Ariel Sharon

Ariel Sharon's Dream

Life through my Eyes (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009

On Tuesday morning's 8-9 AM show on IDF radio with Niv Raskin, the personal secretary of 6 Israeli prime ministers was interviewed. She is now retired, and she served for 25 years as personal secretary for PMs Shamir, Rabin, Netanyahu, Peres, Barak, and Sharon. She was asked all sorts of questions, but the most interesting one was, "What was the most intimate story shared with you by one...

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Ariel Sharon's Dream

The Muqata (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009

On Tuesday morning's 8-9 AM show on IDF radio with Niv Raskin, the personal secretary of 6 Israeli prime ministers was interviewed. She is now retired, and she served for 25 years as personal secretary for PMs Shamir, Rabin, Netanyahu, Peres, Barak, and Sharon. She was asked all sorts of questions, but the most interesting one was; what was the most intimate story shared with you by one of the...

When Netanyahu became Ariel Sharon

Antony Loewenstein (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009

... We can’t rule out that in 2010 Netanyahu will find himself pushing a limited withdrawal, just as Sharon did in 2004 and 2005. Disengagement II will have to be completely different from its predecessor. It will have to be coordinated with the Palestinian Authority and granted European support, and it will have to turn the evacuated area into an economic prosperity zone. It will need to prevent...

James Petras – The Deadly Embrace

Sabbah's Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

Zion-power and War: From Iraq to Iran From left to right: William Kristol, Richard Perle, Ari Fleischer, Israeli PM Ariel Sharon, Paul Wolfowitz, Elliott Abrams, Douglas Feith By James Petras* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz Explanations for the US attack on Iraq range from military-political pretexts to accounts focusing on geopolitical and economic interests. The original official...

Is he going somewhere?

Israel Matzav (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

Nearly four years after he suffered a 'significant stroke,' all of which time he has been in a coma, the government of Israel is still paying for a car and driver and many other perquisites for former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Ometz has been in contact with the Finance Ministry and the Knesset Finance Committee regarding the annual stipend paid to Sharon. He receives 1.2 million...

Interesting Posts #111

Life in Israel (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009

1. The Muqata excerpts an interview where the interviewee said the most intimate thing a prime minister had told her was Ariel Sharon's dream . 2. Geulah Perspectives discusses why Jerusalem . 3. Cosmic X discusses the recent engagement of Chelsea Clinton to Marc Misnevsky... 4. Lion of Zion has an Israeli shadchan directory 5. Geshmak Dvar Torah has a nice explanation of the story of...

A Strategy Revolution: A Game Theory Approach to Palestinian Resistance

Sabbah's Blog (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009

... have in our memories the famous sparks that set off the first and second Intifada. The first was Ariel Sharon "strolling" on the most important site for Palestinians, al-Haram al-Sharif as if he owned the place, and the second was provoked by Israeli soldiers running over two Palestinian workers at a checkpoint. In and of themselves, the events were bad enough, but they had a common...