Illness and death are not something I would wish for Sharon or for almost anyone (Osama bin Ladin is one exception). Yet, I do not share the feelings of most of the people on this thread. Innocent Jews are still suffering from Sharon's ethnic cleansing of Gaza and I can't forget that. I wish I could share your feelings. Instead, I am relieved that Sharon will not be able to throw more Jews out of their homes or divide Jerusalem. I wish those feelings made me feel good, but they don't.
Sharon never said he would divide Jerusalem. Anyone who looked objectively at the situation in Gaza understood that the settler's position there was untenable and that situation could not continue. I wasn't crazy about the idea but I don't get a say in the matter...the people who do get a say, Israeli voters overwhelmingly supported him. His new party was headed for an election landslide in the next election. That means something. Ariel Sharon was a great man.