Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is dead at home . Sharon long insisted that a controversial visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem , one of Islam 's most holy sites , in 2000 was not a provocation . Sharon had been in coma for past two years after suffering massive injuries . Israel saw him as a hero , but many in Arab world see him as a villain .
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is dead at home . Sharon had been in coma for past two years after suffering massive injuries . Israel saw him as a hero , but many in Arab world see him as a villain .