Ariel sharon

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert -- who succeeded Sharon -- had neither forgotten nor overlooked the critical significance of Bush’s letter when agreeing to resume negotiations with the PA in 2007.

Ariel Sharon cast an indelible imprint on the annals of the Israel Defense Forces.

According to David Landau's new biography, the two-state battle is not yet over, and Sharon could yet emerge the winner.

I went from reporting stories to becoming a part of the story – and I didn’t enjoy it at all.

After strongly opposing the establishment of a Palestinian state for most of his political life, Sharon dramatically changed course.

« La viande argentine a une réputation universelle. Or, pendant tout mon séjour, on m’a servi du poulet ! »

L’image que je désire conserver est celle du combattant qui a gagné ses galons sur les champs de bataille et non pas dans les couloirs d’intrigues

Ariel Sharon was a major figure in Israel’s public consciousness even before his daredevil brilliance on the battlefield in the Yom Kippur War made him something of a legend.

Sharon had always been ruthless both as a military man and a politician

‘Politics is like a wheel; sometimes you’re up, sometimes you’re down. The main thing is to stay on the wheel,” Ariel Sharon used to say.