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Israeli PM Sharon in critical condition
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-01-05 13:54

BUSH PRAYING

U.S. President George W. Bush, a close ally of Sharon, said "we are praying for his recovery."

"Prime Minister Sharon is a man of courage and peace. On behalf of all Americans, we send our best wishes and hopes to the prime minister and his family," Bush added.

Sharon, who raised optimism for Middle East peace by pulling settlers and soldiers out of the Gaza Strip last September to end 38 years of military rule, suffered what doctors described as a mild stroke on December 18.

He had been due to undergo an operation on Thursday at Hadassah to repair a tiny hole in his heart thought to have contributed to his stroke last month.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon attends a ceremony completing the sale of Bank Leumi to a private U.S. investment group in his office in Jerusalem January 4, 2006.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon attends a ceremony completing the sale of Bank Leumi to a private U.S. investment group in his office in Jerusalem January 4, 2006. [Reuters]
The hefty ex-general popularly known as "The Bulldozer" spent several days in hospital but plowed back into a punishing public schedule in recent weeks.

Opinion polls have shown Sharon was on course to win the March election as leader of the new centrist Kadima faction he founded after quitting the right-wing Likud party in the face of a party rebellion over the Gaza pullout.

He has campaigned on a platform of readiness to give up more occupied land in the West Bank as a way to end decades of conflict, but has vowed to keep Israel's hold on major settlement blocs.

BOLD STEPS

A large part of Sharon's popularity among Israelis stems from a belief that he could take bold steps that others would not get away with given his background as the archetypal hawk.

Palestinians have long suspected that Sharon's plans for ending conflict meant that he would dictate terms that would leave them only fragments of the state they seek.

U.S. President George W. Bush listens as Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, left, reads a statement at a joint news conference following their talks about the Middle East peace process at Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, in this April 11, 2005 file photo.
U.S. President George W. Bush listens as Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, left, reads a statement at a joint news conference following their talks about the Middle East peace process at Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, in this April 11, 2005 file photo.[AP/file]
Deputy Palestinian Prime Minister Nabil Shaath said he did not believe Sharon ever had any faith in the peace process, but his condition would increase uncertainty over getting back to negotiations.

Battered by Sharon's harsh measures to fight a five-year-old uprising, militant factions reacted with glee.

"The whole region will be better off with him absent," said powerful Islamic group Hamas. "Sharon was the one who carried out massacres and terrorism for decades against our people."

Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin (3rd R) listens to Israeli Agriculture Minister Ariel Sharon (C) during a visit to the West Bank settlement of Alon Moreh February 27, 1981 in this handout photo released by the Government Press Office.
Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin (3rd R) listens to Israeli Agriculture Minister Ariel Sharon (C) during a visit to the West Bank settlement of Alon Moreh February 27, 1981 in this handout photo released by the Government Press Office. [Reuters]
In Washington, White House national security adviser Stephen Hadley briefed Bush on Sharon's condition.

Bush has relied heavily on Sharon as he attempts to coax Israelis and Palestinians into a peace agreement. He scolded Sharon after the prime minister's stroke in December to watch what he eats and get more exercise.

Sharon's health crisis was likely to further slow Bush's quest for two states, Palestine and Israel, living in peace.

Hopes for progress were already dwindling given the possibility of a delay to a January 25 Palestinian election and growing internal unrest in the Gaza Strip and West Bank as well as an increase in violence with Israel.

"I don't think we're going to have any efforts for a while," said Edward Walker, president of the Middle East Institute and a former U.S. ambassador to Israel.

"I don't see how you can marry up the Palestinians with the Israelis when both are undergoing leadership crises."

Sharon's old foe Yasser Arafat, an iconic leader for the Palestinians, died in November 2004 when a brain hemorrhage ended weeks of illness.


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