Sharon's Wars.

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.