At the state memorial for former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the Israeli honor guard carries the coffin to the Knesset, the country's parliament. Sharon died on Saturday at the age of 85, after spending eight years in a coma. On Monday, Israel came out to pay tribute to his life and legacy.
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Crowds gathered over the weekend to pay their respects to Sharon as his body lay in state.
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Israel's President Shimon Peres lays a wreath next to Sharon's coffin at the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem.
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A military vehicle bearing the coffin of Sharon arrives for a military ceremony at his burial site in Havat Shikmim. He will be buried near Sycamore Farm, the former prime minister's residence, beside the grave of his wife, Lili.
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Sharon's adopted son, Roni Schayak, kisses his national flag-draped coffin during a state memorial service at the Knesset in Jerusalem.
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Vice President Joe Biden, wearing sunglasses, stands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his wife Sarah, and Former British Prime Minister and Mideast Envoy Tony Blair. Dignitaries from at least 20 nations attended the ceremony. “Like all historic leaders, all real leaders, he had a north star that guided him,” Biden said in his eulogy.
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An honor guard carries the coffin of Sharon during a state memorial service.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the funeral ceremony of his predecessor. "The establishment of Israel depended on a generation of brave fighters to rebuild a legacy of Jewish bravery that seemed to have disappeared. Ariel Sharon had a central role in rebuilding this legacy," he said.
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Sharon's sons, Gilad and Omri, somberly follow his coffin with their families. Israel paid homage to Sharon at a memorial service that lauded him as one of its most skilled but controversial leaders, and a man hailed internationally for his dedication to the Jewish state.
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A Star of David tops the coffin carried by members of the Knesset guard.
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Three Israeli soldiers walk past tanks after a brief ceremony for Sharon at the Armored Corps memorial for fallen soldiers in Latrun, site of a bloody battle where Sharon was wounded during Israel's war of independence in 1948.
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Mourners watch the funeral of Sharon at his burial site in Havat Shikmim, the Sharon family's cattle and sheep ranch not far from the Gaza Strip.
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Mourners lay flowers at Sharon's grave after the ceremonies and processions.
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