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Encyclopedia - Talk:list Of People Known As War Heroes: Encyclopedia Ii - Talk:list Of People Known As War Heroes - Ariel Sharon
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Encyclopedia - Ariel Sharon: Encyclopedia - Ariel Sharon
Ariel "Arik" Sharon ▶ (help·info) (Hebrew: אריאל שרון) (born February 27, 1928) is the eleventh and current Prime Minister of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ariel Sharon: Encyclopedia Ii - Ariel Sharon - Political Career
When Sharon joined Begin's government he had relatively little political experience. He avoided Begin's Herut party in the 1940s and 1950...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabra And Shatila Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabra And Shatila Massacre - Events
Ariel Sharon then reportedly invited Lebanese Phalangist militia units to enter the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps to clean out the PLO ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1928: Encyclopedia - 1928
1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). 1928 - Events. January 6-7 - River Thames flood...   » Read the article

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June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. June 6 - Events. 1508 - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 9/11 Conspiracy Theories: Encyclopedia - 9/11 Conspiracy Theories
According to the 9/11 Commission Report, nineteen al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial aircraft on the morning of September 11, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2005 Amman Bombings: Encyclopedia - 2005 Amman Bombings
The 2005 Amman bombings were a series of coordinated suicide bomb attacks on three hotels in Amman, Jordan on November 9, 2005. Al-Qaeda ...   » Read the article

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The 21st century is the century that began on 1 January 2001 and will last to 31 December 2100. Frequently common usage regards the 21st ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aish Hatorah: Encyclopedia - Aish Hatorah
Aish HaTorah ("Fire of the Torah") is an Orthodox Jewish outreach organization and yeshiva. With its headquarters in the Old City of Jeru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anagram: Encyclopedia - Anagram
An anagram (Greek ana- = "back" or "again", and graphein = "to write") is a type of word play, the result of rearranging the letters of a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2000s: Encyclopedia - 2000s
This article is about the decade starting at the beginning of 2000 and ending at the end of 2009. For the century or millennium starting ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amir Peretz: Encyclopedia - Amir Peretz
Amir Peretz (Hebrew: עמיר פרץ; born March 9, 1952) is an Israeli politician and the current leader of the Labour Party of Israel. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agudat Israel: Encyclopedia - Agudat Israel
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adbusters: Encyclopedia - Adbusters
Adbusters is a political magazine, founded by Kalle Lasn and Bill Schmalz that is published in Vancouver, British Columbia by the Media F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Of Attrition: Encyclopedia - War Of Attrition
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zionism: Encyclopedia - Zionism
Zionism is a political movement and an ideology that supports a Jewish homeland in the Land of Israel, where the Jewish nation originated...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Haredi Judaism: Encyclopedia - Haredi Judaism
Haredi or Charedi Judaism, often also called ultra-Orthodox Judaism, is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lebanon: Encyclopedia - Lebanon
The Republic of Lebanon, or Lebanon (لبنان), is a small, largely mountainous country in the Middle East, located at the eastern edge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anna Lindh: Encyclopedia - Anna Lindh
Ylva Anna Maria Lindh (19 June 1957 – 11 September 2003) was a Swedish Social Democratic politician who served as Swedish Minister for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Six-day War: Encyclopedia - Six-day War
The Six-Day War (Hebrew: מלחמת ששת הימים transliteration: Milhemet Sheshet Hayamim), also known as the 1967 Arab-Israeli War...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yom Kippur War: Encyclopedia - Yom Kippur War
The Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War or October War (Hebrew: מלחמת יום הכיפורים; transliterated: Milkhemet Yom HaKipurim or מ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2000: Encyclopedia - 2000
This article is about the year 2000. For other uses of 2000, see 2000 (number) or 2000 (breakdancing move). 2000 (MM) was a leap year st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabra And Shatila Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabra And Shatila Massacre - Background
From 1975 to 1990, Lebanon was involved in a civil war between groups in competing alliances with neighboring countries. The Lebanese Mar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1982 Lebanon War: Encyclopedia - 1982 Lebanon War
Lebanon War (Hebrew: מלחמת לבנון Milkhemet Levanon), also known as the 1982 Invasion of Lebanon or Operation Peace of the Galil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1982: Encyclopedia - 1982
1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. 1982 - Events. 1982 - January. January 6 - William Bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-aqsa Intifada: Encyclopedia - Al-aqsa Intifada
Palestinian National Authority This article is part of the series: Politics of the Palestinian National Authority President: Mahmoud A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Zogby: Encyclopedia - John Zogby
John Zogby (born 1948) is a noted American political pollster. He is known for both his phone polling and interactive, Internet-based pol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Camp David 2000 Summit: Encyclopedia - Camp David 2000 Summit
The Middle East Peace Summit at Camp David of July 2000 took place between United States President Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Jewish History: Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Jewish History
This entry contains a timeline of the development of Judaism and the Jewish people. Note that all dates are given according to the Common...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conseil Représentatif Des Institutions Juives De France: Encyclopedia - Conseil Représentatif Des Institutions Juives De France
Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France (English: Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions) is an umbrella o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yasser Arafat: Encyclopedia - Yasser Arafat
Yasser Arafat (Arabic: ياسر عرفات‎) (August 4 or August 24, 1929 – November 11, 2004), born Mohammed Abdel-Raouf Arafat al-Q...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Terrorism Against Israel: Encyclopedia - Terrorism Against Israel
Since the failure of the Camp David Accords in the summer of 2000, many acts of militancy were committed by individuals, militant Palesti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tzahi Hanegbi: Encyclopedia - Tzahi Hanegbi
Tzahi Hanegbi (in Hebrew צחי הנגבי) (born February 26, 1957) is an Israeli politician. He was the acting Chairman of the Likud pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daniel Pearl: Encyclopedia - Daniel Pearl
Daniel Pearl (October 10, 1963–January 29/30, 2002) was a Jewish American journalist. He was kidnapped and murdered in Karachi, Pakista...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Current Events: Encyclopedia - Current Events
Please also visit our sister project, Wikinews, to read and write news articles in more detail. (DST adjusted):  Bangkok: +7 Cairo: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Universal Jurisdiction: Encyclopedia - Universal Jurisdiction
Universal jurisdiction or universality principle is a controversial principle in international law whereby states claim criminal jurisdic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bnei Menashe: Encyclopedia - Bnei Menashe
The Bnei Menashe ("Children of Menasseh", Hebrew בני מנשה) are an estimated 7000 Jewish converts from India's remote North-Eastern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Binational Solution: Encyclopedia - Binational Solution
Binational solution is a term most often used in reference to a proposed resolution of the long-running Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2006: Encyclopedia - 2006
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It corresponds to the years 5766-5767 in the Hebrew Calendar,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2005: Encyclopedia - 2005
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. It corresponded to the years 5765-5766 in the Hebrew Calenda...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2001: Encyclopedia - 2001
2001 (MMI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. By strict interpretation of the Gregorian Calendar, 2001 is als...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ariel City: Encyclopedia - Ariel City
Ariel (אריאל) is an Israeli settlement located in the Northern 'West Bank' (Samaria). Founded in 1978, its population as of 2004 is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 2003: Encyclopedia - August 2003
August 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December August 2...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benjamin Netanyahu: Encyclopedia - Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu ▶ (help·info) (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין נְתַנְיָהוּ (without niqqud: בנימין נתניהו), H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Azzam Azzam: Encyclopedia - Azzam Azzam
Azzam Azzam (born 1963) is an Israeli Druze who was convicted in Egypt of spying for Israel, and jailed for eight years. Azzam Azzam - A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 2005: Encyclopedia - August 2005
2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → August 2005...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oslo Accords: Encyclopedia - Oslo Accords
The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles (D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-aqsa Mosque: Encyclopedia - Al-aqsa Mosque
The Al-Aqsa Mosque (Arabic: المسجد الاقصى, Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa ▶ (help·info), literally "the farthest mosque"), is part of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moshe Dayan: Encyclopedia - Moshe Dayan
Moshe Dayan ▶ (help·info) (Hebrew: משה דיין) (May 20, 1915 – October 16, 1981), was an Israeli military leader and politician...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sharon: Encyclopedia - Sharon
Sharon (שָׁרוֹן, Standard Hebrew Šaron, Tiberian Hebrew Šārôn) is the female (or, less frequently, male) name which can be spe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabra And Shatila Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabra And Shatila Massacre - Belgian Court Proceedings
After Sharon's 2001 election to the post of Prime Minister of Israel, a lawsuit was filed by relatives of the victims of the massacre in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabra And Shatila Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabra And Shatila Massacre - Israel's Role In The Massacre
In its initial statements, the Israeli government initially declared that those critics who regarded the IDF as having responsibility for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mikis Theodorakis: Encyclopedia Ii - Mikis Theodorakis - Biography
Mikis Theodorakis - The early years World War II and first works. Theodorakis' fascination with music began in early childhood; he taug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zionism: Encyclopedia Ii - Zionism - Establishment Of The Zionist Movement
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Birthright Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Birthright Israel - Requirements
One needs to be Jewish, and between 18 and 26 in order to go on a Birthright Israel trip and must never have been to Israel on a peer tri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Centre Party Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Centre Party Israel - Stalwarts In Government
The party joined Ehud Barak's One Israel coalition, ultra-Orthodox orientalist Shas, David Levy's social pressure group Gesher, the lefti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israeli West Bank Barrier: Encyclopedia Ii - Israeli West Bank Barrier - Opinions On The Barrier
Israeli West Bank barrier - Israeli opinions. Israeli public opinion has been very strongly in favor of the barrier, partly in the hope...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Haredi Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Haredi Judaism - Present Day
Haredi Judaism - Israel. In Israel, home to the most numerically powerful Haredi population, the situation is different. There, as in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ngo Monitor: Encyclopedia Ii - Ngo Monitor - Criticism Of Ngo Monitor
Critics dismiss NGO Monitor as politically motivated and biased. At Political Research Associates, Jean Hardisty and Elizabeth Furdon des...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moshe Dayan: Encyclopedia Ii - Moshe Dayan - Military Commander
During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Dayan occupied various positions of importance, first as the commander over the defensive effort in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Operation Days Of Penitence: Encyclopedia Ii - Operation Days Of Penitence - Timeline
Notable events in the timeline are as follows: Operation Days of Penitence - September 29. Five Palestinians, including Hamas member T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Middle East: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Middle East - The Ottoman Era
By the early 15th century a new power had arisen in western Anatolia, the Ottoman emirs, who in 1453 captured Constantinople and made the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Labour Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Labour Israel - History
Mapai (Mifleget Poalei Eretz Israel — "Land of Israel Worker's Party") was a Labour Zionist party founded in the 1930s as the right win...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Northfield Mount Hermon: Encyclopedia Ii - Northfield Mount Hermon - History
The school was originally founded by famed Protestant evangelist Dwight Lyman Moody (DLM) as two separate institutions: The Northfield Se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moshe Arens: Encyclopedia Ii - Moshe Arens - Significance In The State And Likud
Moshe Arens is considered by many to have been the Likud's ideological anchor on the right. One of the founding members of Begin's Herut ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michaud Affair: Encyclopedia Ii - Michaud Affair - History
What has been called the Michaud Affair started on December 5, 2000, in an interview on the Montreal radio station CKAC. Talk show host P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - January 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - January 2005 - Events
January 2005 - January 31 2005. Arab-Israeli Conflict: A ten-year-old Palestinian girl dies after being shot in the head as she played...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - January 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - January 2004 - Events
Ongoing events 2004 Canadian Federal Election Conservative leadership race 2004 Taiwan Presidential Election 2004 U.S. Presidential El...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Javier Solana: Encyclopedia Ii - Javier Solana - Background And Career As Physicist
Solana comes from a well-known Spanish family and is the grandson of Spanish League of Nations disarmament chief, diplomat, writer and Eu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Places Named After People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Places Named After People - Administrative Divisions
List of places named after people - Australia. Queensland - Queen Victoria Tasmania - Abel Tasman Victoria - Queen Victoria List of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yom Kippur War: Encyclopedia Ii - Yom Kippur War - Background
Yom Kippur War - Causes. This war was part of the Arab-Israeli conflict, a conflict which has included many battles and wars since 1948...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Of Attrition: Encyclopedia Ii - War Of Attrition - Timeline
The war began in June 1968 with sparse Egyptian artillery bombardment of the Israeli front line on the east bank of the canal. More artil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Elazar: Encyclopedia Ii - David Elazar - The Yom Kippur War
David Elazar - Events leading up to the war. On 1 October 1973 the armies of Egypt and Syria were placed on alert. Due to an erroneous ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - January 2002: Encyclopedia Ii - January 2002 - Events
See also: Afghanistan timeline January 1-16, 2002 Afghanistan timeline January 17-31, 2002 January 2002 - January 29 2002. George W....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asia-pacific Partnership On Clean Development And Climate: Encyclopedia Ii - Asia-pacific Partnership On Clean Development And Climate - Aims
The Partnership is consistent with efforts under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and complements, rather than r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israeli Peace Camp: Encyclopedia Ii - Israeli Peace Camp - Criticism
The Israeli peace camp is highly criticized for lacking realism given the absence of a corresponding movement on the Arab side of the con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marwan Barghouti: Encyclopedia Ii - Marwan Barghouti - Biography
Barghouti was born in Ramallah, and became active in Fatah at the age of 15. Marwan Barghouti should not be confused with Mustafa Barghou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israeli Settlement: Encyclopedia Ii - Israeli Settlement - Tensions Mistrust And Accusations
The settlements have on several occasions been a source of tension between Israel and the U.S. In 1991 there was a clash between the Bush...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shinui: Encyclopedia Ii - Shinui - Ideology
Shinui - Religion and state. Despite nearly 30 years of public support of Liberal-Capitalist economic and social policies, its best kno...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Popular Front For The Liberation Of Palestine: Encyclopedia Ii - Popular Front For The Liberation Of Palestine - History Of The Pflp
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - Origins in the ANM. The PFLP grew out of the Harakat al-Qawmiyyin al-Arab, or Arab Nati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ami Ayalon: Encyclopedia Ii - Ami Ayalon - Peace Activity
On June 25, 2003, Ayalon launched together with Palestinian professor Sari Nusseibeh a peace initiative called "The National Census". The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Middle East: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Middle East - The Ottoman Era
By the early 15th century a new power had arisen in western Anatolia, the Ottoman emirs, who in 1453 captured Constantinople and made the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amnon Lipkin-shahak: Encyclopedia Ii - Amnon Lipkin-shahak - Military Service
Lipkin-Shahak started his military service as a teenager in the military boarding-school in Haifa. He enlisted as a corporal in the parat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Terrorism Against Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Terrorism Against Israel - Early History
The roots of Jewish-Arab animosity go back to Ottoman times, when the Jewish community of Palestine was under the thumb of a few wealthy ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arab-israeli Conflict: Encyclopedia Ii - Arab-israeli Conflict - Reasons For The Conflict
The Arab-Israeli conflict is the result of numerous factors. Reasons cited for the conflict therefore vary from participant to participan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israel's Unilateral Disengagement Plan: Encyclopedia Ii - Israel's Unilateral Disengagement Plan - Chronology
Israel's unilateral disengagement plan - Political. Ariel Sharon first announced his plan at the 2004 Herzliya Conference, sponsored by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lebanon: Encyclopedia Ii - Lebanon - History
Lebanon is one of the main regions of the Phoenicians, Semitic traders whose maritime culture flourished for more than 2,000 years, rough...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Universal Jurisdiction: Encyclopedia Ii - Universal Jurisdiction - Debate Over Universal Jurisdiction & Progress Of International Law
War crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and torture may be subjected to universal jurisdiction. However, it remains a controversial...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Friedman: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Friedman - Journalism In The Middle East
He then joined the London bureau of United Press International, staying there for a year before being dispatched to Beirut, where he stay...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ahmed Yassin: Encyclopedia Ii - Ahmed Yassin - Release From Prison And Life After Imprisonment
In 1997 Yassin was released from Israeli prison as part of an arrangement with Jordan following a failed assassination attempt of Khaled ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Jewish History: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Jewish History - Post Biblical-history
Timeline of Jewish history - 200 BCE to 700 CE. 200 BCE–100 CE Throughout this era the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) is gradually canonized. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Israel Defense Forces: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Israel Defense Forces - Timeline And Major Events
History of the Israel Defense Forces - Before 1948. Following the 1947 UN Partition Plan which divided the British Mandate of Palestine...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ahmed Yassin: Encyclopedia Ii - Ahmed Yassin - Release And Later Life
In 1997 Yassin was released from Israeli prison as part of an arrangement with Jordan following a failed assassination attempt of Khaled ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Political Epithets: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Political Epithets - Bible Basher Or Bible Thumper
Someone who tries in a forceful or enthusiastic way to persuade other people to believe in the Christian religion and the Bible. An evang...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plate Tectonics: Encyclopedia Ii - Plate Tectonics - History And Impact
Plate tectonics - Continental drift. For more details on this topic, see Continental drift. Continental drift was one of many ideas a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asia-pacific Partnership For Clean Development And Climate: Encyclopedia Ii - Asia-pacific Partnership For Clean Development And Climate - Aims
The Partnership is consistent with efforts under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and complements, rather than r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israeli-palestinian Conflict Timeline: Encyclopedia Ii - Israeli-palestinian Conflict Timeline - Second Intifada Begins
Right wing Israeli Opposition Leader Ariel Sharon visits the Temple Mount which is administered by a Muslim organization. The day after ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Zogby: Encyclopedia Ii - John Zogby - Polling Track Record
Zogby correctly predicted the cliffhanger result of the 2000 presidential election for George W. Bush, in contrast to most other pollster...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - July 2003: Encyclopedia Ii - July 2003 - Events
See also: Afghanistan timeline July 2003 Dodgy Dossier Columbia investigation EU enlargement Hong Kong Basic Law Monkeypox North Korea c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Operation Defensive Shield: Encyclopedia Ii - Operation Defensive Shield - Background
In March 2002, more than 135 Israeli civilians were killed in attacks committed by Palestinian factions such as Hamas, Islamic Jihad and ...   » Read the article