Ariel Sharon Funeral

A memorial ceremony and funeral for Israel’s former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who passed away Saturday at age 85, will take place on Monday.

From CNN:

A state memorial ceremony for Sharon is planned for Monday. World leaders, including U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, will attend the memorial, which will be followed by a funeral procession.The procession will include a stop in Latrun for a special meeting of the Israel Defense Forces and will end with a military funeral at Sharon’s Shikmim Ranch.

In addition to Biden, other members of the U.S. delegation as announced are U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro; Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y.; Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla.; and Daniel Kurtzer, former ambassador to Israel, according to FOX News.

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Live video coverage from Israeli television is below:

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(Ariel Sharon Family at Funeral)

(Prime Minister of Czech Republic at Ariel Sharon Funeral)

(Tony Blair at Ariel Sharon Funeral)

(Joe Biden at Ariel Sharon Funeral)

(IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz at Ariel Sharon Funeral)

(Netanyahu and Peres at Ariel Sharon Funeral)

(Sons of Ariel Sharon at Funeral)

(21 Gun Salute at Ariel Sharon Funeral)





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