Quartet representative and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair 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 international leaders, including U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Quartet representative and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. 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) |