Cruz on Sharon's Passing: Israel has lost a great warrior and the United States has lost a great friend

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, reacted today to news of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's passing:

"The story of Ariel Sharon’s life was very much the story of the state of Israel from his birth in Kfar Malal twenty years before Israel was established, to fighting in the Six Days war of 1967, to his service as Prime Minister from 2001-06. He experienced enormous struggle and adversity, but persevered in the defense of the nation he loved. Israel has lost a great warrior and the United States has lost a great friend. May he rest in peace."

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