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 - Early Life
Sharon was born Ariel Scheinermann February 27, 1928 to a Jewish father of German-Polish origin, Shmuel, and a Jewish mother, of Russian ...   » 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 - 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 - Shimon Peres: Encyclopedia Ii - Shimon Peres - Leaving Labour
On November 30, 2005 Peres announced that he was leaving the Labour Party to support Ariel Sharon. Other reports have indicated that Pere...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eden Natan-zada: Encyclopedia Ii - Eden Natan-zada - Reactions
Prime Minister of Israel Ariel Sharon unequivocally condemned Natan-Zada's actions, calling them "a reprehensible act by a bloodthirsty J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shimon Peres: Encyclopedia Ii - Shimon Peres - Leaving Labour
On November 30, 2005 Peres announced that he was leaving the Labour Party to support Ariel Sharon. In the immediate aftermath of Sharon's...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moshe Dayan: Encyclopedia Ii - Moshe Dayan - His Legacy
Dayan was very complicated and controversial; his opinions were never strictly black and white. He had few close friends; his mental bril...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suha Arafat: Encyclopedia Ii - Suha Arafat - Financial Dealings
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 com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menachem Begin: Encyclopedia Ii - Menachem Begin - Contested Legacy
The importance of Menachem Begin in Israel's national identity cannot be contested since in 2005 a poll conducted showed him gaining the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ariel Sharon: Encyclopedia Ii - Ariel Sharon - Mitla Incident
In the 1956 Suez War (the British "Operation Musketeer"), Sharon commanded the 202nd Brigade and was responsible for taking ground east o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ariel Sharon: Encyclopedia Ii - Ariel Sharon - Sabra And Shatila Massacre
During the 1982 Lebanon War, while Ariel Sharon was Defense minister, the Sabra and Shatila massacre took place, in which between 460 and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ariel Sharon: Encyclopedia Ii - Ariel Sharon - Six-day War And Yom Kippur War
The Mitla incident hindered Sharon's military career for several years. In the meantime, he occupied the position of an infantry brigade ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ariel Sharon: Encyclopedia Ii - Ariel Sharon - Health Problems
In December 2005, Sharon spent two days in the hospital following reports of a minor stroke, specifically a relatively unusual type of st...   » Read the article