Ariel Sharon An Intimate Portrait

by Dan, Uri

• ISBN13: 9781403984975
• ISBN10: 1403984972
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-16
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

"The words you have written over a period of more than fifty years captivatingly recount a personal experience that few others have enjoyed. Better still: they have timelessly captured the crucial moments in the historic process of the rebirth of the Jewish nation in its country." Book jacket.

Author Biography

Uri Dan was an accomplished reporter and contributor to the New York Post, the Jerusalem Post, and to the Israeli daily Ma’ariv. He wrote a number of books including To the Promised Land, Blood Libel, and Eichmann Syndrome. He passed away in December 2006.

Table of Contents

Above All, A Friend	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
Letter from Ariel Sharon to Uri Dan	p. xiv
Map of Israel	p. xvi
Introduction	p. 1
1948: The War of Independence	p. 7
1956: The Suez Campaign	p. 16
1957: An Outstanding Officer	p. 26
May 1962: Adieu Margalit	p. 29
1967: The Six Day War	p. 31
October 1967: Gur's Death	p. 42
1968: Repopulating the Promised Land	p. 45
1969-1973: Sharon against the Bar-Lev Line	p. 50
1970: Sharon Returns	p. 56
1973: The Yom Kippur War	p. 58
1974: Arik, King of Israel	p. 71
1981: Destroying Osirak	p. 81
1981: "Sharon has destroyed Yamit"	p. 91
June 1982: The Lebanese War	p. 95
1982: Sharon's Black September	p. 108
December 1982-January 1983: Sharon Besieged	p. 112
February 8, 1983: The Kahan Commission Delivers Its Report	p. 120
1983-1984: Ariel, Don't Resign!	p. 127
January 1991: Scud Rain over Israel	p. 132
1993-1994: Arafat Returns	p. 134
Terrorism and War: The Same Battle	p. 139
October 1998: The Wye Plantation Agreement	p. 144
February 1999: Lily Is Ill	p. 149
September 28, 2000: Controversial Visit to the Temple Mount	p. 157
November 2000: Sharon Targets the Top	p. 161
February 6, 2001: Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister	p. 165
2001: First Impressions, and Reflections on Previous Years	p. 167
February-March 2001: Condoleezza's Legs	p. 181
June 1, 2001: Suicide Bomb at the Dolphinarium	p. 184
October 2001: Afghanistan	p. 189
December 2001: Christmas in Bethlehem	p. 192
January 2002: A Boatload of Weapons	p. 198
March 2002: Massacre on Pesach	p. 201
April 2002: "Massacre" in Jenin	p. 203
June 24, 2002: Arafat Out	p. 206
July 2002: The Liquidation of Hamas Leaders	p. 209
November 2002-December 2003: Arik Corrupted?	p. 212
June 2003: The Road Map	p. 217
September 2004: A Plan for Israel	p. 233
November 2004: Arafat's Death	p. 246
September 2005: After the Disengagement	p. 248
2004-2005: A Mother's Advice	p. 260
September 2005: Withdrawal from Gaza	p. 265
September 2005: Speech to the United Nations	p. 272
November 2005: Kadima	p. 274
December 2005-January 2006	p. 278
Chronology	p. 282
Index	p. 285
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