Photos: Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon through the...

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Photos: Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon through the years

A look back at the life of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon

ISRAEL - 1948: Ariel Sharon holds a Sten gun as a young commander in the Alexandroni Brigade of the fledging Israeli army during the War of Independence in 1948. (Photo by Ministry of Defense via Getty Images)

ISRAEL - OCTOBER 1, 1955: (ISRAEL OUT) In this handout from the Israeli Governmental Press Office, Israeli paratroops officer Ariel Sharon (R) with Chief-of-Staff Moshe Dayan October 1, 1955 in Israel. (Photo by Nati Harnik/GPO via Getty Images)

SINAI DESERT, EGYPT - JUNE 1967: Israeli army General Ariel Sharon during the Six Day War in June 1967 in the Sinai Desert in Egypt. (Photo by Ministry of Defense via Getty Images)

ISRAEL - DECEMBER 01: December 1969 Portrait Of Israeli General Ariel Sharon, Head Of The Southern Command Of The Israeli Army. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

Israeli politicians Shimon Peres (left) and Ariel Sharon visit Ras-Sudar in Egypt, 1975. This was an important location in the Six Day War of 1967. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - MAY 6, 1985: (ISRAEL OUT) In this handout from the Israeli Governmental Press Office, Industry and Trade Minister Ariel Sharon sits in his chair in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, May 6, 1985 in Jerusalem. (Photo by Nati Harnik/GPO via Getty Images)

JERUSALEM:Likud leader Ariel Sharon (C) is escorted under heavy security to pay a visit to the new Jewish settlement in the disputed Greek Orthodox church-owned building in Jerusalem's Old City 13 April 1990. AFP PHOTO PATRICK BAZ (Photo credit should read PATRICK BAZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Israeli right-wing opposition MP and Ex-Defence Minister Ariel Sharon begins a one week lasting mass hunger-strike to protest against the wave of terror attacks, in front of Prime Minister Rabin's office in Jerusalem 23 August 1995. (Photo credit should read MANOOCHER DEGHATI/AFP/Getty Images)

WEST BANK - DECEMBER 28, 1997: Israeli Infrastructure Minister Ariel Sharon (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) ride a bus during a cabinet tour December 28, 1997 of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Sharon, considered the "Father of the Settlements" who in the 1980's and 1990's helped establish many of the hundreds of Jewish enclaves in the West Bank and Gaza, is now the target of right-wing frustration as his Gaza Strip and northern West Bank disengagement plan approaches its August 15, 2005 starting date. (Photo by Avi Ohayon/GPO via Getty Images)

Opposition leader Ariel Sharon of the right-wing Likud gestures towards Jerusalem's Old City 24 July 2000 on the Mount of Olives during a rally to protest any land concessions in Jerusalem to the Palestinians. Israeli and Palestinian negotiators at the Camp David Middle East peace talks are reportedly mulling unofficial US suggestions that aims to bridge an ominous gap on east Jerusalem by calling for joint control over the sector. (Photo credit should read MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)

Portrait of Israeli former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, near Sderot, Israel, January 1, 2001. The photo was taken at his ranch, Havat Hashikmim. (Photo by Dan Porges/Getty Images)

(FILES) This picture taken on November 23, 2005 shows Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon attending a Parliament session in Jerusalem. Israel's Ariel Sharon could be moved from the hospital bed where he has lain in a coma for nearly five years, to be cared for on his family farm, hospital officials said on November 10, 2010. AFP PHOTO/GALI TIBBON (Photo credit should read GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon attends a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem 13 November 2005. The defeat of Vice Premier Shimon Peres during last week's primary elections in the race to lead Israel's Labor Party, could bring down Sharon's shaky coalition and propel the country into early elections. AFP PHOTO/Baz Ratner-POOL (Photo credit should read BAZ RATNER/AFP/Getty Images)

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ISRAEL - 1948: Ariel Sharon holds a Sten gun as a young commander in the Alexandroni Brigade of the fledging Israeli army during the War of Independence in 1948. (Photo by Ministry of Defense via Getty Images)

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