http://dir.salon.com/topics/ariel_sharon/?source=rss&aim=ariel_sharon en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT By Gregory Levey Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2008/04/22/levey_shutupimtalking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2008/04/22/levey_shutupimtalking/index.html?source=rss 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 Aluf Benn Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/26/two_state/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/26/two_state/index.html?source=rss President Bush's peace summit for Israelis and Palestinians ignores a painful truth -- one that we are already living in the Middle East. By Gregory Levey Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/09/gaydamak_bibi/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/09/gaydamak_bibi/index.html?source=rss 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 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/03/olmert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/03/olmert/index.html?source=rss 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 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/15/israel_despair/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/15/israel_despair/index.html?source=rss 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 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/19/israellobby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/19/israellobby/index.html?source=rss 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 Aluf Benn Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/08/14/benn_olmert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/08/14/benn_olmert/index.html?source=rss Having failed on the battlefield, Israelis question their leadership and their national direction. By Juan Cole Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/01/27/hamas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/01/27/hamas/index.html?source=rss Hamas' stunning victory underlines the contradictions and hypocrisies in Bush's Mideast policies. By Nathan Guttman Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/24/bush_sharon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/24/bush_sharon/index.html?source=rss Bush and Sharon's strong relationship was based on mutual self-interest -- and a shared good-and-evil ideology. By Juan Cole Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/01/12/sharon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/01/12/sharon/index.html?source=rss 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 Mitchell Prothero Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/12/beirut/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/12/beirut/index.html?source=rss From massacre survivors to Christian allies, Lebanese speak out about the man who invaded their country. By Aluf Benn Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/07/sharon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/07/sharon/index.html?source=rss 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 Anna Reimann Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/06/spiegel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/06/spiegel/index.html?source=rss The former Israeli ambassador to Germany talks about what Ariel Sharon's stroke means for his political party -- and for Israel-Palestine relations. By Tim Grieve Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/01/05/robertson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/01/05/robertson/index.html?source=rss When Robertson dies, who will tell us why? By Aluf Benn Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/11/22/sharon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/11/22/sharon/index.html?source=rss 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 Daoud Kuttab Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/18/palestine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/18/palestine/index.html?source=rss For Palestinians, the baffling Israeli withdrawal is a milestone -- but their future is still shrouded in uncertainty. By Aluf Benn Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/18/israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/18/israel/index.html?source=rss Israel's withdrawal from Gaza signals Sharon's abandonment of the deluded settlement policy he created. But can he survive the political fallout? By Rebecca Sinderbrand Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/17/gaza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/17/gaza/index.html?source=rss 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 Carolin Emcke Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/07/22/gaza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/07/22/gaza/index.html?source=rss 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 Aluf Benn Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/07/22/sharon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/07/22/sharon/index.html?source=rss 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 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/05/16/identity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/05/16/identity/index.html?source=rss 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 Mark Follman Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/04/18/road_map/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/04/18/road_map/index.html?source=rss Why the so-called road map to peace ultimately may lead to a dead end: irreconcilable demographics. By Jennifer Miller Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/03/30/palestinians/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/03/30/palestinians/index.html?source=rss 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 Aluf Benn Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/02/15/sharm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/02/15/sharm/index.html?source=rss We've heard all the promises before. But this time, maybe peace really will break out. By Gary Kamiya Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/02/09/middle_east/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/02/09/middle_east/index.html?source=rss 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.