Ariel "Arik" Sharon ▶ (help·info) (Hebrew: אריאל שרון) (born February 27, 1928) is the eleventh and current Prime Minister of Israel, serving from March 2001. A long-serving Israeli political and military leader, he was a founding member and former head of the Likud party, and previously served for over thirty years in the Israeli Defense Forces, rising to the rank of Major General, and achieving fame within Israel for his actions in the 1967 Six Day ...

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Ariel Sharon - Early life Ariel Sharon - Mitla incident Ariel Sharon - Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War Ariel Sharon - Sabra and Shatila massacre Ariel Sharon - Political career
Ariel Sharon - Gaza evacuation Ariel Sharon - Founding of Kadima
Ariel Sharon - Health problems

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Ariel Sharon, Ariel Sharon - Early life, Ariel Sharon - Mitla incident, Ariel Sharon - Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War, Ariel Sharon - Sabra and Shatila massacre, Ariel Sharon - Political career, Ariel Sharon - Gaza evacuation, Ariel Sharon - Founding of Kadima, Ariel Sharon - Health problems

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When Sharon joined Begin's government he had relatively little political experience. He avoided Begin's Herut party in the 1940s and 1950s and seemed to be personally devoted to the ideals of Mapai, and then Labor. However, after retiring from military service, Sharon was instrumental in establishing the Likud in July 1973. The Likud was comprised of Herut, the Liberal Party and independent elements. Sharon became chairman of the campaign staff for the elections which were scheduled for November 1973. But two and a half weeks after the start ...

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Ariel Sharon, Ariel Sharon - Early life, Ariel Sharon - Mitla incident, Ariel Sharon - Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War, Ariel Sharon - Sabra and Shatila massacre, Ariel Sharon - Political career, Ariel Sharon - Gaza evacuation, Ariel Sharon - Founding of Kadima, Ariel Sharon - Health problems

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Amir Peretz (Hebrew: עמיר פרץ; born March 9, 1952) is an Israeli politician and the current leader of the Labour Party of Israel. He is the former chairman of the Histadrut trade union federation and defeated Shimon Peres in the primary elections for the Labour leadership in November 9, 2005. He is the biggest opponent to incumbent Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in the upcoming March 2006 elections. Amir Peretz - Early life. Amir Peretz was born as Armand Peretz in the town of Boujad, Morocco. Hi ...

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Amir Peretz - Early life Amir Peretz - Political career
Amir Peretz - Histadrut Amir Peretz - Am Ehad Amir Peretz - Return to Labour
Amir Peretz - Views and beliefs

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On November 30, 2005 Peres announced that he was leaving the Labour Party to support Ariel Sharon. Other reports have indicated that Peres will accept a post where he will be responsible for the development of the Galilee and Negev should Sharon be re-elected. Peres has refrained from formally joining Sharon's new Kadima party, but Sharon has made clear that he will be offered a cabinet position if Kadima forms the next government. In the immediate aftermath of Sharon's debilitating stroke there was speculation that Peres may b ...

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Shimon Peres, Shimon Peres - Early life, Shimon Peres - Political career, Shimon Peres - 2005 Labour Primaries, Shimon Peres - Leaving Labour, Shimon Peres - Family life, Shimon Peres - Awards and interests, Shimon Peres - Books

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Prime Minister of Israel Ariel Sharon unequivocally condemned Natan-Zada's actions, calling them "a reprehensible act by a bloodthirsty Jewish terrorist," and "a deliberate attempt to harm the fabric of relations among all Israeli citizens." Vice Premier Shimon Peres and Interior Minister Ophir Paz-Pines visited the bereaved families. "Your pain is the pain of the entire State of Israel. We will not allow crazy men and terrorists to harm your life here," Peres told the families. Sharon's government has consistently referred to the shooting as "an act of terrorism," language usually ...

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Eden Natan-Zada, Eden Natan-Zada - Early life, Eden Natan-Zada - The Shfar'am attack, Eden Natan-Zada - Reactions, Eden Natan-Zada - Burial controversy

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On November 30, 2005 Peres announced that he was leaving the Labour Party to support Ariel Sharon. In the immediate aftermath of Sharon's debilitating stroke there was speculation that Peres may be chosen to take over as leader of Kadima. One poll suggested the party would win 42 seats in the March 2006 elections with Peres as leader compared to 40 if it were led by Ehud Olmert. Most senior Kadima leaders, however, are former members of Likud and have indicated the ...

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Shimon Peres, Shimon Peres - Early life, Shimon Peres - Political career, Shimon Peres - 2005 Labour Primaries, Shimon Peres - Leaving Labour, Shimon Peres - Family life, Shimon Peres - Awards and interests, Shimon Peres - Books

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Dayan was very complicated and controversial; his opinions were never strictly black and white. He had few close friends; his mental brilliance and charismatic manner were combined with cynicism and lack of restraint. Ariel Sharon noted about Dayan: He would wake up with a hundred ideas. Of them ninety-five were dangerous; three more were bad; the remaining two, however, were brilliant. Dayan combined a kibbutznik's secular identity and pragmatism with a deep love and appreciation for the Jewish people and t ...

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Moshe Dayan, Moshe Dayan - Early life, Moshe Dayan - World War II, Moshe Dayan - Military commander, Moshe Dayan - Politician, Moshe Dayan - Six Day War 1967, Moshe Dayan - Yom Kippur War 1973, Moshe Dayan - Serves as Foreign Minister in the Likud Government, Moshe Dayan - Death, Moshe Dayan - His legacy

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The Palestinian Authority is reported as paying Suha $100,000 a month on her husband's behalf out of the PA budget, the bulk of which comes from international aid donations. Although Suha did not deny receiving the money, she has accused Prime Minister of Israel Ariel Sharon of publicising the story. French prosecutors announced last year that they had begun an inquiry into the transfer of $9 million into Suha's French bank accounts. The Paris public prosecutor confirmed a report in the magazine Le Canard enchaîné that the in ...

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Suha Arafat, Suha Arafat - Early life, Suha Arafat - Marriage to Arafat, Suha Arafat - Controversial lifestyle, Suha Arafat - Financial dealings, Suha Arafat - Political opinions, Suha Arafat - Husband's illness and aftermath struggle for millions in Arafat estate, Suha Arafat - Nigerian scammers use Suha Arafat's name

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The importance of Menachem Begin in Israel's national identity cannot be contested since in 2005 a poll conducted showed him gaining the highest result as the leader that Israelis missed the most, outpolling even the first prime minister David Ben-Gurion and assassinated premier Yitzhak Rabin. However, the inheritance of his mantle became a subject of conjecture during the debate over the 2005 Gaza Withdrawal that current Prime Minister Ariel Sharon implemented. Opponents of the withdrawal in the Likud, led by Finance Minister Benjami ...

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Menachem Begin, Menachem Begin - Early life, Menachem Begin - In British Palestine, Menachem Begin - Forcing the British out of Palestine, Menachem Begin - Armed rebellion against the British, Menachem Begin - Secret commander eludes capture, Menachem Begin - The Altalena affair, Menachem Begin - The Deir Yassin episode, Menachem Begin - Calls for Irgun to stop fighting, Menachem Begin - Sephardi political support, Menachem Begin - Enters Israeli politics, Menachem Begin - Prime Minister of Israel, Menachem Begin - 1977: Negotiating a majority for the Knesset, Menachem Begin - 1978: Camp David Accords, Menachem Begin - 1981:Bombing Iraq's nuclear reactor, Menachem Begin - 1982:Lebanon invasion, Menachem Begin - 1983:Retirement from public life, Menachem Begin - Final years in seclusion: Dies in 1992, Menachem Begin - Contested Legacy, Menachem Begin - Begin as a fictional character, Menachem Begin - Quotes, Menachem Begin - Books by Menachem Begin

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In the 1956 Suez War (the British "Operation Musketeer"), Sharon commanded the 202nd Brigade and was responsible for taking ground east of the Sinai's Mitla Pass and eventually taking the pass itself. Having successfully carried out the first part of his mission (joining a battalion paratrooped near Mitla with the rest of the brigade moving on ground), Sharon's unit was deployed near the pass. Neither reconnaissance aircraft nor scouts reported enemy forces inside the Mitla Pass. Sharon, whose forces were initially heading east, away from th ...

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Ariel Sharon, Ariel Sharon - Early life, Ariel Sharon - Mitla incident, Ariel Sharon - Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War, Ariel Sharon - Sabra and Shatila massacre, Ariel Sharon - Political career, Ariel Sharon - Gaza evacuation, Ariel Sharon - Founding of Kadima, Ariel Sharon - Health problems

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During the 1982 Lebanon War, while Ariel Sharon was Defense minister, the Sabra and Shatila massacre took place, in which between 460 and 3,500 Palestinian civilians in the refugee camps were killed by Lebanese Christian forces under the command of Lebanese Maronite Phalange militia. The Security Chief of the Phalange militia, Elie Hobeika, was the ground commander of the militiamen who entered the Palestinian camps and killed the Palestinians. The Phalange had been sent into the camps to clear out PLO fighters, and Israeli forces had been s ...

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Ariel Sharon, Ariel Sharon - Early life, Ariel Sharon - Mitla incident, Ariel Sharon - Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War, Ariel Sharon - Sabra and Shatila massacre, Ariel Sharon - Political career, Ariel Sharon - Gaza evacuation, Ariel Sharon - Founding of Kadima, Ariel Sharon - Health problems

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The Mitla incident hindered Sharon's military career for several years. In the meantime, he occupied the position of an infantry brigade commander and received a law degree from Tel Aviv University. When Yitzhak Rabin (who within a few years became associated with the Labour Party) became Chief of Staff in 1962, however, Sharon began again to rise rapidly in the ranks, occupying the positions of Infantry School Commander and Head of Army Training Branch, eventually achieving the rank of Major General (Aluf). In the 1967 Six-Day War, S ...

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Ariel Sharon, Ariel Sharon - Early life, Ariel Sharon - Mitla incident, Ariel Sharon - Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War, Ariel Sharon - Sabra and Shatila massacre, Ariel Sharon - Political career, Ariel Sharon - Gaza evacuation, Ariel Sharon - Founding of Kadima, Ariel Sharon - Health problems

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In December 2005, Sharon spent two days in the hospital following reports of a minor stroke, specifically a relatively unusual type of stroke called a paradoxical embolism, in which a clot from the venous circulation crosses over into the arterial circulation through a hole between the right and left atrium called a patent foramen ovale or an atrial septal defect and goes to the brain, causing a transient speech and motor disturbance. He was to have had the small hole in his heart repaired by a cardiac catheterization procedure in January 5. ...

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Ariel Sharon, Ariel Sharon - Early life, Ariel Sharon - Mitla incident, Ariel Sharon - Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War, Ariel Sharon - Sabra and Shatila massacre, Ariel Sharon - Political career, Ariel Sharon - Gaza evacuation, Ariel Sharon - Founding of Kadima, Ariel Sharon - Health problems

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