Reports: Ariel Sharon near death

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon during a press conference at his Jerusalem office on Nov. 16, 2005. (Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images)

Sharon to undergo
form of kidney dialysis

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was rushed to the intensive care unit of a Tel Aviv hospital Wednesday to undergo a form of kidney dialysis, a hospital spokeswoman said. (AP, 10:33 a.m.)

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BOB ZELNICK: Ariel Sharon's new politics (By Bob Zelnick, Boston Globe, 11/23/05)

Sharon makes historic shift (By Anne Barnard, Globe Staff, 11/22/05)

Gaza evacuation begins (By Dan Ephron, Globe Correspondent, 8/16/05)

Despite 'road map,' Israel approves expansion of West Bank settlement (By Dan Ephron, Globe Correspondent, 3/22/05)

Gaza pullout OK'd, but Sharon fight seen ahead (By Charles A. Radin, Globe Staff, 10/27/04)

Sharon invites Labor into his coalition (By Dan Ephron, Globe Correspondent, 7/13/04)

NEWS ANALYSIS: Settlements debate tugs at Sharon (By Charles A. Radin, Globe Staff, 12/13/03)

Israel votes to extend its barriers (By Charles A. Radin, Globe Staff, 10/2/03)

Israel begins a pullout;militants call cease-fire (By Charles A. Radin, Globe Staff, 6/29/03)

Peace pledges in Mideast (By Charles A. Radin and Anne E. Kornblut, Globe Staff, 6/4/03)

Israelis perceive in Sharon a leader (By Dan Ephron, Globe Correspondent, 6/9/02)

Sharon offers exile; Arafat stands firm (By Dan Ephron, Globe Correspondent, 4/3/02)

Sharon wins in landslide (By Charles M. Sennott, Globe Staff, 2/7/01)

Sharon to undergo form of kidney dialysis

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Sharon to undergo
form of kidney dialysis