Its pretty bad, even though many people hate him, he is the only one getting things done in the middle east right now. I worry that no one else will be able to broker a peace deal with the Palestinians, or be able to get the Israelis out of the west bank. Palestine just needs to have its own country, and i worry that maybe only Sharon can get it done.

Mr. Sharon has been in a medically induced coma after a massive stroke on Wednesday, and the new bleeding, discovered in a CT scan this morning, was creating more pressure inside his cranium, said Dr. Shlomo Mor-Yosef, the director of Hadassah-Ein Kerem Hospital, who made the announcement to reporters.

“It was decided to take the prime minister to the operating room to deal with these issues — to stop the bleeding and reduce cranial pressure,” he said. “The procedure is under way and when it ends, we will update you.”

While Dr. Mor-Yosef refused to speculate, Mr. Sharon is considered to be near death and the new bleeding is not a good sign.