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Israeli army officers salute as they stand over the grave of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon during his funeral near Sycamore Farm, Sharon's residence in southern Israel, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Sharon was laid to rest Monday at his ranch in southern Israel as the nation bid a final farewell to one of its most colorful and influential leaders _ a man venerated by supporters as a warrior and statesman but reviled in the Arab world as a war criminal.(AP Photo/Baz Ratner, Pool)