There is a continuum between brain death and normal awareness that patients such as Sharon fall into, Black said.
First, Netanyahu isn't as shameless as Sharon and he doesn't seem to have the dictatorial impulses Sharon suffered from.
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Many, such as Sharon McVeigh Pettigrew, would rather leave than fight.
The incident occurred as Sharon, on a trip to Europe, met with officials from Germany and Belgium, urging them to put more pressure on the Palestinians to observe a cease-fire.
The first name of Sharron Angle, a Republican candidate for Senate in 2010, was misspelled as Sharon in an Election 2012 article on Aug. 3 about election endorsements made by Sarah Palin.
As Sharon was prepared for his sad journey home, Netanyahu was sitting with Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, in New York, trying desperately to salvage the peace talks and the Israel-US relationship.
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As Sharon has been in a coma for seven years, the fMRI evidence is positive, but it would be unusual for him to start talking, for example, given how long he has stayed in this state, Black said.
But after the meeting, President Hosni Mubarak said flatly that there was no prospect of peace so long as Mr Sharon remained in power.
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Second, he could call an early election but that is also a risk: Mr Netanyahu might oust Mr Sharon as the candidate.
As a Brooklyn public school teacher, he used Robinson's story to teach his students about civil rights, even hosting Robinson's daughter Sharon as a speaker at the school.
As Prime Minister Ariel Sharon oversaw Israel's disengagement from the Gaza Strip, he lost support of many Likud members.
For this reason, much as the passing - politically, if not physically - of Ariel Sharon might be seen as a tragedy for his loved ones and for many Israelis, it may prove to be providential for his country, and ours.
Olmert served as Jerusalem mayor from 1993 to 2003 and served in several ministerial capacities -- including as minister of trade, labor and industry -- from 2003 to 2006 before taking over as prime minister after Sharon was incapacitated by a stroke.
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Back in the event's glitzier heyday, before the sobering effects of the global financial crisis, stars such as Angelina Jolie, Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas could frequently be spotted schmoozing with the world leaders and business moguls for whom Davos is a regular date in the diary.
As defence minister, Mr Sharon masterminded Israel's invasion of Lebanon in 1982.
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The incident comes as Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon visits Washington for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and U.S. President George W. Bush.
As Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon lies sedated after a severe stroke, acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been leading the nation's decisions about how to handle the Palestinian elections.
To defend Olmert as a competent leader, Berkowitz turned to political consultant Eyal Arad who served as former prime minister Ariel Sharon's and Olmert's public relations guru and strategic counselor.
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As a pragmatist, Mr Sharon will not want to be marginalised, along with his party, if Mr Barak moves towards peace treaties with the Palestinians and the Syrians, unambiguously endorsed by national referendums.
Many observers interpreted that as a willingness from Mr Sharon - an architect of the whole settlement project - to dismantle settlements, but it is not clear how many he will dispose of.
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His foreign minister, Ariel Sharon (who as defence minister in 1982 ordered a large-scale invasion of Lebanon), has now thrown out the suggestion that the election be postponed and an emergency government formed to get Israel out of Lebanon.
Probably if Obama treated Israel with the same friendliness his predecessor showered on its leaders, Netanyahu would have been willing to walk the plank just as Ehud Olmert and Ariel Sharon did, in the interests of helping the team.
As then-prime minister Ariel Sharon warned in 2001, the situation would be analogous to the plight of Czechoslovakia in the 1930s.
Outside Israel, Mr Sharon is still seen as Israel's fiercest hawk.
President Bush described Mr Sharon's move as "historic and courageous".
Ariel Sharon, whose appointment as foreign minister before the Wye conference ensured majority support for the agreement inside Israel's cabinet, is predictably even tougher than his prime minister.
White House spokesman Ari Fleischer described Mr Bush's planned meetings with Mr Sharon and Abu Mazen as "part of an overall approach to making progress down the road".
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