The Euro-Asian Jewish Congress would like to present heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the deceased Ariel Sharon, and to all those who knew and respected the late former Prime Minister.

Ariel Sharon had been one of the brightest and most charismatic Israeli leaders of the last several decades. He had served the Jewish state selflessly for his entire life, rising from a soldier in the War of Independence to head of the government. A battlefield general who had been a living legend, he knew the price for peaceful life like no other and had been ready to sacrifice his political popularity for peace. Ariel Sharon had been one of the most important politicians of modern Israel due to an iron will combined with a capacity for compromises, a steadfast faith in the right of his cause, and deep strategic thinking.

We remember the tireless attention of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to the Jewish communities of the Diaspora, to the unfailing respect with which he spoke of the contribution of Eurasian Jews to the creation and development of the Jewish State.

Ariel Sharon had been a soldier of Israel, an important political leader, a bright and charismatic man, and he will forever remain in the memories of Jews all over the world