Daily Archives: January 11, 2014

This week’s prayer points

Prayer PointsBy The Jerusalem Connection January 11, 2014 Leave a comment

Tommorow at noon Ariel Sharon’s body will lie in state at the Knesset until 6:00 PM. On Monday at 10 AM there will be a memorial service at the Knesset, followed by the state/military funeral at 2:30 PM, where he will be laid to rest at his family’s Sycamore Ranch in the Negev. Throughout the…

Ariel Sharon, former Israeli prime minister, dies at 85

AnnouncementsBy The Jerusalem Connection January 11, 2014 Leave a comment

By JONATHAN LIS, HAARETZ.COM — Former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died Saturday after a significant deterioration in his medical condition over the past two weeks. Sharon, who was 85, was comatose for past eight years. On January 4, 2006, Ariel “Arik” Sharon was at the height of his political power: His newly founded Kadima party…