Case file · Witch trials
Pulsa diNura against Sharon
In July 2005, opponents of the Gaza withdrawal held a curse ceremony against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the old cemetery of Rosh Pina; he suffered a disabling stroke in January 2006.
2005 CE · 32.97, 35.57 · status: official
The account
Participants later claimed the stroke as proof of the curse.
The sceptical view
Sharon was 77, obese and had already had a minor stroke in December 2005.