Ariel Sharon

When my finger was on the button for Israel When my finger was on the button for Israel

I was a young law student applying for a part-time internship. To my amazement, I was soon casting votes at the U.N. and working for Ariel Sharon.
By Gregory Levey Apr 22, 2008

  • The real two-state solution

    President Bush's peace summit for Israelis and Palestinians ignores a painful truth -- one that we are already living in the Middle East.
    By Aluf Benn November 26, 2007

  • Israel's rising right wing

    Together, an enigmatic billionaire and a resurgent Bibi Netanyahu could put Israel on the war path. Dick Cheney, AIPAC and Iran are all watching closely.
    By Gregory Levey October 9, 2007

  • Israel's Olmert rises from the rubble

    Despite the Gaza disaster and poll numbers that make George Bush look beloved by comparison, the shrewd prime minister has renewed his grip on power.
    By Gregory Levey July 3, 2007

  • Israel's surge of despair

    Top Israeli officials admit last summer's war against Hezbollah was a failure -- and denounce President Bush's actions in the Middle East.
    By Gregory Levey February 15, 2007

  • The other Israel lobby

    A new alliance, including financier George Soros and former Bill Clinton advisor Jeremy Ben-Ami, aims to take on the powerful lobbyist group AIPAC -- and reshape U.S. policy.
    By Gregory Levey December 19, 2006

  • The coming earthquake

    Having failed on the battlefield, Israelis question their leadership and their national direction.
    By Aluf Benn August 14, 2006

  • How do you like your democracy now, Mr. Bush?

    Hamas' stunning victory underlines the contradictions and hypocrisies in Bush's Mideast policies.
    By Juan Cole January 27, 2006

  • A marriage cemented by terror

    Bush and Sharon's strong relationship was based on mutual self-interest -- and a shared good-and-evil ideology.
    By Nathan Guttman January 24, 2006

  • The jailer

    Ariel Sharon is lauded for breaking with his hard-line past. But the truth is that he simply embraced a smarter way of locking up the Palestinians.
    By Juan Cole January 12, 2006

  • Beirut remembers Sharon

    From massacre survivors to Christian allies, Lebanese speak out about the man who invaded their country.
    By Mitchell Prothero January 12, 2006

  • The end of the Sharon era

    Once despised by a generation of Israelis, Ariel Sharon became a venerated father figure. His passing from the political scene leaves the future of the Middle East in even greater doubt.
    By Aluf Benn January 7, 2006

  • After Sharon

    The former Israeli ambassador to Germany talks about what Ariel Sharon's stroke means for his political party -- and for Israel-Palestine relations.
    By Anna Reimann January 6, 2006

  • Pat Robertson: God is punishing Ariel Sharon

    When Robertson dies, who will tell us why?
    By Tim Grieve January 5, 2006

  • Israel's political earthquake

    Ariel Sharon's split with the Likud, and the rise of Labor leader Amir Peretz, have turned Israeli politics upside down. Will the new order help bring peace with the Palestinians?
    By Aluf Benn November 22, 2005

  • Eyeless in Gaza

    For Palestinians, the baffling Israeli withdrawal is a milestone -- but their future is still shrouded in uncertainty.
    By Daoud Kuttab August 18, 2005

  • The end of the affair

    Israel's withdrawal from Gaza signals Sharon's abandonment of the deluded settlement policy he created. But can he survive the political fallout?
    By Aluf Benn August 18, 2005

  • Showdown in Gaza

    Right-wing protesters screamed and threw stones, but the machinery of disengagement is grinding on. A report from the front lines of Israel's historic withdrawal.
    By Rebecca Sinderbrand August 17, 2005

  • Life after the settlements

    When Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip in August, Palestinians will contend with a society shattered by occupation and the powerlessness of its own leadership.
    By Carolin Emcke July 22, 2005

  • Orange vs. blue

    As Israeli battles Israeli over Sharon's plan to pull out of Gaza, the prime minister is working to keep the real prize: The big West Bank settlements. Will Bush go along?
    By Aluf Benn July 22, 2005

  • Israel's identity crisis

    For decades, Israelis have put off facing a simple question: Is Israel a Jewish state, or a state of all its citizens? But with Palestinians soon to become a majority, the issue can no longer be ducked
    By Aluf Benn May 16, 2005

  • Is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict unsolvable?

    Why the so-called road map to peace ultimately may lead to a dead end: irreconcilable demographics.
    By Mark Follman April 18, 2005

  • After Arafat

    Fighting corruption, rebuilding institutions and trying to bring militants into the political system, Palestinians have moved on after the death of their leader. But how long will their new hopes last?
    By Jennifer Miller March 30, 2005

  • Cautious optimism in the Middle East

    We've heard all the promises before. But this time, maybe peace really will break out.
    By Aluf Benn February 15, 2005

  • Peace in the Middle East: Now it's up to Bush

    A solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is possible -- but only if the president is willing to confront Ariel Sharon. If history is a guide, he won't.
    By Gary Kamiya February 9, 2005
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