Israeli PM Ariel Sharon taken to a hospital, Israeli television reports (possible mild stroke)

CNN ^ | 12/18/2005 | cnn

[Lauretij2]

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has been taken to a hospital, Israeli television reports.

[Txsleuth]

FYI...I don't know...LOL

[LibertarianCandidate]

I thought that God gave England to QEII. At least that's what it says on their coins, "D. G. Regina" (by the Grace of God, Queen).

[penelopesire]

lol..of course.

[WaterDragon]

Prayers for Prime Minister Sharon's full recovery.

[ExSoldier]

Anybody know what the stats are on the occurrence of major strokes (fatal) following initial minor strokes? Just wondering.

[anotherview]

You, sir, are sick. Fortunately the Prime Minister is recovering. Oh, and no, he will not change course. The course he is on is the right one, and it is supported by a majority of Israelis.

[anotherview]

Bibi, where are you?

Bibi, like Ehud Barak and Shimon Peres, is a failed former Prime Minister who could never get elected. Likud, thanks to Bibi and Uzi Landau, is finished as a force in Israeli politics.

If anything happens to the Prime Minister the #2 on the Kadima list would become the candidate for Prime Minister. I believe Shaul Mofaz or Ehud Olmert would get many more votes than Bibi, though not nearly as many as the Prime Minister.

[anotherview]

If something were to happen to ariel who suceeds him?

Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert would become interim Prime Minister in the current caretaker government until the March elections. After that it depends who takes the most mandates in the next election. I'd be willing to be shekels to sufganiyot (dollars to donuts) that it would still be Kadima.

[Bogie]

While I also long for a society without agendas and spin, I know those problems will be with mankind for a long time, whatever the religion and geography involved may be. Having said that, Sharon shows me that he is a leader who doesn't want his people to fall into a dictatorship of the Likud and is therefore a person who has a decent heart.

In the grand scheme of things it really matters, since a persons relation to God is a private matter.

[diverteach]

"You, sir, are sick."

Why, because my view is different than yours? I have news for you, many people share my perspective. Are they sick too?

The Israeli's have been hoodwinked by Sharon. When the people find out in mass of Sharon's future plan of a west bank pullout AND division of Jerusalem, Sharon and his new formed party is toast before it even gets started.

[M. Espinola]

It's the same sick trash which cheerer & shoot off the AK-47's because their terrorist comrades, in the greater Islamic death cult pulled off the unspeakable evil acts of September 11th, 2001.

Diplomats continue speaking of 'peace' with this demented element - no way!

Masked "Palestinian" Arab terrorists from a militia (death cult) called The Nasser Sallah a-Din Brigades cheer in a street of downtown Gaza City after hearing news of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's health condition Sunday, December 18th, 2005. Sharon suffered a mild stroke Sunday night and was rushed to Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital for treatment, hospital officials said. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Arab Muslim supporters of a militia called The Nasser Sallah a-Din Brigades, linked to the ruling Fatah movement (PLO), offer sweets to pedestrians in the streets of Gaza City after hearing news of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's health condition Sunday, December 18th, 2005. Sharon suffered a mild stroke Sunday night and was rushed to Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital for treatment, hospital officials said.(AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

[Cecily]

Not only that, his current wife is his third or fourth, and he is a cheat. He is definitely similar to Bubba in that respect, and many Israelis across the political spectrum deride him for being a rank opportunist, i.e., he is mainly out for himself.

I wish Ariel Sharon well and a speedy recovery, but it would be a good thing to see the next generation of Israeli leadership (people now in their 40's), hopefully very skilled and talented, emerging at this time.