Sharon: Farmer, soldier, hero, politician
Ariel Sharon is a farmer-turned-soldier, a war hero-turned-politician, a hard-charging Israeli who built Jewish settlements on war-won land but didn’t shy away from destroying them when they collided with his bigger design.
In the twilight of a tumultuous life, this long-time opponent of concessions to the Arabs has ended up giving away territory and offering the Palestinians a state of their own.
