Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon speaks to the media during a news conference in Tel Aviv in this December 1, 2005 file photo. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen/Files
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon, the trailblazing warrior-statesman who stunned Arab foes with his dramatic turnarounds, died on Saturday aged 85, after eight years in a coma caused by a stroke.
Sharon left historic footprints on the Middle East through military invasion and Jewish settlement-building on occupied land the Palestinians seek for a state but also with a shock decision to withdraw from the Gaza Strip.
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