Funeral for Ariel Sharon in Israel (18 images)

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier L) and Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman (R) attend the state memorial service for the late former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in the Knesset Plaza, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Israel, January 13, 2014. Sharon, a former military and political leader, died on January 11, 2013, at the age of 85. He will be buried on his farm in southern Israel later today. UPI/Debbie Hill

US Vice President Joe Biden eulogizes the late former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, near his coffin, during the state official memorial service in the Knesset Plaza, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Israel, January 13, 2014. Sharon, a former military and political leader, died on January 11, 2013, at the age of 85. He will be buried on his farm in southern Israel later today. UPI/Debbie Hill

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US Vice President Joe Biden (R) stand at the conclusion of the state memorial service for the late former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in the Knesset Plaza, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Israel, January 13, 2014. Sharon, a former military and political leader, died on January 11, 2013, at the age of 85. He will be buried on his farm in southern Israel later today. UPI/Debbie Hill

Members of the Knesset guard carry the coffin of the late former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the conclusion of the state official memorial service in the Knesset Plaza, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Israel, January 13, 2014. Sharon, a former military and political leader, died on January 11, 2013, at the age of 85. He will be buried on his farm in southern Israel later today. UPI/Debbie Hill