Sharon ‘opens eyes’ but medics sceptical

ISRAELI Prime Minister Ariel Sharon opened his eyes twice yesterday after family members played a tape of his grandson’s voice, aides said, raising hopes the 77-year-old stroke victim may be emerging from a coma.

But a spokeswoman for Hadassah hospital said relatives had observed “eyelid movements” whose medical significance was unclear.

One aide said: “(Mr Sharon’s son) Gilad brought in a cassette with voice of Rotem, his eldest grandson, speaking to him, and he opened his eyes twice, each time for two or three minutes.