost, a war hero. his prowess in the military field was quite remarkable, wasn't it? >> yes. certainly, that military part of his biography is

vice president joe biden who is describe his personal acquaintance with ariel sharon, as well as theelations with the united states, the importance of u.s. relations with israel, that ariel sharon had placed great importance upon, and also he mentioned the fact that there were profound political differences betweenize ral and the united states. but bomb om line, his statement that america is committing to the security of israel, unquestionably, and also at the same time calling - recalling instances in which what he called the political courage of aerial ariel sharon providing an example of what might be possibility in the middle east. earlier prime minister binyamin netanyahu in his yulo any -- yulolgy made reference to his feelings that the challenge of iran at its nuclear program is the greatest threat, even though he had never made this a single issue. he left office eight years ago when this was not in the headlines or the height of israeli conscience notice. binyamin netanyahu made it a paint in his eulogy. the israeli president shimon peres recalled his long friendship with sh

a lot of survivors said ariel sharon's death was not going to change. he was an israeli official, a safe policy that they believe the israeli government will not allow these people to go home. hundreds of thousands wanted them home, in compliance with a resolution. >> son sunday ariel sharon's coffin will be brought to the knesset. thousands of mourners are expected to view his body that will lie in state for hours. ariel sharon has a plot served in jerusalem. that is not where he wanted to be buried. instead his funeral will take place near the family farm in southern israel. he'll be buried monday next to his second wife lily. >> new details emerge into the toxic chemical spill in west virginia. an unreculated chemical leaked through a 1 inch hole, spilling into a river, making its way to a water treatment facility. a team of investigators is expected to arrive on monday to determine how the accident happened. some 300,000 residents have been ordered not to drink, cook or bathe since thursday. >> the top priority of my administration remains the same,

delegation to the memorial service for the late ariel sharon. the former israeli prime minister died at a hospital in tel aviv. sharon was an ex-deck raid general around a controversial leader. he suffered a stroke and was 85 years old. he was called everything from a terrorist to a fierce protector of the jewish state. why is his legacy so complex? >> yes, morgan, good afternoon. here he was dubbed king erik. elsewhere in the nation he was dubbed the brutal bulldozer. there wasn't here in the region who wasn't directe affect the dd for what sharon did. and throughout he was polarized. it was a moment that defined everything that he stood for in 2000 in jerusalem ariel sharon walked through the mosq mosque, but a provocation is exactly what it was. he asserted israeli claims and his visit triggered outrage in the palestinian up rising. the violence that it helped spark propelled him to election as prime minister. and approved once again the brash, bull headed sharon did what he wanted, seized land he desired, and nobody dared stop him. sharon hel

of cross talk we ask a simple question who was ariel sharon. to cross out the life and times of ariel sharon i'm joined by my guest joshua landis in norman he is the director of the center of middle east studies at the university of oklahoma in washington we have use of moon year he is the executive director of the palestine center and in tel aviv we cross to amir oren he is the defense and government writer for rats daily all right gentlemen cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i want fair time for all three of my guests here joshua if i go to you first in norman vice president joe biden said at the funeral about sharon that he was a complex man who engendered strong opinions. i suppose i could say that about you i could say that about myself how does that apply to mr sharon considering his history and his life. well we have two very different narratives about sharon for israelis he was the lion of israel he was a defender of the bulldozer people loved his ferocity his ability to kill arabs and to conquer

he was transferred into ariel sharon. many israelis admire ariel sharon's ruthlessness. >> they killed us. he was strong enough to fight against people that want to kill us. >> ariel sharon was controversial in life and was polarizing in death. >> tomorrow israel says a final goodbye. there'll be a memorial outside the parliament. that's where the vice president joe biden will lead the delegation. netanyahu will also speak. the state asks the family to allow ariel sharon to be buried next to other prime ministers. but the family said, "no, he wants to be buried on the family life next to his wife lily." >> coming up on al jazeera america. thousands of families are fleeing homes in iraq as insurgents take control of cities. turning their lives around. prostitutes going into the cosmetics business. >> rain and warm temperatures cause chaos across the north-east. we are looking at rivers that are flooding and ice jams that are forming. details of that when we return. >> at least 21 iraqi civilians have been killed, caught in

as nick mentioned ariel sharon was a polarising figure.eina khodr has more from a refugee camp across the border. >> more than 30 years ago the streets were littered with mutilated bodies, dead people, women, elderly, the children, palestinians killed in the shabra and shatilla massacre in 1982. people are distributing sweets and celebrating once they heard of the death of ariel sharon. in 1982 he was defence minister, they invaded and laid siege to the camp, saying they were pursuing fighters belonging to the palestine liberation, but they entered the camp and carried out the killing. the rejoices attize dea -- at h death. they are not rejoicing his death. they would liked him to go to an international court and be tried. he was an israeli official. it's a state policy which they believe the israeli government will never allow the people to come back home. hundreds of hours want him to come back home, giving them the right to return. >> nine people are dead and 16 others wounded after a car bomb rip through a bus terminal. no group has cl

ariel sharon was a member. that's coming up in. in a few seconds or lethal mix of dish and then a little ate soup will keep coming back to the slides coverage or talk to crush or both if you are the real show up for sale ron or her life and now in death the legacy of ariel sharon continues to divide he's been equally the defiant and crazed but it's a great goal that he's been widely regarded militarily has been a strong and determined leader one still to me now about some of the times it would be spent in the army is indeed been a boon was his communications specialist at the time of the young people will. can you tell me about how it was like twenty one am and sat with him at that time and help in that school was his role. if only it was like watching was a living legend who and when i came to work with painting the wall. he was already in legend and his legacy was there for all the water won on debut in the pg rated. and this did this six day war in nineteen sixty seven sold by the time i came to work with the mighty what was tha

hello and welcome to crossfire for all things considered i'm peter lavelle ariel sharon has died in being given a state funeral he was called controversial and even a peacemaker by mainstream media and political classes many others strongly reject these descriptions for much of the world particular the palestinians sharon's legacy is much more about hate violence intolerance and death on this edition of crossfire we ask a simple question who was ariel sharon. to cross not the life and times of ariel sharon i'm joined by my guests joshua landis and norman he is the director of the center of middle east studies at the university of oklahoma in washington we have yousif muna year he is the executive director of the palestine center and in tel aviv we cross to amir oren he is the defense and government writer for rats daily all right gentlemen cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i want fair time for all three of my guests here joshua if i go to you first in norman vice president joe biden said at the funeral about sharon that he was a complex man who eng

ariel sharon was france's president. arielle sharon the former prime minister of israel was a major figure in the history of this country. after long military and political career he chose to turn to dialogue with the palestinians. i offer my sincere condolences to his family and the people of israel the us president's message can see fun age michelle nice and the deepest condolences to the family of former israeli prime minister ariel sharon and to the people of israel on the loss of a leader who dedicated his life to the state of israel. maybe it's from israeli officials started pouring in with an alice if only his dad the state of israel as its head over the passing of former prime minister ariel sharon. his memory will forever be held in the nation is rainy president shimon peres on a state with entering into the two try hero as it breaks of june the main union me though hopefully we'll take the lead and also hope the sense of loss was echoed on the streets and teresa them. i live husband died greeting cards. meanwhi

democratic senator tom carper said -- ariel sharon spent his life working for peace -- may he rest inpeace now. with arieldown sharon back in 1989. he was a guest on our series "look notes," were he talked about his autobiography "warrior." that is next in his little over an hour. pre happiness,s, victories, defeats. it was a long story, a long struggle. looking forward, one can some of the influence israel should provide over the .eople of the future >> one of the most interesting things i learned when i looked through your book is that you were born and raised in israel. how may people that live there today that are involved in government are actually born there? generally three point 8 million people in israel, i believe it is about maybe 2 million immigrated to israel, and the rest were born there. >> what was it like in those early days? >> i was born on a village on a farm. economist -- er gonomist. he was a vine is born in russia and came to the jewish homeland. my mother came straight from the university thomas finishing four years of medicine. she thought that she should be a

more needs to be done. >>> word came early this morning that the former prime minister of israel, ariel sharon, has died. the decorated ex-general and controversial leader left a mark on the middle east. after a stroke and eight years in a coma, sharon passed away in a tel aviv hospital at the age of 85. nick is in jerusalem and joins us now live. nick, in a very telling statement, one of sharon's sons told reporters outside of the tel aviv hospital that he decided to go when he decided to go. sharon is widely regarded as doing things on his time and in his terms. why exactly was he so polarizing, and why is his legacy so complex? >> reporter: yeah, morgan, just to give you a sense, what a lot of people called sharon was king ark after his original first name. a lot called him a murderer and bulldozer. there was nobody here who didn't care about his legacy and about the things he did not only in israel but an entire region and not only over the last few years but for the last half century. it was a moment that defined everything he stood for. in 2000 in jerusalem, ariel sharon walked through t

>> in a recent likud ministerial meeting, ariel sharon asked why he has not dethroned talks. why -- been informed of talks. sharon, because you leak everything. sharon, i feel contempt for what you said. shamir, you only create an ugly atmosphere. sharon, i laugh at these statements. >> you don't expect me to prove these things. if i prove these things, i would be in "insight" magazine. >> here is a picture of you. here you are. they say any event this man does not continue to be prime minister, one or the other of you might be. are you still interested in being prime minister? >> israel is a democracy. if i'm a nominated or elected by my party, i will take it. i believe i can contribute in setting those needed goals for israel, and i believe they could have been communicated in the peace process, maybe the warrior will become the peacemaker. >> could we go back and discuss the invasion into lebanon, the whole issue that eventually became a libel suit? tell us your side of the story. it was in 1982. why did you go into lebanon? >> it was a dismal situation along our northern b

to ariel sharon. many admire his ruthless nls. >> they killed us, came against us. he was strong enough to fight against people that want to kill us. ariel sharon was controversial in life and was polarizing in death. >> at least 21 iraqi civilians have been killed, caught in the crossfire of battles between the government and al qaeda-lipped fighters. >> the problems are in western iraq, where you see footage of masked gun many firing at a government helicopter. others stood guard over a captured military hummer in fallujah. military fighters are taking control of ramadi. thousands of families evacuated that area. >> it's been four years since an earthquake devastated haiti. a ceremony was held in the capital to remember the victims. more than 100,000 lost their lives. they are trying to rebuild. half a million people live in crowded tent camps. >> anti-government protesters shut down intersections across bangkok. they want prime minister yingluck shinawatra, who they claim is corrupt, to step down.

we will have more on the death of ariel sharon. in the meantime, you may like to take a look at the website where we have a special feature looking at the legacy of ariel sharon. you will find it all at aljazeera.com. still to come here on the news hour, cease fire talks resume to try to end the fighting in south sudan a day after the army recap tours an important town from ribs. first on the scrap heap, the remains of afghanistan's war machine are being turned into cash. he may be just back from injury but could super star mesi be rested for the biggest league game so far? we will take a look a little later in sport. >> the new interim president of the central african republic has arrived in bangee, taking charge until a new leader can be chosen to dpied the country to elections. his arrival comes as tens of thousands of foreigners from neighboring countries wait to be evacuated from the country. up to 100,000 people have been living in a makeshift camp near bangee's airport. they have fled violence between the mainly muslim selic

few people are ambivalent about ariel sharon. what can we expect in the upcoming days? >> reporter: good evening, morgan. what we will see tomorrow is that sharon's body will lie in state in the kinnesset. >> that's the parliament. on moonlit, you will see a funeral. we are either going to get a military funeral in jerusalem or what his family wants, which is for him to be buried by his wife, lily on the farm, one of the largest farms in israel. >> that's in southern israel. really, as you suggested, not only in the statement, but also the history, there is no one who doesn't feel passionately about sharon, good and bad. some people called him king erik. that was his first name originally. others called him the bulldozer. definitely not meaning that in a abo good way. >> passion comes out of the fact that he was a massive figure, a huge figure, not only for israel but for the entire region and not only for the last few years but for the last half century. it was a moment that defined everything he stood for. in 2000 in jerusalem, ariel sharon walked through the alaxa mos

>> in a recent likud ministerial meeting, ariel sharon asked why he has not dethroned talks. why -- been informed of talks. sharon, because you leak everything. sharon, i feel contempt for what you said. shamir, you only create an ugly atmosphere. sharon, i laugh at these statements. >> you don't expect me to prove these things. if i prove these things, i would be in "insight" magazine. >> here is a picture of you. here you are. they say any event this man does not continue to be prime minister, one or the other of you might be. are you still interested in being prime minister? >> israel is a democracy. if i'm a nominated or elected by my party, i will take it. i believe i can contribute in setting those needed goals for israel, and i believe they could have been communicated in the peace process, maybe the warrior will become the peacemaker. >> could we go back and discuss the invasion into lebanon, the whole issue that eventually became a libel suit? tell us your side of the story. it was in 1982. why did you go into lebanon? >> it was a dismal situation along our northern b

ariel sharon. >>> turning to the other big story out of west virginia. at this hour thousands of people are wondering how much longer will they have to endure a do not drink ban as they wait for news on the testing under way of that state's water supply for nine counties. affected by a toxic chemical spill. it isn't simply interrupting the daily lives of residents in the area. it's also making some folks ill with area hospitals saying dozens of people are showing up in emergency rooms complaining of nausea and other symptoms. at this hour, four people have been hospitalized. doug mckelway is joining us live from bell, west virginia, with the latest on the situation. doug? >> reporter: that's right, uma. we're at a water distribution center 15 miles east of charleston. there's been a steady stream of people coming in all morning long with thermoses, milk cartons, you name it to replenish their water supply. this is one of several facilities set up. people behaving calmly. there's no panic whatsoever

. >> rose: we continue the evening with an appreciation of ariel sharon who died after many years in a co marks joining me, jeffrey goldberg and ethan bronner. >> ariel sharon was very middle eastern, you know, and he -- i don't mean that in sort of an enlightened way. he absorbed the lessons of the behavior of people like al assad and often thought israel had to be as brutal as those kind of dictators and that's what got him into such trouble. >> rose: in lebanon. >> in lebanon. >> his view was in some ways the revisionist building an iron wall making it tough, making israel impenetrable and then when it came time to make some decisions about moving forward because it became no longer possible to hold on to all of this territory and people and so call yourself a jewish democracy that's when he began to think about talking about occupation and switching, so in some ways i think, you know, his story is the story of his country, his sorry i have the story of zionism both in its most brutal form and in its effort to come to terms with reality. >> rose: we conclude this evening with some

how is ariel sharon remembered tonight? >> reporter: harris ariel sharon has a complicated history. he was loved and hated by many. he was a war hero and others viewed him as a war criminal. no doubt his importance in israel. he was considered one of the last israel leaders and somebody willing to make tough decisions when tough decisions are required. but his actions helped to spark the second infatadda and he push pass security and entered the mosque. and he later as prime minister did an about-face and left and moderate right here and total disengagement from gaza. sharon concluded that israel needed to make its own choices and not have the world force the choices on them. no doubt in his importance. >> i was reading about the burial arrangements, what details are you learning. >> reporter: he is a former prime minister and he is eligible to be buried where the political leaders are buried. but he and his family chose to be buried down in his farm in southern israel. after his body and the casket lay in state in the knesset building, he will be moved down to the farm and there wi

c-span: chapter 6, ariel sharon never sent yassir arafat flowers. what everyone thinks of the former israeli general, and defense minister sharon did not play games with his enemies. he killed them. >> guest: well now 50 years after the breakout of the second world war, i think maybe it's good to remember what winston churchill said to the british people in june of 1941. he said then, we will never negotiate with hitler or with any of his gang. i personally believe that if you believe in a free society you should never negotiate with sadat and his gang. we signed an agreement with sadat and i backed this agreement i supported this agreement that there aren't many enemies with whom you never sign any peace agreement. with them you never negotiate. people that the goal is extermination, destruction and elimination of your own country and he speak about a democratic country. a small democratic country in the middle east is real which is and entitled part of the free world. and it is written in the palestinian covenant but it should not be written. we ca

israeli dignitaries and members of the public are now viewing the coffin of former prime minister ariel sharon in jerusalem. tomorrow sharon will be buried in a military funeral on his farm in southern israel. for more let's go to nick who is live in jerusalem. explain where you are right now. >> yeah, this is the equivalent of the u.s. capital. basically we are outside the knessetet the israely parliament. we didn't hear a lot of people. we talked about how polarizing sharon was. let me just show you the crowds right here. hundreds and thousands of people have come out and now that work is over. there is a lot of people coming out here. and i talked to a lot of them. talked to israelys and americans who say they want to say their good-byes. you can see his coffin surrounded by the military officers that he led, that he inspired for so many people, morgan. and you get a sense of how sober this feeling is here. while he was so polarizing and so controversial so many people were directed by his policies and so many people wanted to come out and say thank you, say good-bye to a man who above all

it's like i know that these politicians know better they can't possibly think that ariel sharon was a man of peace. he's regarded as the father of the settlement movement and there's no doubt that continued sort of a process construction is the biggest hindrance to the peace process i mean how much influence do you think shrooms policies had on the israeli government as it stands today. well we sure were only really was the champion of settlement in the entire settlement policy. you know he's sort of he's quoted the famous famous term of turning the west bank into a pastrami sandwich of you know there's a bunch of sort of non-contagious palestinian and to stand surrounded by jewish settlements i mean he was all for jewish colonization and you know jewish supremacy and greater israel that was his thing he was a very very sister man. and on top of that i mean we constantly hear about this praise of oh he disengaged from gaza yes he did evacuate some eight thousand jewish settlers from gaza which was you know settlers that he part of a policy that he put in place. yeah that is true he di

the howard at cherry the announcement that ariel sharon has passed i hear it in. i mean square of talent eve. this is a square that she's protest peace march is. this was the site of a protest against action that ariel sharon took in the nineteen eighties in levin on but here tonight the people i've spoken with her stack. their sound to hear that ariel sharon has gone to the underworld. on every morning. i've spoken to a few people one person said he's going to the jewish people here is good for the state of israel. i also spoke here with out me. who told me how he was feeling. i mean she would again how are you feeling. here in sadness the commercial loan move for me. and sure of. for many of the new bern. like the father he and two more to give hoping for the industry lingo for thinking. he can do with them. to go there right thing in the right time. or is it that. the other radio stations. we're going to make you known to history or the body of a real sharon israel's former prime minister and general has been placed in front of israel's parliament the knesset i

it's like i know that these politicians know better they can't possibly think that ariel sharon is a man of peace. he's regarded as the father of the settlement movement and there's no doubt that continued settlement process construction is the biggest hindrance the peace process i mean how much influence do you think sharon's policies had on the israeli government as it stands today. well we sure were only really was the champion of settlement in the entire settlement policy. you know he's sort of he's quoted the famous famous term of turning the west bank into a pastrami sandwich of the budget sort of non-contagious palestinian land to stand surrounded by jewish settlements i mean he was all for jewish colonization and you know jewish supremacy and greater israel that was his thing he was a very very sister man. and on top of that i mean we constantly hear about this praise of oh he disengaged from gaza yes he did evacuate some eight thousand jewish settlers from gaza which was you know settlers that he part of a policy that he put in place. yeah that is true he did that unilateral

ariel sharon has died and been given a state funeral he was called controversial and even a peacemaker by mainstream media and political clowns and many other strong we reject these descriptions on this edition of problems talk with a simple question was ariel sharon. when you were followed around when you were being investigated because of the whim of someone this is the beginning of the end of your freedom. does do you say you routinely intercept american citizens. text messages you know. where the calls text messages so you just see everything about my knowledge that i actually basically and there's no legal absolutely legal yes when you're back with the internet you're back with big brother killed. starting live from moscow a wave of bombings in iraq has killed at least seventy five people in baghdad on the northern city of baquba to the worst attacks eighteen died when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a funeral procession the u.n. says about five hundred people have been killed this month alone while last year proved to be iraq's deadliest since two thousand and eight as a cont

remain engaged. >> john kerry says he brings with him the best wishes of the american people to ariel sharon, israel's former prime minister who has been in a coma for the past eight years. doctors say his health is deteriorating, having endured multiple organ failure. sharon endured a stroke in 2006 withdrewfter israel from palestine. >> for most of the past eight years, ariel sharon has been receiving treatment here at this in centralter israel. news of a deterioration in the former prime minister's condition has brought a flurry of media activity to the hospital. doctors say his life is on the line. has been in our hospital for the last seven years. he has shown signs of deterioration with some critical malfunction of some of his organs, including his kidneys. >> we feel that the situation is critical and some danger is expected for his life. >> this was in january 2006 at the height of his political power that sharon suffered a severe stroke. he never fully regained saysiousness, but his son he sometimes opens his eyes and moves his fingers. sharon's name back in the headlines, the middl

for palestinians he was known as the butcher. >> a walk across the sacred grounds ariel sharon believed they had all of jerusalem. he was named prime minister in a matter of months. his ability to take risks, regarded as a maverick, sharon produced results that deified criticism and his military career was marked by campaigns and victories. he was appointed defense minister, and in 1982 he sent israeli force noose lebanon, forces tha, it should have beene end of the sharon's political career, and they found him indirectly responsible and recommended that he never hold public office again. it was a recommendation that sharon typically ignored when he hit the contest, and storming to a general election theory. >> he promised the country security and took a long-term view on the wave of suicide-bomb attacks, he ordered the construction of the separation barrier from the security point of view was disputed but physically redefined what israel regarded as it's quarters. he determined that the s.s of gaza was not in israel's best interest and ordered the settlements be removed. he had no qual

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israelis by the thousands pay last reports to ariel sharon in jerusalem.fter a state memorial service he'll be buried in southern

the top stories - israel prepares to mourn prime minister ariel sharon. >> thailand's protesters threaten to shut down bangkok as they try to bring down the government. >> permission to kill - a permit to hunt an endangered black rhino is sold at auction in theiates. -- in the united states. >> the head of central african republic transitional governing body is calling for calm. there are continuing clashes between members of the christian majority and the muslim minority. on friday president michel djotobia resigned in an attempt to cool tensions. the head of the transitional government will do his best to restore peace >> translation: i promise to work with all the forces of the nation without distinction, in order to achieve that goal i ask each central african to remain calm and trust the action launched today to carry out the transition. >> barnaby phillips is live in bangui. what are the moves under way to put a transitional government in place? >> well, that transitional national council, which alex and der leads, begins deliberations later. it had 14 days to choose a transitional

carolina's emergency >>> we go overseas to israel where news came yesterday that former prime minister ariel sharon has died at the age of 85. sharon was a larger than life figure in israel dubbed the bulldozer by the media there. for his ability to get things done and the contempt he held for his critics. our own connor powell is live in jerusalem for us this morning with the latest. hi, connor. >> reporter: good morning, john. we've seen a steady stream of israelis coming here to pay final respects to ariel sharon. his casket will sit in state line for six hours today. tomorrow it will be moved to his family farm in southern israel. there will be a service tomorrow. vice president joe biden will lead the u.s. delegation. former british prime minister tony blair will also be there. sharon lives a mixed legacy. both right and left can find something hailed as a great defender of israel, a military genius. but he resigned in shame after hundreds of palestinians were killed by israel's christian allies following the 1982 war. despite being an early supporter of the movement to build israeli settlemen

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in 2000 in jerusalem, ariel sharon walked through the plaza. >> no provocation here. the provocation was only on the other side. >> reporter: but a provocation is exactly what it was. he asserted israeli claims over space arabs find sacred. his visit triggered outrage in the second palestinian up rising but the violence it helped spark, propelled him to election as prime minister. and proved once again that the brash bull-headed sharon did what he wanted. seized land he desired and nobody dared stop him. as much as anyone in the last 50 years, sharon helped define the israeli state. many israelis loved him for it. many others despised him. first he was a successful soldier, his campaigns redraw the state's borders. in 1967 he won one of the most sensational battles in sake-day war. israel suddenly doubled in size. in 1973, as a battlefield general, his leadership prevented almost certain defeat in the war. in 1982 as defense minister he led the invasion of lebanon. but after the victory, he ordered his force to his stand by as the lebanese fires he was supported slaug

ariel sharon was middle eastern. i don't mean that in an enlightened way. he absorbed the lessons of the behavior of people like al- assad. he thought israel had to be as brutal as those dictators. that is what got him into trouble in lebanon. >> there is this. the idea that we withdraw from gaza was a huge mistake. it led to hamas getting more power. and destroyed unity within the palestinians. >> there are two arguments. the right wing argument says we should never have left. the left wing argument, by not negotiating, by just leaving, you're basically legitimizing leadership, and allow hamas to rise in gaza. that is the strong argument that has been made about why he is probably responsible for the rise of hamas. one of the things, we a pivot moment in 2006 when he had his stroke. we don't really know whether that is the reason hamas rose. we don't know many things. >> one of the ultimate ironies about his life is that his last significant act was interpreted by his foes as an active capitulation. he left gaza without getting anything in return. that is

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