Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is dead at 85 . During the 1973 Yom Kippur War , Sharon earned the nickname `` The Lion of God '' among Israelis for surrounding Egypt 's Third Army and , defying orders , leading 200 tanks and 5,000 men across the Suez Canal -- roughly 100 miles from Cairo . Sharon had been in coma for past 8 years after suffering massive stroke . Comment:
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is dead at 85 . Sharon had been in coma for past 8 years after suffering massive stroke . Comment: