Sharon and Israeli PoliticsIsrael and Palestine
Two leaders dominate this discussion -- Yasser Arafat and Ariel Sharon -- even while the US and Israel try to promote Abu mazen.
There is little need to document the shortcomings of Yasser Arafat -- they are covered every day in the American press.
... But what about the other partner in the peace? What kind of man is Ariel Sharon? What's his history? What's the mentality and political picture in Israel under his leadership?
Thursday, August 28, 2003
Ha'aretz - Article: "The sound of one opinion clapping
By Uzi Benziman
1. 'The IDF's opinion'
In December 1955, Ariel Sharon was placed in charge of the army's 'Operation Olive Leaf,' ... Dayan said to Ben-Gurion, "Arik's [Sharon] quota in operations of this kind is in the dozens. He has never yet completed an operation with less than dozens of enemy casualties."
Ha'aretz - Article: "Sharon must respond Thursday, August 28, 2003
The Israel Police suspect that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, and his sons Omri and Gilad, are connected to a bribery affair that involves the receipt of hundreds of thousands of dollars from businessmen who are friends of the family, who live partly overseas yet operate in Israel, and who have wide-ranging interests in the Israeli economy"
Saturday, August 09, 2003
Examples of Hate Speech : Vancouver Indymedia
Examples of Hate Speech : Vancouver Indymedia: "Examples of Hate Speech
by Michael Rivero • Saturday August 09, 2003 at 12:09 AM
"Every time we do something you tell me America will do this and will do that . . . I want to tell you something very clear: Don't worry about American pressure on Israel. We, the Jewish people, control America, and the Americans know it." - Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, 2001
"We must do everything to ensure they [the Palestinian refugees] never do return
"The Palestinians are like crocodiles, the more you give them meat, they want more".... Ehud Barak, Prime Minister, 2000
"Everybody has to move, run and grab as many hilltops as they can to enlarge the settlements because everything we take now will stay ours... Everything we don't grab will go to them." Ariel Sharon, 1998
"Spirit the penniless population across the frontier by denying it employment... " Theodore Herzl, founder of Zionism
Examples of Hate Speech : Vancouver Indymedia: "Examples of Hate Speech
by Michael Rivero • Saturday August 09, 2003 at 12:09 AM
"Every time we do something you tell me America will do this and will do that . . . I want to tell you something very clear: Don't worry about American pressure on Israel. We, the Jewish people, control America, and the Americans know it." - Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, 2001
"We must do everything to ensure they [the Palestinian refugees] never do return
"The Palestinians are like crocodiles, the more you give them meat, they want more".... Ehud Barak, Prime Minister, 2000
"Everybody has to move, run and grab as many hilltops as they can to enlarge the settlements because everything we take now will stay ours... Everything we don't grab will go to them." Ariel Sharon, 1998
"Spirit the penniless population across the frontier by denying it employment... " Theodore Herzl, founder of Zionism
