Israel Mourns Ariel Sharon
![Members of the Knesset Guard carry the coffin of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at Knesset Plaza, Jerusalem, Jan. 12, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/b3b77fec-d647-4305-90a2-6f446c35a23a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of the Knesset Guard carry the coffin of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at Knesset Plaza, Jerusalem, Jan. 12, 2014.
![A worker prepares the grave for former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at his ranch, Havat Shikmim, in the northern Negev Desert, southern Israel, Jan. 12, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/6d33b47e-2add-4d9e-81c0-200d4994d57f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A worker prepares the grave for former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at his ranch, Havat Shikmim, in the northern Negev Desert, southern Israel, Jan. 12, 2014.
![Members of the Knesset Guard stand near the coffin of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at Knesset Plaza, Jerusalem, Jan. 12, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/0d8211e0-0468-4027-a240-b60680b55d5c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of the Knesset Guard stand near the coffin of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at Knesset Plaza, Jerusalem, Jan. 12, 2014.
![Israelis pay their last respects as they stand near the coffin of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the Knesset, Jerusalem, Jan. 12, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/39e7b96f-2d83-4967-8f93-52c486960bfa_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Israelis pay their last respects as they stand near the coffin of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the Knesset, Jerusalem, Jan. 12, 2014.