The flag draped coffin of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon rests inside a vehicle as army officers salute during a memorial ceremony at the Israeli army's Armoured Corps' Memorial in Latrun, near Jerusalem January 13, 2014. Israel paid homage to Sharon at the first of two funeral services being held on Monday for a man celebrated as a war hero at home but seen by many in the Arab world as a war criminal. In rear centre, the sons of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Gilad and Omri, attend the ceremony. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
SYCAMORE FARM, Israel (Reuters) - Israel buried former prime minister Ariel Sharon at his family farm on Monday, celebrating the military achievements of a man regarded as a war hero at home but as a war criminal by many in the Arab world.
Eulogised first in a ceremony in Jerusalem, and later in the green fields of his estate, speakers hailed a life entwined with that of Israel since its 1948 creation, gently alluding as well to the controversies that also defined his career.
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