Funeral for Ariel Sharon in Israel (18 images)

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 President Shimon Peres lays a wreath beside the coffin of the late former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in the Knesset Plaza, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Israel, January 12, 2014. Sharon, a controversial leader, died Saturday, eight years after a stroke left him in a coma. He was 85 years old. UPI/Debbie Hill