The land is your defense. You commit suicide with every movement of Jews from their reclaimed land. Your self hatred the Altalena are all commiting yourself to loving the other that kills you. The land is your defense yet you commit suicide. May the arelim with unbound hearts die now.

And you SHUT UP too, Gavriel. Now is not the time. Hashem watches and listens.

Adina, Hashem is the only Judge. Not you. You pose as such a good Jew, and have no compassion for a man who gave his entire life for Israel and the Jewish people including you, Adina.

I reiterate SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!! Hashem is listening to those who abuse the soul of a man at such a time.

The word Tehillim turns to ash in your mouth

His home is undivided Jerusalem, the eternal home of the Jewish people.

By your logic, if Adolph Hitler were alive today and fell ill, we'd be obligated to pray for his health. After all, he was a human being as well. No, that was not meant to draw a parallel between Hitler and Sharon (though such parallels have been drawn). The analogy, however, serves to dispel the ridiculous notion that people's evil actions may be separated from "who they are as a person." As for your assertion that Ariel Sharon loves Israel and "all of it's people (sic)," I find it difficult to accept. He may have once fought for his country, but he clearly does not give a dime about "those displaced" Jews whom he callously and brutally expelled from their homes. He did not adequately prepare for their wellbeing after his heinous crime of disengagement was carried out, and thousands of Jews are now suffering for it. I for one will pray a little more, as you suggest, but not because "we are him in a different time and place in history," but because there are those out there who are like you, who actually wish to emulate such despicable character. I hope he recovers from this recent malady, but that he lives out the rest of his days rotting in jail for his corruption. I also think we need to pray for the future of the Jewish State, as there are currently no genuine leaders who are not corrupt who have the ability to lead our country. Bibi, Sharon, or Peretz, it makes no difference. There is only One that matters, and it is to Him that I direct my prayers.

If sharon dies then prehaps the ill fated 'peace plan' will dissolve

I think I speak for most people on this forum when I say to you, with utmost respect of course, shut up. You sound like a 5 year old who, instead of listening to what someone else has to say, covers up his ears with his hands and says "La la la. I'm not listening." As for Sharon giving his entire life for Israel and the Jewish people? Is that a joke. Plenty of Jews have done that, throughout our long history. Millions have died, al kiddush Hashem, for the defense of the rights of Jews to live in our homeland. Sharon has singlehandedly subverted this cause by expelling Jews from their homes, leaving them without adequate housing and basic necessities, and ceding land to terrorists sworn to the destruction of the Jewish State and its Jewish inhabitants. So no, I have no compassion for Arik Sharon, the corrupt, opportunist politician. I do, however, have compassion for all those Jews for whom he has caused so much suffering and for all those Jews whose lives will be lost or were already lost because of the extreme foolishness and delusions of an old, overweight politician. So that said, Adina does seem to be "such a good Jew," and you seem to be a very confused and childish observer.

"And of course we who are loyal to the Torah" You are loyal to no-one except yourselves. Virtually every Jew in the world despises you for your betrayals and your lie. You and your kind are not fit to clean Ariel Sharon's shoes.

I was hoping he would step down before this happened. While he is not one of my favorite people because of some of his decision, I certainly did not wish him ill. I only hope he has a good recovery and he will be able to enjoy his retirement. I also include all of Israel in my prayers, my the transition of power be smooth.

The heart of the King is in the Hands of God. Israel in the next years faces the most serious challenges to it's continued existence. For this reason Isreal needs a strong leader and P.M. Sharon has proven not to be that man. Incabable of saying no to foreign agenda's that weaken her and reward terrorism ,he must be replaced soon. This is the time to say goodby to a once great general turned appeaser and lackey to foreign interests. My hope is that the one who replaces P.M. Sharon can stand up to the bully tactics and incessant meddling into Israel's sovereignty by President Bush and his failed peace scams that endanger Israel's security. The time is long overdue to stop rewarding the Palestinian terrorist army and to defeat them soundly. P.M. Sharon has proven incapable of doing the job ,so this weak leader must be replaced by a strong one who is not afraid to do what has to be done.

As Muslims, we are obligated to offer our prayers for Ariel Sharon's good health and recovery. Remember what Saladin did when he conquered Jerusalem, he offered assistance to his enemies when their health was failing. As Muslims we realize that what Sharon did on this earth during his lifetime is not for us to judge. It is for God Almighty to be the Judge to decide Sharon's eternal destiny. Even though the Israelis ran a huge smear campaign against our leaders at their time of death, we have to remember that it's forbidden to do so in our religion. We all were put on this earth by God, and to God we shall return.

May HaShem avert the severe decree for our dear Arik: leader of Israel and hero to the world, according to the merit of our fathers Avraham, Yitzkhak and Ya'akov, according to merit of our mothers Sarah, Rivkah, Leah and Rakhel, and according to the repentance, prayers, charity of all the Jewish people. We love you, Ariel

PUNISHED FOR NOT BEING MUSLIM. WHO WILL BE NEXT? Over 26,000 terror attacks against Israel in the last five years and the maiming and murder of thousands of Jews gained the international approval of an Islamic terror state. In psychological terms, it is know as 'positive reinforcement'. Rewarding behavior that is considered desirable. 10,000 Jews were punished for not being Muslim. Jewish land that NEVER belonged to Arabs; thousands of greenhouses and hundreds of farms of hated infidel Jews were confiscated and given to Muslims. Muslim mobs destroyed the synagogues. Jobless and homeless Jewish refugees are forced to pay mortgages on their destroyed homes! Destroyers of human rights demand 250,000 Jews are forcibly removed from Judea and Samaria rendering Jews jobless and homeless; their land confiscated and given to Muslims! THIS CRUEL AND FRIGHTENING IDEOLOGY OF PUNISHING PEOPLE FOR NOT BEING MUSLIM MUST STOP!

La la la. Shut up. I'm not confused at all. I find it disgraceful and sad that Jews do not support other Jews at a time of crisis. We've paid for our disunity in the past in ways I would never want to see in the future. I'm sure he would rather be removed from Sycamore Ranch than be this close to death. The lack of compassion is astounding. Oh, by the way. I'm not an observer. I am a proud Israeli and Jew.

OUR PRAYERS ARE TO YOU, THE LORD OF ISRAEL, TO RESTORE OUR LEADER TO HEALTH. LET THE OLD SOLIDER KEEP ON LEADING US. AMEN.

You mean like those Israelis who were dancing in NYC when the Towers were coming down ???? Do not be stupid... there are the extermists in every society...... or are Arabs an easy target nowadays >>/

Arabs celebrated Sharon's first stroke by firing guns in the air and giving out sweets. Now they are celebrating again. The palestinians celebrate the death of any Jew.

You are a psycho if you think otherwise.

This man is in hospital, possibly on his death -bed Do the world a favour and shut the f*ck up and show some respect for someone who, whether you like him or not, has served this country his whole life and sacrificed everything for us, even if we sometimes disagree with him PS - I find it very amusing that all you americans have such an opinion.

Isnt it kinda funny that Sharon gets a stroke after the police found evidence of millions of dollars being funneled to him and his sons? He did nothing for the Jewish nation, except rob them blind. He was a mobster and always be one.

Now is not the time for political wrangling. It is time for reflection and to pray for peace for Ariel Sharon and for all people in Israel, in Palestine, and in the world.

Nobody has been more harsh in his criticism of Sharon than me, but I will not dance on the man's grave should he pass. Let's just say that I'm very sorry he chose do do such evil to his own people at the end of his life. www.madzionistblogoff.blogspot.com

I join with Jews all over the world in wishing Ariel Sharon a full recovery and may G-d watch over him. Valerie

"Now is not the time for political wrangling. It is time for reflection and to pray for peace for Ariel Sharon and for all people in Israel, in Palestine, and in the world." Hmm ok, prayed for peace, check. prayed for Sharon, check. prayed for all the people in Israel, check. prayed for... oh wait a second. I'm sorry, I can't pray for people who live in a place that doesn't exist. There is no such place as Palestine. It simply does not exist. Unless you're writing from the past (can I borrow your time machine in that case?), from when the British controlled the area known as Palestine, or from when the Romans named it thus, I'm sorry but I just can't follow your instructions. Ok well I'll just skip that one and go on to pray for the whole world. Sounds good. Ok here I go with the prayers... I prayed for the end to terrorism and to corrupt leaders in Israel. If we truly want peace, let's hope my prayers were heard.