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13 Jan 2014, 7:21 pm by David Bernstein
(David Bernstein) If it did, it wouldn’t have published this obituary of Ariel Sharon by professional anti-Israel agitator Max Blumenthal. [read post]
13 Jan 2014, 1:36 pm by Jane Chong
Vice President Joe Biden and other international dignitaries attended a memorial ceremony for the late Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon today, reports the AP. [read post]
13 Jan 2014, 6:33 am by Tom Smith
Ariel Sharon—a man whose deeds as soldier, general, cabinet minister, and prime minister were decisive in the history of modern Israel, a soldier-statesman of true historical significance, a larger-than-life figure whose like we're unlikely to see again—dies, and Barack Obama issues a statement that would be appropriate if one were recognizing the death of a pedestrian functionary who had routinely served as the insignificant leader of a random country. [read post]
12 Jan 2014, 2:37 pm by Mediabeak
After headlining across the international media at the end of this week and in spite of real news events such as the death of Ariel Sharon, the story of 'scooterboy' French President Francois Hollande and the exposee by Closer magazine of his alleged affair with actress Julie Gayet is still newsworthy - but why? [read post]
12 Jan 2014, 10:14 am by Bradley McAllister
[JURIST] Former Israeli Prime Minister and military leader, Ariel Sharon [BBC backgrounder], was pronounced dead [Guardian obituary] on Saturday at the age of 85. [read post]
3 Jan 2014, 9:13 am by Clara Spera
Meanwhile, in Israel, worries grow that former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s days are numbered. [read post]
16 Sep 2013, 9:17 am
Thus Israel was indirectly responsible, while Ariel Sharon, then Defense Minister, bore personal responsibility, forcing him to resign. [read post]
16 Sep 2013, 7:00 am by Patrick S. O'Donnell
“In 1982 [Ariel] Sharon persuaded Menahem Begin to undertake a wondrous adventure: conquering Lebanon and liquidating the PLO [Palestine Liberation Organization] there once and for all, putting in power a ‘friendly’ Christian regime. [read post]
29 Jan 2013, 8:58 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, J.D., Ph.D.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has been in a persistent vegetative state since suffering a massive stroke in 2006. [read post]
11 Mar 2012, 4:01 pm by Lawrence B. Ebert
{ie, getting killed]As to background, from wikipedia: Dagan was appointed Director of the Mossad by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in August 2002,Sanjay Gupta on assignment reported a story on Salman Khan. [read post]
8 Mar 2012, 8:57 pm by Thaddeus Mason Pope, J.D., Ph.D.
 Coincidentally, there was also a new story about former Primer Minister Ariel Sharon. [read post]
6 Nov 2011, 1:00 am by Karen Tani
" The WSJ spotlights a new book on the Battle of Midway (here) and two recent biographies of Israeli politicians (one on David Ben-Gurion, by Israeli president Shimon Peres, and the other on Ariel Sharon, by the subject's son, Gilad Sharon) (here). [read post]
31 May 2011, 7:59 pm by David Bernstein
Ariel Sharon withdrew from Gaza! [read post]
20 May 2011, 7:55 am by David Bernstein
When President Obama ignores promises made to Ariel Sharon by Obama’s predecessor in exchange for withdrawal from Gaza–that American policy started from the premise that Israel would keep the settlement blocs–that trust evaporates.In 1956, Israel withdrew from Sinai in exchange for an American promise that it would use military force, if necessary, to keep the Suez Canal open to Israeli shipping. [read post]
9 Jan 2011, 8:40 pm by Thaddeus Mason Pope, J.D., Ph.D.
The personal doctor of former Israeli PM Ariel Sharon said that he "responds to pinches and opens his eyes when spoken to. [read post]
5 Jun 2010, 7:04 pm by David Bernstein
(The exception that proves the rule was when Ariel Sharon launched Operation Defensive Shield in 2003, against the wishes of much of the Israeli Left. [read post]
28 May 2010, 7:12 pm by David Bernstein
For example, it would explain why John Mearsheimer feels comfortable dividing the Jewish world into “righteous Jews” (leftist Jews who attack Israel) and “new Afrikaners” (everyone else); why Walt & Mearsheimer felt comfortable attacking Elliott Abrams as a stooge of Israel for writing, consistent with traditional Jewish theology (and not in the context of discussing Israel), that “there can be no doubt that Jews, faithful to the covenant between God and Abraham,… [read post]
15 Apr 2010, 6:20 am by Kevin Jon Heller
In Belgium, complaints were famously lodged against Ariel Sharon in 2001 on account of his alleged involvement in massacres at Beirut refugee camps in 1982, and George H.W. [read post]