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BN 01/11 12:52 *SHARON `ONE OF ISRAEL'S MOST IMPORTANT ARCHITECTS,' PERES SAYS BN 01/11 12:51 *SHARON WAS A `DARING LEADER WHO LOVED HIS NATION,' PERES SAYS BN 01/11 12:51 *FORMER ISRAEL PM ARIEL SHARON DIED TODAY, PERES STATEMENT SAYS
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Peres Pays Tribute to Israel’s ‘Great Protector’ Ariel Sharon 2014-01-11 13:01:00.310 GMT
By Mike Harrison Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Israel’s former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died today, President Shimon Peres said. * “My dear friend, Arik Sharon, lost his final battle today,” Peres said in a statement * Sharon was “a brave soldier and a daring leader who loved his nation and his nation loved him,” Peres said * “He was one of Israel’s great protectors and most important architects, who knew no fear and certainly never feared vision,” Peres said in statement * “He knew how to take difficult decisions and implement them. We all loved him and he will be greatly missed”
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