Ariel sharon

A few months ago, only those considered on the far-right would talk about resettling Gaza. Now, the idea is taking hold.

A frequent presence on international television channels, the gravel-voiced Gissin with the bushy black eyebrows cast a formidable figure.

Sharon’s initial reputation was not entirely undeserved, although few doubted his generalship.

In 2006, while serving as prime minister after his military career, Sharon suffered a stroke which ultimately put him into an eight-year-long coma.

The media that protected Sharon are now consumed with fear that the reputed strong men of the new coalition are about to destroy democratic rule in Israel.

Perhaps voters appreciate that despite Israel’s pervasive security challenges, bravery and proficiency in battle do not in themselves provide the experience for successful national leadership.

I muse over friendship and love: Parents’ love for their children, love between a man and a woman, the evolution of love, how it is born out of natural selection and to what proportions it can grow.

Reuven Adler was close to the Sharon family for decades. He was a sharp, unerring, and brutal analyst, a winner to the core and someone who didn't quit in bad times.

Ariel Sharon was prime minister of Israel from 2001 until 2006.

A selection from Haim Ramon’s upcoming book provides his inside look into history as a longtime minister

President Joe Biden's handling of the Afghanistan crisis may place him on equal footing with other historical leaders who never recovered from their big missteps.