Funeral for Ariel Sharon in Israel (18 images)

Israeli army officers carry the coffin of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon during his funeral near Sycamore Farm, Sharon's residence in southern Israel, January 13, 2014. Israel buried Sharon at his family farm on Monday, celebrating the military achievements of a man seen as a war hero at home but as a war criminal by many in the Arab world. Sharon, 85, died on Saturday after spending the last eight years of his life motionless in a hospital bed, pitched into a coma by a stroke and far from the public gaze. UPI/Baz Ratner/Pool

R-L: Yuli Edelstein, Speaker of Israel's parliament, Israel's President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden attend the funeral of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon near Sycamore Farm, Sharon's residence in southern Israel, January 13, 2014. Israel buried Sharon at his family farm on Monday, celebrating the military achievements of a man seen as a war hero at home but as a war criminal by many in the Arab world. Sharon, 85, died on Saturday after spending the last eight years of his life motionless in a hospital bed, pitched into a coma by a stroke and far from the public gaze. UPI/Baz Ratner/Pool

An Israeli soldier salutes in front of the sons of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Gilad (L) and Omri (R), during their father's funeral near Sycamore Farm, Sharon's residence in southern Israel, January 13, 2014. Israel buried Sharon at his family farm on Monday, celebrating the military achievements of a man seen as a war hero at home but as a war criminal by many in the Arab world. Sharon, 85, died on Saturday after spending the last eight years of his life motionless in a hospital bed, pitched into a coma by a stroke and far from the public gaze. UPI/Baz Ratner/Pool

Israeli soldiers hold their weapons during the funeral of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon near Sycamore Farm, Sharon's residence in southern Israel, January 13, 2014. Israel buried Sharon at his family farm on Monday, celebrating the military achievements of a man seen as a war hero at home but as a war criminal by many in the Arab world. Sharon, 85, died on Saturday after spending the last eight years of his life motionless in a hospital bed, pitched into a coma by a stroke and far from the public gaze. UPI/Baz Ratner/Pool