WorldAriel Sharon's Life in PicturesAriel Sharon fought for Israel before there was one. Over the next several decades, the general turned prime minister would shape the often bloody life of Jewish state.Updated Jul. 12, 2017 12:10PM EDT / Published Jan. 11, 2014 8:45AM EST David Guttenfelder/AP Ministry of Defense, via Getty Ministry of Defense, via Getty Micha Han/GPO, via Getty Ministry of Defense, via Getty Israel Government Press Office/AP Moshe Milner/GPO, via Getty AP Uzi Keren/Getty David Bookstaver/AP Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Luke Frazza/AFP/Getty Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters David Guttenfelder/AP
Ministry of Defense, via Getty Ministry of Defense, via Getty Micha Han/GPO, via Getty Ministry of Defense, via Getty Israel Government Press Office/AP Moshe Milner/GPO, via Getty AP Uzi Keren/Getty David Bookstaver/AP Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Luke Frazza/AFP/Getty Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters David Guttenfelder/AP