Ariel Sharon

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk --- 25 days ago
Despite its nail-biting finish, the contest for the Kadima party leadership was perceived widely in the Israeli media as a battle between rather grey, dour personalities. Part of the reason is the long shadow cast from a hospital bed by the man who founded the party three years ago: Ariel Sharon. ...

Source: ajmurdoch.wordpress.com --- 24 days ago
As Told by Andrew James Murdoch Stephen As I said in my title, I’ve had many hits on my blog regarding my concern and my love and respect for Ariel Sharon, one of Israel’s most formidable personalities. Personalities in the pantheon of heros dating back to the original fighters for Israel, Moshe Dayan, Golda Meir, Mickey Marcus [...] ...

Source: isohunt.com --- 28 days ago
Bit Torrent details: Category: Video/Movies Original site: http://www.torrentbox.com/ Size: 197.54 MB, in 1 files Seeds: 24 - Leechers: 15 - Downloads: 38 Description: Al Jazeera Saturday 13th Sept 2008 7 years after the attacks of 911 A look back in relationship to the War in Iraq What about the lies of WMDs? Is the ongoing war, yet another war for Israel ? Guests Raanan Gissin Hard-lline extremist and former advisor to Ariel Sharon and Abdelbarri Atwan Editor-in-Chief Alquds Alarabi DivX WS 624*352 192 bit stereo Runtime 22:39 Rip Ognir TiU http://www.theinfounderground.com - [ Come visit us at www.TorrentBox.com ] ...

Source: www.lemonde.fr --- 27 days ago
Les adhérents de Kadima, la parti créé par Ariel Sharon, désignent leur chef mercredi. La ministre des affaires étrangères israélienne fait figure de favorite pour succéder à Ehoud Olmert. ...

Source: www.canada.com --- 26 days ago
It says something about the state of political leadership in Israel that today when some 70,000 Kadima party members choose a successor for disgraced Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, virtually all would prefer to be able to vote for former prime minister Ariel Sharon. ...

Source: latimesblogs.latimes.com --- 5 days ago
Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, begins this evening. The holiest day of the Jewish calendar is time for reflection, seeking forgiveness for sins against god and no less important, fellow man. Most will fast and spend the day in synagogues in prayer, while others will do their soul-searching in their own way. 63% Jewish Israelis will fast on the day that is becoming one of the last communal, consensual elements of Israeli Judaism for many who do not practice other aspects of religion in daily life. Beyond the religious importance, there is a national dimension to Yom Kippur too. It will forever be the anniversary of war that that caught Israel by surprise and most Israelis in the synagogues in 1973. Since then, the holy day has taken on an additional meaning, making concepts of accountability and betterment meaningful to Israelis on a collective, national level. The thick newspapers -- that help millions get through the fast lasting more than 24 hours -- offer interesting stories on the war every year. The army recently approved publication of classified material from the Agranat Commission that had probed the war and testimonies including those of Moshe Dayan and Ariel Sharon were released in time for people to read over the holidays and contemplate in the context of today's Israel. Hundreds of Israelis gathered this week at Rabin Square –- a worthy place for remorse -- to beg forgiveness of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit for failing ...

Source: www.ynetnews.com --- 6 days ago
Defense minister addresses bereaved families at evening honoring fallen paratroopers, speaks of painful absence of founder of Unit 101 – Ariel Sharon. 'We are committed to making sure the State of Israel is worthy of the sacrifice made by the fallen' ...

Source: www.1up.com --- 9 days ago
I learned a few things today. Just because the House has a time limit on their votes doesn't mean it's considered over when the timer reaches zero. The Dow can conceivably make a 100 point swing as it settles after the closing bell. So here's my take on the whole bailout bill nonsense. First, I'm not smart enough to judge whether the bill is necessary or will have a positive impact. It seems to me that it reeks of throwing money at a problem. If the situation is truly as bad as the Bush administration indicates, then I say it's an excellent argument against the deregulation of the free market. All these companies are buying up other companies, and there's a risk that if some jackhole messes up, the whole house of cards crashes. But as I said, all I have to go on regarding the necessity of the bailout bill is what politicians are saying to me. And what I know is that, if you're trying to get something hammered through Congress, be nice to the people who could vote you down. That's not what Speaker Pelosi did. She had to go up before the vote and make this into an election issue. I respect what Rep. Frank had to say in that the GOP should have put country first and just voted for it no matter what Pelosi said, but still, it's better to say nothing at all if it risks offending the fragile egos of people you need to work with. It's like Ariel Sharon visiting the Temple on the Mount. Yes, he has a right to go there. But as a guy who supervi ...

Source: tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com --- 38 days ago
You would never know it from the media coverage but John McCain is not one of America's greatest war heroes. He is a former POW who survived, heroically. He deserves to be honored for that heroism. But one thing distinguishes McCain from other war heroes, the kind whose heroism changes history rather than their life stories. America's two greatest war heroes were Ulysses Grant and Dwight Eisenhower. Grant saved the union. And Ike saved civilization. And neither one ever bragged about their experience. (Can you imagine Ike smacking down Adlai Stevenson by saying that while Adlai ran a nice medium-sized state, he was the Supreme Allied Commander who ran D-Day, defeated Hitler, and liberated Europe?). Impossible. Like Grant, Eisenhower did not brag. Actually, modesty about military accomplishments is typical of war heroes and not just here. In Israel, it is unheard of for great military leaders to brag about their service. Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak was the most decorated soldier in Israel's history (he was a commando who, among other amazing feats, dressed as a woman -- with a handful of soldiers -- invaded a terrorist stronghold in Beirut, killed the terrorists, and then fled to a waiting dinghy and headed home). Yitzhak Rabin led the IDF in its Six Day War victory. Ariel Sharon saved Israel from destruction in 1973 when he snuck up behind the Egyptian army and encircled them in the Sinai. None of these guys talked about it. ...

Source: watchmojo.com --- 28 days ago
From a former member of the House of Representatives: In 2002, President Bush publicly ordered Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon to end a bloody, destructive rampage through the Palestinian West Bank. He wilted just as publicly when he received curt word from Sharon that Israeli troops would not withdraw and would continue their military operations. A [...] ...

Source: www.kabobfest.com --- 27 days ago
Nass El Ghiwane and Jil Jilala created this song for the victims of the Sabra and Shatila massacre twenty-six years ago today. Right-wing Lebanese forces armed and covered by an Ariel Sharon-lead Israeli army, killed thousands of refugee camp residents just south of Beirut. Still, no one has been brought to justice for the blatant murder of so many unarmed civilians. Read more about Sabra and Shatila from Robert Fisk, the western correspondent who covered it best . [ tarboush tip: Nabeel and PB ] ...

Source: www.sanfranciscosentinel.com --- 22 days ago
BY HERB KEINON Thirty-three months after dramatically filling in for a stroke-stricken Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert - facing a number of corruption allegations — formally tendered his resignation to President Shimon Peres on Sunday evening. Olmert entered and left Beit Hanassi by a side entrance, thereby avoiding the press, and met with Peres for some [...] ...

Source: english.bna.bh --- 27 days ago
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, SEPT. 17 (BNA) -- KADIMA WILL HOLD ITS FIRST- EVER PRIMARY ELECTIONS WEDNESDAY TO SELECT THE REPLACEMENT FOR OUTGOING PRIME MINISTER EHUD OLMERT AND THE THIRD PERSON TO CHAIR THE PARTY SINCE IT WAS FOUNDED BY FORMER PRIME MINISTER Ariel Sharon THREE YEARS AGO. ...

Source: www.infoisrael.net --- 8 days ago
[ISRAEL] There is skepticism whether newly elected Kadima party leader Tzipi Livni will be able to pursue an independent line of thought. The pattern of her behavior has been more to assist others, like former PM Ariel Sharon. No doubt, she makes a good consultant but that is not leadership. ...

Source: blog.camera.org --- 20 hours ago
Today’s editorial in the Boston Globe (“ Olmert Unbound ,” 10/13/08) lauds outgoing Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert for his opinions about what Israel should do to attain peace. In recent interviews with Israeli newspapers, Olmert argued that Israel should withdraw from nearly all of the West Bank, and that Jerusalem should be divided in some form or another. The Globe , after stating that “Olmert’s remarks are worth heeding,” describes his trajectory as one “traced by other prominent figures, such as former prime minister Ariel Sharon and ... Tzipi Livni.” While encouraging, this pattern of “abandoning unrealizable fantasies ... may not be sufficient to produce the political will needed for a historic compromise with the Palestinians,” the editorial writer adds. The piece ends with the following thesis: “Olmert was speaking about realities Israelis need to confront. What Israelis need most of all, however, is a leader who can act on those truths.” It’s a odd prescription. Has the editorial board forgotten that an Israeli leader did in fact attempt to act on what the Globe considers to be “truths?” Has it forgotten that Yasser Arafat could have had nearly 100 percent of the land Jordan lost in 1967, sovereignty over much of East Jerusalem, and financial support from Europe, America, and international financial institutions , but in a final blunder turned to armed struggle instead of accepting Ehud Barak and Bill Clinton’s pea ...

Source: www.atlanticfreepress.com --- 13 days ago
by Franklin Lamb in Beirut "Our Resistance continues, the Sacred Cause of all people of good will endures, and the Dream of our full Return shall never die!" - 14 year old Fairouz Husseini, Shatila Palestinian Refugee Camp, Beirut, Lebanon On September 16, 2008, at precisely 10:30 am, Fairouz Husseini and a gathering of survivors, relatives and friends of the Sabra-Shatila massacre victims, some foreign delegations, students, NGO representatives, a few government officials, dignitaries, and members of the Camp community will gather outside the Kuwaiti Embassy roundabout, on the edge of Shatila Palestinian Refugee Camp in Beirut, Lebanon. Their assembly point will be less than 100 yards from where on September 16, 1982, Ariel Sharon, Gen. Raphael Eitan, Gen. Amos Yalon and their henchmen, Lebanese Phalange Intelligence operatives Elie Hobeika and Fadi Frem, had encouraged, organized, monitored, supplied, assisted directed and finally, when the World learned of the carnage, after 43 hours of carnage, initially denied knowing anything about it. Hobeika, who former US Ambassador Robert Dillon, at his 8th floor desk at the Beirut Embassy when it was bombed on April 18, 1983, refers to as "a pathological killer" was providing a running commentary to his friends at his East Beirut Phalange Headquarters from atop the the Kuwaiti Embassy. His Israeli sponsors were also present during one of the most barbaric massacres in history, gawking d ...