Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffers severe stroke

Via Reuters:

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, deeply sedated and on a respirator, clung to life on Thursday after a severe stroke that is likely to create a huge vacuum in Israeli politics and the Middle East peace process.

Surgeons at Jerusalem’s Hadassah hospital said they stemmed the bleeding in the 77-year-old leader’s brain in a seven-hour operation and described his condition as critical but stable.

Hospital director Shlomo Mor-Yosef, in an update to reporters several hours after surgery was completed, said Sharon would be kept in “deep sedation” and on a respirator for at least the next 24 hours to keep cranial pressure low.

Mor-Yosef did not say how much brain damage Sharon may have suffered from a type of stroke that is often fatal.

Medical experts agreed the prime minister was unlikely to pull through without his faculties being seriously impaired.

Prayers go out to Prime Minister Sharon and his family during this difficult time.

Meanwhile, in Gaza, the Palestinians are already celebrating. The life of Deputy Minister Ehud Olmert, the replacement prime minister, has already been threatened.

Sick, but not surprising.

Hat tip for World Net link: Atlas Shrugs

Related: Ian at the Political Teen perused the DU comments section yesterday to find out what they were saying about Sharon’s stroke. Ick.

More: Stephen Green writes a pre-post mortem on Sharon’s political career.

25 Responses to "Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffers severe stroke"

A Blog For All says:

January 5, 2006 at 12:29 pm

Sharon’s Stable But The Political Situation Isn’t

While PM Sharon is in an induced coma and on a respirator after undergoing emergency surgery to relieve bleeding on his brain, the political situation in the Middle East remains murky.
Alexandra says:

January 5, 2006 at 2:57 pm

All Things Beautiful TrackBack ‘Rebel With A Cause’ Sharon Suffers A Stroke
steve says:

January 5, 2006 at 3:56 pm

After a little prayer for Sharon from all of us, we should all move forward. It is time to discredit the Zionists(far right) and the Wahhabists(further right) and allow the vast middle some hard earned Peace. Remember when they begin to call “Peace and justice” the time is short. Peace
Bachbone says:

January 5, 2006 at 11:25 pm

For the Israelis, their literal death may have occurred if not for people like Sharon who stood up to those who would annihilate them.

Armageddon has been predicted for ages. “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.”
PCD says:

January 6, 2006 at 1:16 pm

I’m tired of left wingnut zealots calling for “Peace and Justice”. They are just sugar coating and trying to hide their true agenda of world communism, and the destruction of Israel.

steve, I don’t believe you for a second.
steve says:

January 6, 2006 at 3:55 pm

PCD, do you have a high school diploma? Peace
PCD says:

January 6, 2006 at 3:56 pm

steve, try another deflection play from your Liberal book of deflections and deceptions. This one isn’t working.
Baklava says:

January 6, 2006 at 5:04 pm

Steve isn’t good at reading comprehension PCD, He failed to remember where you hinted your age or profession in posts.
steve says:

January 6, 2006 at 8:40 pm

So you don’t? What was the last book over 50 pages in length that you read? You can include yourself in that question Baklava. I’m not very good at hinting, I generally tell just exactly what is on my mind and if you can’t digset it without indigestion, my bad. Peace
Baklava says:

January 6, 2006 at 9:55 pm

So. Let me try the mirror tactic again. Steve. Do you have a high school diploma? I’m thinking you don’t.

And why do you want a bloodbath?

This darn mirror stuff doesn’t work. Too many psychology studies in college for NOTHING. I remember one psychology professor in Virginia went on an anti-gun tangent every 6 minutes. Being that I was 23 at the time I didn’t have the backbone to stand up and say I paid good money for this course (which I did) and don’t appreciate the course being used to indoctrinate versus teach the material.

Steve could’ve used the course though. He’s in favor of a bloodbath. Why Steve? And do you have a high school diploma?
steve says:

January 7, 2006 at 11:00 am

Ok, I’ll bite, what bloodbath? Be specific so your science professors will be proud if they’ve stumbled over you on this blog. Peace
Baklava says:

January 7, 2006 at 11:23 am

The

Bloodbath

that

you

want…

…and

that

your

solutions

would

cause.

Hope this helps
Lorica says:

January 7, 2006 at 11:35 am

That is a pretty true Bak. If we used Steve’s solution for WWII, then I would suspect that there would be alot more german speaking Lutheran’s in this country. Of course we will never know for sure, but alot of great and wonderful, Fathers, Brothers, Sons, and quite a few Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, gave their lives so that Steve could drone on and on and on and on about a solution that in all reality could never work. I know Steve I know, it is my limited imagination. Well I would much rather imagine things that have some potential, you know, like hell freezing over, and I don’t mean Hell, MI. – Lorica
steve says:

January 7, 2006 at 4:07 pm

Attention this is 2006, not 1941. Odd you people haven’t realized the difference, even the way folks dress isn’t the same. Your 70 year old solutions will no longer work in the modern world. Rather than making fun of and cursing out untried and new ideas, give them a shot, the results might be a pleasent suprise. Peace
Lorica says:

January 7, 2006 at 6:01 pm

Hello Steve, the evil that is being fought against is far and away older than 70 years. So instead of trying untried and stupid ideas lets try to work together and get rid of it. All your idea is going to do is get us dead. Thats D,E,A,D, Dead. Come out of the bubble man, walk in some reality. – Lorica
steve says:

January 7, 2006 at 10:06 pm

No it won’t. Your way will get us all killed. Now here is the problem. If either one of us is right,than one of us is wrong. Your way got us to this point which is not a very satisfying place to be. And you continue to claim that my way is stupid which is why it has never been tried. Don’t you think maybe we better try my way for awhile and see if it makes more progress than what is happening now? Peace
Baklava says:

January 7, 2006 at 10:40 pm

Your way got those children killed Steve. Remember. The woman begged and pleaded with the Islamofacist not to kill the children. She chose your option. There was a bloodbath. I’m not sure why you want that Steve but you seem to to everyone here.

Your way was tried by the woman steve. She lost her children. Your way is tried numerous times. Your way was tried pre-9/11. Your way was tried by the girl in the Columbine High School pleading for her life. Your way is a guaranteed bloodbath.

Everytime law abiding good people are empowered to protect themselves from evil good triumph over evil much quicker and easier.

Everytime law abiding good people have their hands tied behind their backs they lose – in LARGE numbers. That’s a bloodbath. It’s what you want and I don’t know why you want it Steve.

I will never try your way Steve as long as I have history (has been tried) to guide me. I will fight evil in the face of my children. No matter how much you preach your message of bloodbath for the people.
Lorica says:

January 7, 2006 at 10:41 pm

actually your way was tried more often than not. We now call it the trail of tears, or the halocaust, or lets talk about what other genocide where the losing side didnt fight back. – Lorica
Pam says:

January 8, 2006 at 11:24 am

The main problem with Steve’s arguement is that he assumes that both sides are willing to sit down and talk. But who is it that the US is to talk to in the case of AlQaida? They are not state leaders leading this fight.
steve says:

January 8, 2006 at 11:24 am

Lorica, here is a question for you: how many ashkenazi does it take to form the Zionist movement? And Baklava, the world has changed yet your reading of history has remained static, you might want to read a later edition. Peace
Baklava says:

January 8, 2006 at 1:55 pm

Tell me Steve. What’s the history that I missed in your LATEST ACCUSATION (irresponsiblie rhetoric with a pattern of accusations and name calling).

My assertion that we have tried you way on small scales as well as large scales is true no matter how many days pass since that time. It was tried by the woman just a month ago who had her children killed. You would’ve let it happen if you were there. My answer to his actions would’ve been a) click b) pow. oooh does that stopping of the evil islamofacist scare you and upset you?
steve says:

January 8, 2006 at 3:59 pm

I do not see what you see Baklava. How were you able to see the things that I can’t? Peace
Lorica says:

January 8, 2006 at 5:36 pm

Steve does the zionist movement have anything to do with the Holocaust?? I don’t think it does, since that movement really didn’t pick up momentum until AFTER WWII. Nice try tho – Lorica
Baklava says:

January 8, 2006 at 7:00 pm

Steve. You wrote about it. Sorry you don’t remember….
PCD says:

January 9, 2006 at 7:59 am

Steve makes me real sick. Yes, steve’s sick views are on parade here. He coaches his views to try to not really be noticed, but he’s just like those Illinois Nazis who wanted to march in Skokie and the one who shot the judge’s reletives.

I learned from history. I learned you have to recognize people like steve and reject them completely.

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