U.S. Vice President Joe Biden addresses a state memorial ceremony of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at Israel's Knesset (parliament) in Jerusalem, on Jan. 13, 2014. The state memorial service was held here on Monday attended by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Quartet representatives ect. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, a controversial figure that altered the course of the Middle East, died at a hospital near Tel Aviv in central Israel at the age of 85 on Saturday. (Xinhua/Li Rui) |