People mourn ex-PM Sharon at entrance square of Israel's Knesset Israelis pay their respects to former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the entrance square of the Israel's Knesset (parliament) in Jerusalem, on Jan. 12, 2014. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, a controversial figure that altered the course of the Middle East, died at a hospital near Tel Aviv in central Israel at the age of 85 on Saturday. Xinhua/JINI