“The orders were clear. Qibya was to be a lesson,”
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Ariel Sharon
Ariel "Arik" Sharon was an Israeli general and politician who served as the prime minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006.
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politics · Prime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006 · army officer · politician · also Ariel Sharon, Arik Sharon, Sharon
Born 26 February 1928 · Died 11 January 2014 · Q60206
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We had become skilled at finding our way in the darkest nights and gradually we built up the strength and endurance these kind of operations required. Under the stress of constant combat we drew closer to one another and began to operate not just as a military unit but almost as a family. ... [W]e were in combat almost every day. Ambushes and battles followed each other until they all seemed to run together.
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2026· 5 entries
“We had become skilled at finding our way in the darkest nights and gradually we built up the strength and endurance these kind of operations required. Under the stress of constant combat we drew closer to one another and began to operate not just as a military unit but almost as a family. ... [W]e were in combat almost every day. Ambushes and battles followed each other until they all seemed to run together.”
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The Lakeville Journal: From grave to stage: “Zombie Prom” lights up the Sharon Playhouse
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Aspen Public Radio: Guitarist Sharon Isbin: From the movies to Joan Baez
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The Times of Israel: The Blogs: Gaza 2005: Ariel Sharon’s Great Strategic Mistake
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2023· 1 entry
FACTLY rated the claim “Recent video of doctors removing maggots from Israel’s former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon eyes before his death” FALSE.
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2014· 5 entries
Died 2014-01-11.
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“Arabs may have the oil, but we have the matches.”
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“You cannot like the word, but what is happening is an occupation -- to hold 3.5 million Palestinians under occupation. I believe that is a terrible thing for Israel and for the Palestinians.”
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“Israel may have the right to put others on trial, but certainly no one has the right to put the Jewish people and the State of Israel on trial.”
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“We can also reassure our Palestinian partners that we understand the importance of territorial contiguity in the West Bank for a viable Palestinian state.”
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2003· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Communications (2003–2003).
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Career landmark: Minister of Religious Services (2003–2003).
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2002· 2 entries
Amid the Second Intifada, Sharon launched Operation Defensive Shield, an extensive military operation in the West Bank during which the IDF launched incursions into major Palestinian cities to root out militant activity,
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Career landmark: Minister of Health (2002–2002).
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2001· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Israel (2001–2006).
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1999· 1 entry
And in 2000, amid campaigning for the 2001 prime ministerial election, made a controversial visit to the Al-Aqsa complex on the Temple Mount, triggering the Second Intifada
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1998· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel (1998–1999).
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1996· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Energy (1996–1999).
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1994· 1 entry
And during the peace treaty signing ceremony with Jordan, Sharon wanted to get in touch with his former captor, but the latter determinedly refused to discuss the incident publicly
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1983· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister without portfolio (1983–1984).
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1981· 2 entries
After visiting South African forces fighting in Namibia for 10 days, Sharon argued that South Africa needed more weapons to fight Soviet infiltration in the region
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Career landmark: Minister of Defense of Israel (1981–1983).
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1977· 2 entries
Career landmark: Knesset member (1977–2006).
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Career landmark: Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (1977–1981).
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1974· 1 entry
Career landmark: Knesset member (1974–1974).
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1969· 1 entry
Was appointed the Head of IDF's Southern Command
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1967· 1 entry
And the small column harried the Egyptians for ten hours
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1964· 1 entry
Sharon again began to rise rapidly in the ranks, occupying the positions of Infantry School Commander and Head of Army Training Branch, eventually achieving the rank of Aluf (Major General)
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1962· 1 entry
Margalit died in a car accident in May 1962 and Gur died in October 1967, aged 11, after a friend accidentally shot him while the two children were playing with a rifle at the Sharon family home.
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1950· 1 entry
To intelligence officer for Central Command
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1948· 1 entry
Participating in the 1948 Palestine war as platoon commander of the Alexandroni Brigade and taking part in several battles
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1947· 2 entries
Sharon met Margalit in 1947 when she was 16, while she was tending a vegetable field, and married her in 1953, shortly after becoming a military instructor.
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When she was 16, while she was tending a vegetable field, and married her in 1953, shortly after becoming a military instructor
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1942· 1 entry
At the age of 14, Sharon joined the Gadna, a paramilitary youth battalion, and later the Haganah, the underground paramilitary force and the Jewish military precursor to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
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1928· 1 entry
Born 1928-02-26.
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1922· 1 entry
In the wake of the Russian Communist government's growing persecution of Jews in the region
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