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Screenshot of Ariel Sharon from the animated Israeli film "Waltz With Bashir."
Ariel Sharon and my political education
For Lisa Goldman, the memory of Ariel Sharon evokes images of civilian massacres, suicide bombings, bloody curfews and a political shift in Israeli society to the right.  My earliest memory of Ariel Sharon involves vivid color photographs of corpses. I was just waking up to the world and intensely interested in current affairs, so I…
By Lisa Goldman January 12, 2014
Former Prime Minsiter Ariel Sharon (Photo: Mikhail/Shutterstock.com)
When Sharon was great
If Israel ever does take down the occupation and make peace with the Palestinians, Ariel Sharon’s disengagement from Gaza will stand as a crucial stepping stone on the way. The single greatest demonstration of political leadership I’ve ever witnessed in my 62 years in America and Israel was Ariel Sharon’s disengagement from Gaza. No other…
By Larry Derfner January 11, 2014
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