GetYourWarOn
01-04-2006, 09:36 PM
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/05/international/middleeast/05sharon.html?hp&ex=1136437200&en=008c9db7ed7ca380&ei=5094&partner=homepage
JERUSALEM, Thursday, Jan. 5 - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a serious stroke on Wednesday night and underwent emergency brain surgery in an effort to save his life, a hospital official said.
Mr. Sharon's power as prime minister was transferred to Deputy Premier Ehud Olmert. Israeli politics, dominated in recent years by Mr. Sharon, were thrown into turmoil, especially with growing lawlessness in the Gaza Strip. [Page A10.]
Mr. Sharon's spokesman, Raanan Gissin, told reporters that after 90 minutes of surgery, "the operation is going well and his condition is stable." But another aide said the prime minister was in critical condition and might not survive.
JERUSALEM, Thursday, Jan. 5 - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a serious stroke on Wednesday night and underwent emergency brain surgery in an effort to save his life, a hospital official said.
Mr. Sharon's power as prime minister was transferred to Deputy Premier Ehud Olmert. Israeli politics, dominated in recent years by Mr. Sharon, were thrown into turmoil, especially with growing lawlessness in the Gaza Strip. [Page A10.]
Mr. Sharon's spokesman, Raanan Gissin, told reporters that after 90 minutes of surgery, "the operation is going well and his condition is stable." But another aide said the prime minister was in critical condition and might not survive.