Original sentence: " Khalil al-Haya, speaking for Islamic militant group Hamas, also condemned him as "hands ... covered with Palestinian blood.Leading Palestinian political figure Mustafa Barghouti said that Sharon had taken "a path of war and aggression" and had left "no good memories with Palestinians".Tawfik Tirawi, a former Palestinian intelligence chief said of Sharon: "He wanted to erase the Palestinian people from the map ... He wanted to kill us, but at the end of the day, Sharon is dead and the Palestinian people are alive.US President Barack Obama, Russian president Vladimir Putin, British prime minister David Cameron, German chancellor Angela Merkel all praised Sharon's courage, and his staunch defence of Israel's interests while praising his support for a two state solution
Edited sentence: US President Barack Obama, Russian president Vladimir Putin, British prime minister David Cameron, German chancellor Angela Merkel all praised Sharon's courage, and his staunch defence of Israel's interests