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Sharon's political legacy: Livni and Lapid are in his debt
Omer Benjakob
Published: 11.01.14, 21:36
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1. he was a racist pig
Tom ,   USA   (01.11.14)
The only one thing which he left is shame. Shame on you and Hava Nagila because I won't see you again
2. Kadima "centrist"? Is that why they have only 2 seats
Scott ,   Ramat Gan   (01.11.14)
Kadima is a leftist party that was made up of mostly liberal Likud membrs who shouldn't have been in Likud in the 1st place & Labor MKs. The withdrawal from Gaza was one of the dumbest things any Israeli leader ever did. It created a terror state that constantly fires rockets at Israel & terrorizes the people of Gaza. It was the cause of 2 wars & brought insecurity to the people of Gaza. It proved that unilateral withdrawals are never a good solution.
3. God and time will be the Judge of Sharon's Legacy
Galut ia ,   Selah   (01.11.14)
Many revered kings and leaders Of Israel made their share of blunders and mistakes including David ......Sharon had his ...I will Let the lord sort it out ... as far as Gaza is concerned ...scripture still has prophecies that relate to its final demise ...sometimes God allows the stage to be set for his judgment or blessing ...
4. Ariel Sharon's legacy
Chaim ,   Israel   (01.11.14)
Jewish leaders should never fight or cause harm to Jews. It cost Sharon 8 years of his life because of his cruelty to thousands of Jews most of whom are still suffering today.
5. What about Gush Katif people, WHAT ABOUT THAT????
Rob ,   Ashqelon, Israel   (01.11.14)
And now we have the abomination for the USA kerry that will cause 1000 times worse scenario to Israel & USA judgement. Just great! We can count on it just like we can count on YHVH has always done to those who touch the Holy land.
6. Peace and security? Keep looking
Israel Tachlis ,   Jerusalem   (01.11.14)
Has the author kept track of how many thousands of rockets have flown out of Gaza since we left? Conventional wisdom would say we got neither peace nor security. Indeed all we got were 8000 of the most loyal citizens becoming forcefully homeless. Perhaps Omer Benjakob is working on green leaf wisdom instead
7. After reading this
Matityahu ,   Slovenia   (01.11.14)
All good about the dead, but let's tell the truth as it is!
8. Brilliant Ruthless General
Zechariah   (01.11.14)
Sharon ought be remembered best as a Brilliant ruthless general equal to any of the brilliant military Generals in the Last century with the Technology Available but no more brutal than many even on the allied side .Considering the Bombing of Japan France to take Caen after DDay and Dresden when the War was Won.. Immensely More civilians were killed in Dresden 1945 than Nazi War Criminals Found and Executed .And the same in Japan with the Harbin medical experiments and the atrocities in the war perpertrated by the Empire of Japan .Tanaka present at Nanking even became PrimeMinister of Japan .
9. Are you nuts? There was NO SECURITY in the south after Gaza
WTF ,   Israel   (01.11.14)
pullout and Kadima was extreme left!!!! Nothing central about it.
10. Sharon
eli ,   lebanon   (01.12.14)
my condolences,R.I.P. MY HERO.. LEBANESE..
11. Whatever one thinks of Sharon, putting Livni's,Lapid's names
tom ,   tel aviv   (01.12.14)
next to his is an insult in itself (and I am by no means a fan of Arik the Gazaless)
12. Lapid & Livni are utter disgraces.
Chaim ,   Israel   (01.12.14)
When you think of the many brilliant, strong, dedicated and courageous men and women who populate Israel; it is an utter disgrace to have gutless, venal and disgraceful people like Lapid and Livni in leadership roles.
13. 12
yonatan ,   adelaide/Israel   (01.13.14)
I agree with your post but who put them in leadership roles?
14. #2 - That's Bibi's fault
Yaara ,   Israel   (01.13.14)
The rockets from Gaza are Bibi's fault. He is a covard, the dog that barks but not bite. He was on the doorstep of Gaza. All our soldiers ready to go in. And what happened? Obama called to Bibi told him nu, nu, nu and Bibi put his tail between his legs and run back home. If Sharon was still a prime minister or defence minister, there would be no more rockets from Gaza. There probably would not Gaza anymore.
15. Israel is full of failed parties Livni & Lapid will be next
Zionist forever   (01.13.14)
Kadima won the 2006 election on a Sharon sympathy vote. In just 7 years Kadima has gone from the party of government to a party with just 2 Knesset seats. Livni supporters were her die hard fans from Kadima and Labor voters who didn't like Shelly. Lapid was a celebrity and his only campaign promises was to get the haredi in the army which was popular. Next election Livni will probably not pass the electoral threshold. The Lapid novelty will have worn off and 5 - 6 years after that election Yesh Atid will become a fringe party and if he is no longer influential enough to demand senior ministries Lapid will probably quit politics and that will be the end of Yesh Atid.
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