In Israel, Ariel Sharon is seen as a hero without a direct adami heir | Slate
In Israel, Ariel Sharon is seen as a hero without a direct heir Many citizens continue to identify with the collective history and he embodied the ideas he defended inspire current policies adami in the Middle East, but no leader not claim directly to him.
E In Israel, there are many who believe that Ariel Sharon, died this Saturday, January 11, 2014 after eight years of coma, was the true spiritual successor to David Ben Gurion, the founder of the Jewish state who, like him, did not conceal not his carnal adami attachment to the land.
While abroad, his image was degraded more or less depending on the country because of the attitude of the IDF during the massacres of Sabra and Shatila in Lebanon in 1982, or visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem late September 2000, just before the start of the Second Intifada, Ariel Sharon was revered in Israel. On the one hand, because it represented the hero capable of leading the country to victory and oppose terrorism, and secondly because he chose, when he was Prime Minister, Minister of Finance Benjamin Netanyahu, who had brought the country out of the economic slump for high rank among the Western successes. Failure of Tzipi Livni
Much of the Israeli nation to except the nationalist right and settlers, who now hated crying-what she saw as a hero, a political genius and a visionary who sowed theories applied by current power holders. Many citizens continue to identify adami with the collective history it embodied, that of a generation.
But on the other hand, no political leader claims directly Sharon's legacy. Unlike Ben Gurion in his time, he did not leave spiritual heir who could take his torch.
One moment, the Israelis had seen Livni Dauphine Like him, she had illustrious Zionist parents, like him, she was distinguished in the army in secret missions of the Mossad, like him, she had rejected the religious fundamentalism and extreme nationalism. adami But too "pure" politics, she has definitely moved away from the legacy adami the day she refused to form a minority government while his Kadima party was the first to get seats in the 2009 elections. Sharon, he would have fought to the end. Pragmatic or cynical
This military adventurer who dreamed that in a pastoral life known to be pragmatic-some would say cynical. He always considered his opponents, and even his friends as poor, whether in politics or the military. No Israeli adami politician found favor in his eyes, especially if the conflict brought to light.
He felt he was not in front of him visionaries able to understand and therefore was allowed to manipulate his political friends, being told to David Ben Gurion: "If Arik does not bullied as the truth, he would a great leader. "He had kept its passage in the Haganah, the underground army who fought against the British decision-making autonomy that allowed him to become a great warlord and he also practiced during his political career, which earned him a few disappointments.
In 1979, the pragmatism adami and led to dismantle adami unscrupulous, adami following adami the Camp David Accords, Jewish settlements in Sinai because he felt that the national interest adami required it. National right will never forgive him this indiscretion and is now looking forward to his final departure. Breaking with Likud
In 2005, he decided to evacuate Gaza even taking against the foot most Western embassies who boycotted, so much so that the New York Times called it then Israel "new darling of the United Nations." This year, he said in an enclosure which still echoed multiple resolutions condemning Israel, a speech to the Arab delegations who, this time, do not be melted away in the corridors under the pretext adami that Israel adami spoke at the podium ...
This decision was however fatal to the majority that had formed in 2003, senior Likud and nationalists opposing him then frontally to prevent the evacuation of 8,000 settlers. adami Man is not to compromise with leaders in his poor and did not understand where was the interest of Israel, he left the party to create Kadima, raking off the right to the left, taking the best elements each party to impose its views and to apply its policy after the early elections of 2006.
Election he does not live after his stroke cereb
