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Noah Yaron Glyn

Feb 2, 2014, 5:51 AM

Should Israel unilaterally disengage – again?

Ariel Sharon’s death has sparked discussions on the possibility of Israel unilaterally withdrawing from West Bank. Sharon famously ordered the unilateral withdrawal of Jewish settlers from Gaza in the summer of 2005, and he apparently had similar plans for...

Jan 27, 2014, 7:27 PM

Eight years later: Thoughts on the passing of Ariel Sharon

If Ariel Sharon had died immediately after he suffered a massive stroke in January of 2006, the reactions to his death would have been different from those that ultimately followed his passing on January 11, 2014. For one thing,...

Ze'ev Ben-Yechiel

Jan 24, 2014, 2:27 PM

Lionizing a Lion: Ariel Sharon

On Israel's Memorial Day in 2005, I stood in my IDF uniform on Mt. Herzl watching a man who was about to expel 8,000 Jews from their homes speak in honor of Israel's fallen. The Gaza pullout was only...

Noah Yaron Glyn

Jan 23, 2014, 10:55 PM

How Ariel Sharon transformed the Israeli economy

Many have already written obituaries for Israel's legendary warrior Ariel Sharon. For the most part, they have covered his military career, his tenure as defense minister, and his time as prime minister. Few have considered his impact on the...

Tamar Sternthal

Jan 22, 2014, 1:35 PM

Lies, damned lies, and eulogies

Post-mortem media coverage of Ariel Sharon is rife with factual errors, two of which appear in a New York Times op-ed

Eliezer Melamed

Jan 21, 2014, 12:49 PM

Ariel Sharon: Merits turned into failings

Concerning former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon z"l Q: Rabbi, how should we relate to former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon – as a good or bad person? And besides, maybe we shouldn’t ask such questions at all, because who are we...

Jan 20, 2014, 7:21 PM

Sharon's coma and the value of life

Jewish bioethics teach that life itself is of infinite value; sometimes choosing it over death is the greater show of courage

Eliezer Melamed

Jan 19, 2014, 3:34 PM

Ariel Sharon: Merits turned into Failings

Concerning former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon z"l Q: Rabbi, how should we relate to former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon – as a good or bad person? And besides, maybe we shouldn’t ask such questions at all, because who are we...

Adrian Needlestone

Jan 17, 2014, 9:08 PM

Top dog wants to stop barking

Most readers and writers of blogs on the Times of Israel need little convincing that the international media is biased against Israel. The debate is whether this bias is institutional or simply the pressure of a world where news...

Jan 16, 2014, 12:10 PM

Till death them did part

I love everything about Israeli weddings. The booze, the schmooze, the dancing, the drinking, the Horah and even the Torah. But what I love most is the ceremony that takes place under the Chuppah as there is something beautiful...

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