Gilad Sharon recently said that his father, former PM Ariel Sharon, has recently been responding to those around him, moving his fingers in response to requests and when awake staring with a penetrating stare.. Gilad claims he is healthier than previously considered and is even gaining weight.
Javier Solana, on the other hand, announced the other day that Ariel Sharon had died. He claims to have been told so by friends in Israel. Considering who Javier Solana is, his friends are probably high level diplomats and politicians, and not just people talking in the street.
After Solana's announcement, Tel Hashomer responded to reporters questions by denying the report calling it incorrect. Solana said his information came from a high level Israeli diplomat, but later apologized.
Is there a cover-up going on? Is Sharon really dead but being propped up for personal reasons? I don't know what those reasons would be - somehow to keep Kadima viable, to help Gilad sell books, something else? or was it really just a simple mistake?
They're saving the announcement of his death for the week before the next elections, to capitalize on whatever spike in pro-Kadima sentiment they can muster.
ReplyDeleteOr is that really cynical of me to say so? :)
Reminds me of the stories of the aristocrats who were kept on ice, so to speak, to avoid death duties.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the joke, that he woke up one day when Olmert was PM, and only the cleaner was in his room. After the cleaner told him that there had been a war in Lebanon, and in Gaza, that Katzav/Olmert/Hirshson were in or on their way to jail, that Amir Peretz was Defence Minister, he said to the cleaner. I'm going back to sleep. Not a word to anyone that I woke up.
ReplyDeleteI am sure that if he woke up today, he would see the failure of leaving Gush Katif, and would want to go back.
Although leaving Gush katif was terrible, he did a lot of good in the Yom Kippur War, and in sttling Judea Samaria. Some still say Misheberach for him in Shul
Sorry please, if I may ask: is Sharon really dead or in comma? i don't seem to understand the fuzzy around all of this.
DeleteIt must be terrible for Mr Sharon and his family. Perhaps this video would explain why some would keep his death a secret:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0DTT3u2JZ8
he is in a coma
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the Paul Mccartney is dead rumors. Out with Ariel, in with a demon.
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