the cabinet offered a moment of silence from former general and prime minister sharon. now here in jerusalem, crowds paid tribute to the ledger dear soldier and prime minister who died saturday after eight years in a coma. his coffin laid in state in front of the parliament building today for six hours. crowds were not huge by any measure, but there was a steady stream of people coming to pay their respects to the man. sharon was a controversial leader here, and leads a very mixed legacy. he was both 4ru6d and hated, described as a war hero and a war criminal. he was held as a great defender of israel and a military genius, but he also resigned? shame after hundreds of palestinians were killed by christian alous following the 1982 war, and despite being an early supporter of the movement to build settlements, sharon as prime minister did an