Name: Ariel Sharon
Born in 1928 in a Jewish peasant family in the Sharon Valley in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Sharon family’s original surname was Scheinnemann, which was later changed to the name of the family’s location. Sharon Valley is the surname.
In 1966, Sharon was appointed commander of the Israel Defense Forces training force. In 1967, he was promoted to major general.
In 1981, Sharon was appointed Minister of Defense by Prime Minister Begin. On September 2, 1999, he was elected as the new leader of the Likud Group.
In the eyes of the vast majority of Israeli people who long for peace, Sharon will always be a combative "war eagle."
In the eyes of the vast majority of Israeli people who long for peace, Sharon will always be a combative "war eagle."
Ariel Sharon, who has been aggressive since childhood, was born in 1928 in a Jewish peasant family in Kfar Malal "Moshav" in the Sharon Valley 10 miles outside Tel Aviv, Israel, which is the Jewish community in Palestine. One of the earliest Moshavs (an agricultural cooperative established by Jews based on a private land farming system) established in the region. The Sharon family's original surname was Schnemann, but they later changed their surname to the Sharon Valley where the family was located.
Sharon has been aggressive since childhood. In 1942, when he was only 14 years old, Sharon joined the Jewish youth paramilitary organization "Gardner" (GADNA). While studying at Tel Aviv High School, Sharon majored in agriculture, politics and military subjects. During this period, he became a member of the Jewish underground armed organization "HAGGANAH". In 1945, Sharon began to receive formal military training as a training target for future Jewish army officers. In 1947, Sharon became an instructor of the "Haganah" organization, responsible for the security of Jewish settlements and collective farms.
"Growing up" in the war On May 14, 1948, according to the relevant resolutions adopted by the United Nations on November 29, 1947, the British mandate over the Palestinian area came to an end, and the State of Israel was proclaimed. Less than 24 hours later, the Arab coalition consisting of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and other countries launched an attack on the State of Israel. The newly formally formed Israel Defense Forces immediately entered into fierce fighting, and the first Middle East War broke out. At the beginning of the war, Sharon was promoted to platoon commander of the Israel Defense Forces' "Alexandroni Brigade". In the war, Sharon showed his extraordinary military ability.
In 1949, Sharon transferred to the military intelligence department of the Israel Defense Forces and was responsible for collecting intelligence on Arab guerrillas active in Syria and Lebanon in northern Israel. From 1952 to 1953, Jewish settlements in the Jerusalem area were frequently attacked by Arab guerrillas from Jordan. Sharon was responsible for commanding Israeli commandos to enter Jordan to carry out retaliatory military operations. On this basis, Sharon was responsible for forming the 101st Special Commando Team of the Israeli army. At the same time, Sharon entered the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, majoring in Middle Eastern and Far Eastern history.
When the Second Middle East War (the Suez Canal War) broke out in 1956, Sharon, who fought bravely, commanded the Israeli paratroopers to capture the strategically important Mira Pass, paving the way for the Israeli army to finally occupy the Sinai Peninsula. Great contribution has been made. However, because he repeatedly violated military orders during the war, the Israeli military leadership was so disgusted with him that he was unable to be promoted for several years.
In 1957, Sharon, who felt that he was not popular among the Israeli military, went to England for a "change of environment" and majored in military theory at the Cambury Military Academy in England. Sharon returned to Israel in 1958 and was appointed commander of an army brigade. At the same time, he returned to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to study law until graduating in 1962. In 1962, Sharon was finally promoted and was awarded the rank of brigadier general and appointed commander of an armored brigade. In 1964, Sharon was promoted to chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces' Northern Military District. In 1966, Sharon was appointed commander of the Israel Defense Forces training force. In 1967, Sharon's military rank was promoted to major general. In the same year, the Third Middle East War (i.e., the Six-Day War) broke out. Sharon commanded the Israeli army to regain control of the Mira Passage on the Sinai Peninsula and took advantage of the victory to capture the Suez Canal Corridor. In 1969, Sharon became commander of the Israel Defense Forces' Northern Military District.
Knowing that he was not popular in the Israeli army, Sharon felt that there was little chance of him being appointed as the chief of staff of the Israeli army. He couldn't help but feel discouraged and applied for discharge in June 1972. However, after the Fourth Middle East War (i.e., the Yom Kippur War) broke out in 1973, the bellicose Sharon could not help but go into battle again and command the Israeli military operations on the front line of the Sinai Peninsula. In this war, Sharon commanded 27,000 Israeli soldiers to cross the Suez Canal and invade Egypt. He stopped the Israeli army from being passively beaten, reversed the war situation in one fell swoop, and marked a milestone for his military career. It’s a happy ending. After the Yom Kippur War, Sharon finally took off his military uniform and began to develop into politics.
Still combative after entering politics. From 1973 to 1974, with the support of the Likud Group, Sharon was elected as the "Kneisit" member of the Israeli Knesset. In December 1974, Sharon resigned as a member of parliament and withdrew from the Likud Group to serve as commander of the Israeli Reserve Forces. Six months later, he was appointed as his senior security adviser by former Israeli Prime Minister Rabin. In 1976, Sharon formed the "Peace Zion Party" and won two seats in the general election, but this small party disbanded soon after. From 1977 to 1981, Sharon was re-elected as a member of the Israeli Knesset and officially joined the Likud Party. During this period, Sharon was appointed Minister of Agriculture by former Israeli Prime Minister Begin and served as Chairman of the Resettlement Committee. He planned to build a large number of Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, increasing the number of Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. Quickly doubled down, Sharon's move was aimed at trying to block the connection between the West Bank and the Palestinian autonomous territories in the Gaza Strip, making it difficult for Palestine to survive.
In 1981, Sharon was appointed Minister of Defense by Begin, who was serving his second term as prime minister. In 1982, Sharon, who had been unable to change his bellicose temper for many years, took a risky move and sent troops to Lebanon, intending to drive all Palestinian refugees in Lebanon into Jordan. As a result, in September of that year, the two Palestinians in Sabra and Chatila in Lebanon The massacre of hundreds of Palestinian women and children in the refugee camp occurred at the gunpoint of Israeli soldiers, causing the Israeli government to be unanimously condemned by the international community. In 1983, after an investigation by the Israeli Knesset Investigative Committee, Sharon, as Defense Minister, was directly responsible for the two massacres in Palestinian refugee camps. As a result, Sharon was forced to take the blame and resign, and was transferred to a ministerial position.
During the coalition government of the Israeli Labor Party and the Likud Party from 1984 to 1990, Sharon was appointed Minister of Industry and Trade by Labor leader Shimon Peres, then Prime Minister of Israel, but due to his opposition Shamir, the leader of the Likud Group, promoted the policy of the Middle East peace process. After Shamir became the Prime Minister of Israel in 1990, he resigned as Minister of Industry and Trade and was changed to Minister of Construction and Housing in the same year. While serving as Minister of Construction and Housing from 1990 to 1992, Sharon tried every means to build Jewish settlements in the West Bank to accommodate the large number of Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union who poured into Israel after the collapse of the former Soviet Union.
In June 1992, the Likud Group lost the general election, the Labor government led by Rabin returned to power, and Sharon and his Likud Group turned into opposition. In 1996, the Likud Party won again in the general election. As the "new force" of the Likud Party, Jeyamin Netanyahu defeated the veteran Labor Party politician Shimon Peres and became the Prime Minister of Israel. After Netanyahu came to power, he tailored the position of "Minister of Infrastructure" for Sharon, a veteran of the Likud Party, and appointed Sharon as Minister of Foreign Affairs on October 9, 1998. On May 17, 1999, the Likud Group lost again in the general election. Netanyahu resigned as leader of the Likud Group after being defeated by Barak. On September 2 of the same year, Sharon was elected as the leader of Likud. The new leader of the group.
■Unique character: Pushing the envelope Some Israeli political commentators believe that looking at Sharon's military and political career, Sharon's character traits can be summed up in one word - pushing the envelope. After Barak came to power, he took drastic measures to advance the Middle East peace process and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. This made Sharon extremely uneasy and tried every means to obstruct and undermine it in the Israeli Parliament and the media.
On September 28, 2000, Sharon took his actions to sabotage the Israeli-Palestinian peace process to the extreme - under the protection of bodyguards, he forcibly visited the Temple Mount area of ????Jerusalem, which the Palestinians regard as a "noble forbidden site", thus triggering the latest round of The bloody conflict between Israel and Palestine that has lasted for several months with no sign of ending has resulted in nearly 400 deaths.
As for the Middle East peace process, Sharon has always adhered to the position of "peace for peace" and opposed the position of "land for peace". In the eyes of Sharon, who has repeatedly fought with Arab countries on the battlefield, all Arab countries pose a threat to Israel's security. He firmly opposes "the establishment of an autonomous Palestinian state on Israeli soil." Sharon has shown unusual enthusiasm for building as many Jewish settlements as possible. He believes that Israel can only obtain adequate security if more than 2 million Jewish settlers are settled in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Sharon has always been "proud" that he has never shaken hands with Palestinian leader Arafat, and openly denounced Arafat as a "liar and executioner" in an interview with the American "New Yorker" magazine.
■The attitude gradually changed to a pragmatic attitude. However, after the signing of the Oslo peace agreement between Israel and Palestine, Sharon still adopted a more pragmatic attitude, admitting that he "cannot change history" and accepting the reality that Palestine will eventually establish a state. In order to win the support of the Israeli people as much as possible, Sharon has repeatedly emphasized that he hopes that Israel and the Palestinians will "coexist peacefully." As for the Barak government's failure to make progress in the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Sharon believes that this is all because Barak "conceded too much" and the Palestinians' "appetite was raised too high." Sharon firmly opposed Barak's plan to transfer 95% of the land in the West Bank and almost the entire Gaza Strip to Palestine, claiming that he would never transfer an inch of land to the Palestinians after taking office.
Sharon has always been suspicious of the United States' enthusiasm to intervene in the Palestinian-Israeli peace process, believing that the United States' wishful thinking is to force Israel to retreat to the sidelines of the third Middle East War in 1967. Sharon was also disgusted with the United States' excessive interference in Israel's domestic affairs. He joked that Americans should not regard Israelis as "one of their own family" and called on Israelis not to "serve like beggars" in front of Americans and oppose the Israeli economy. It relies too much on U.S. aid and advocates that the Israeli economy develop and grow as independently as possible. Sharon's hostile attitude towards the United States has made it difficult for successive U.S. governments and most American politicians, whether they are the Democratic Party or the Democratic Party, to have a good impression of Sharon. In 1983, when Sharon was forced to resign as defense minister because he sent troops to Lebanon to cause trouble, many officials in the US government even applauded him. When Sharon visited the United States in May 1991, U.S. government officials even refused to meet with Sharon at the White House, causing Sharon to lose face. But what is interesting is that the wealthy Jewish group, which has a strong influence on American politics, is a die-hard supporter of Sharon.
As for Sharon's coming to power, the international community generally has a distrustful attitude towards this Israeli "war hawk" who is aggressive and adventurous by nature. Many people who are concerned about the Middle East peace process are worried that Sharon's coming to power will affect the tension in the Middle East. Adding fuel to the fire would have far more disastrous consequences than he had as a general, a member of parliament and a minister. "For any Arab, any Muslim in the Middle East, this only means one thing," said Palestinian negotiator Erekat, "and that is that Israel's door to peace is closed."