1. Sharon's Wars.
- Author
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Bennet, James
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ARAB-Israeli conflict, 1993- , *PRIME ministers , *PALESTINIANS ,ISRAELI politics & government, 1993- ,ISRAELI history - Abstract
Profiles israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Emphasis on managing enemies rather than making friends; Possibility that Sharon has shaped his state's geographical and moral terrain and international image; Highlights from his military and political background; Emphasis on his building of a barrier against West Bank Palestinians that is the single biggest change in the land since the Six Day War; Reflections on the Arab view of the right of the Jewish people to have an independent Jewish state in the homeland of the Jewish people; Biblical references that are tribal rather than spiritual; Appeal of Sharon based on his understanding of the fears of Israel's people.
- Published
- 2004