Personal Tone: Ariel Sharon

Ariel Sharon: After Israeli politicians and international dignitaries honoured Sharon, the military funeral carried a more personal tone, with Sharons two sons eulogizing their father as an inspiration for the nation. On a day full of warm eulogies, speakers made only passing references to the exploits that made him such a divisive figure, according to 660 News. His younger son, Gilad, re-enacted his final moments: in a hospital room, with music playing, family members chatting and his grandchildren running about and JERUSALEM Ariel Sharon was laid to rest Monday at his ranch in southern Israel as the nation bid a final farewell to one of its most colorful and influential leaders a man venerated by supporters as a warrior and statesman but reviled in the Arab world as a war criminal. Sharon died on Saturday, eight years after a devastating stroke removed the prime minister from office and left him in a coma from which he never recovered. He was 85. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.