Biden, Israelis bid farewell to Ariel Sharon

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Biden, Israelis bid farewell to Ariel Sharon

JERUSALEM —Israel’s political and military establishment, joined by Vice President Biden and former British prime minister Tony Blair, praised the late former prime minister Ariel Sharon at a state ceremony Monday, lauding his warrior spirit, his love of the land and his turn toward peace — but also hinting at the longtime general’s pugnacious, often incautious, sometimes reckless public life.

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