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- A black flag - Describing Ariel Sharon's decision to approve a bombing raid on a densely populated Palestinian civilian neighborhood as a criminal act which sullies Israel's name and delegitimizes its operations against militants.
www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=190557
- A Man of Peace? - Contrasting President Bush's characterization of Ariel Sharon with Sharon's conduct and record.
www.progressive.org/webex/wx041902b.html
- America must see that Sharon is the problem - Asserting that Ariel Sharon is a man of limited vision, issuing crude, relentless propaganda, and that the Middle East conflict cannot be resolved by a man who sees military force as the only instrument of policy.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/comment/0,10551,684161,00.html
- Amnesty International Urges Investigation of Ariel Sharon - Editorializing in favor of Belgium's universal jurisdiction laws for criminal violations of international law, and their extension to the entire European Union.
www.web.amnesty.org/ai.nsf/recent/MDE150892001?OpenDocument
- Ariel Sharon - Biographical information from the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
www.israel-mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH00ge0
- Ariel Sharon - Biographical information from the Jewish Virtual Library.
www.us-israel.org/jsource/biography/sharon.html
- Ariel Sharon - Biography of Ariel Sharon and details of his landslide victory to become Prime Minister.
www.cnn.com/interactive/specials/0007/mideast.who/sharon.html
- Ariel Sharon: the bloodstained past that inflames Palestinians - Describing Ariel Sharon's visit to the Al Aqsa mosque, in the context of his history of violence toward Palestinians, his open contempt for the Oslo accords, and his overt endorsement of settlements as an impediment to a Palestinian state.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,376565,00.html
- BBC News - Ariel Sharon: Controversial hardliner - Profile of Sharon with an overview of his military career, his role in the creation of Israel's settlements in the occupied territories, his fall from grace following the massacre of refugees in Lebanon, and his return to power.
news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/middle_east/newsid_1154000/1154622.stm
- From butcher to 'Lion' to Prime Minister of Israel - Examination of how Sharon rose to the position of Prime Minister, despite the events at Qibya.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,433318,00.html
- Give us answers - not make-up - Observing that when Ariel Sharon 'spontaneously' appeared at the site of a suicide bombing he was wearing make-up for television, and asserting that Israel is worse off in every respect since he took office and ended diplomatic efforts.
www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=179772
- Judges decide Belgian war crimes law cannot be used to try Sharon - Describing a legal decision that, even though Belgium has universal jurisdiction over war crimes, it can only prosecute those war criminals who are physically present in their nation.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,744717,00.html
- Reason with your heart, Mr Sharon - Arguing that until the Israeli Prime Minister's militaristic actions are self-defeating and feed mutual hatreds, and that change will only come when Israel understands the Palestinians and starts to work for real justice.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/comment/0,10551,680306,00.html
- Return of the Terrorist: The Crimes of Ariel Sharon - Chronicle of the Israeli Prime Minister's history at the El-Bureig camp, Qibya village, Wreckage Street, Beach Camp, Sabra and Shatilla, suggesting that his election will result in a new bloodbath.
www.counterpunch.org/sharon.html
- Sharon 'sorry' he let Arafat live - Ariel Sharon describes his feelings toward the Palestinian leader.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,642544,00.html
- Sharon backs Ya'alon remarks on 'cancerous Palestinian threat' - Describing Ariel Sharon's attitudes toward Palestinians, his present disinterest in diplomacy, and his distancing himself from a proposed peace plan that involves removing a few minor Israeli settlements from occupied Palestinian land.
www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=203109
- Sharon goes too far, again - Examining Ariel Sharon's history as a general, politician, and Prime Minister, and questioning whether his past and present actions indicate that he has the same failings as Arafat, and considers no option but force to end the conflict.
www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2002-07-25-edtwof2_x.htm
- Sharon in his own words - Quotations from Ariel Sharon on such subjects as Kibya, the peace process, Oslo, Arafat, and settlement of the occupied territories.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,434618,00.html
- Sharon Next War Criminal? - Examination of potential war crimes charges filed against Sharon in Belgium.
www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/07/01/world/main299293.shtml
- Sharon the bull invited into china shop - Reviewing Sharon's violent history, and asserting that his inclusion in Israel's government would threaten the crumbling peace process, and interfere with Israel's ability to negotiate with Arab leaders.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,382199,00.html
- Sharon's collateral damage - An expression of dismay that the Israeli public would elect Ariel Sharon as Prime Minister, and that the world would stand by in silence, despite Sharon's active role in several massacres of Palestinian civilians.
www.inq7.net/vwp/2001/nov/11/vwp_1-1.htm
- Sharon's credibility shredded - Documenting the absurdity of Ariel Sharon's claim that Arafat was responsible for a suicide bombing which occurred shortly after his release from Israel's siege on his Ramallah compound.
www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/3233040.htm
- Sharon's Irony - An examination of Ariel Sharon's background, his disregard of international law, and his role in the massacre of Palestinian civilians at Qibya, Sabra, and Shatila.
www.humanityonhold.com/sharon/massacres.html
- Sharon's responsibility - Asserting that Ariel Sharon needs to take responsibility for his failed policies, which have significantly impaired Israel's security, international standing, and financial stability.
news.haaretz.co.il/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=156638
- Tallman Ariel Sharon - by Sharon Esther Lampert - A prose poem from book, The Tasteless Truth, presenting an anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian perspective on how Sharon can achieve peace.
www.poetryjewels.bigstep.com/generic.jhtml?pid=70
- The Bulldozer - Examination of Sharon's escalated military activity in the occupied territories, in light of his military background.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,589127,00.html
- The Bulldozer - How Ariel Sharon plowed his way back onto the bloody stage of Mideast Politics - Examination of Ariel Sharon's return to political prominence.
www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/17/sharon
- The Electronic Intifada - Ariel Sharon - A critical examination of Sharon's background and role in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
www.electronicintifada.net/forreference/keyfigures/sharon.html
- This reckless driver must be stopped - Depicting Sharon as a leader who, while clever in his manipulation of President Bush, maintains his support only through national anxiety and incitement against Palestinians, dragging his people on a useless journey of bloodshed..
www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=155183
- Time to get serious - The world must stand up to Sharon - Arguing that Ariel Sharon's tactics against the Palestinians go outside the bounds of civilized conduct, and asking why, when no reasonable person denies Israel's right to exist, Israel's prime minister denies that same right to Palestine.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/comment/0,10551,681232,00.html
- USNews.com - Ariel Sharon Bio - A brief biography with links to news stories.
www.usnews.com/usnews/briefings/bio/sharon0601.htm
- William F. Buckley Jr.: Sharon's contribution - Questioning Sharon's tactics and motives, noting terrorism would be much more affected by a smaller operation aimed at killing militant leaders, and that his devastation of civilian infrastructure seems designed to increase hatred for Israel and perpetuate the conflict.
www.sacbee.com/content/opinion/national/buckley/story/2222041p-2615824c.html
- You won't break them - A leading South African writer's passionate open letter to Ariel Sharon - Commenting on issues including comparisons of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories to Apartheid, the ruthlessness of the occupation, the provocative nature of the illegal settlements, and the impossibility of resolving the crisis by trying to break the Palestinian people.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/comment/0,10551,683631,00.html
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