Ariel Sharon is one of the most experienced shrewd and frightening leaders of the new
millennium. Despite being found both directly and indirectly responsible for acts considered
war crimes under international law he became Prime Minister of Israel a political victory he
won by provoking the Palestinians into a new uprising the second intifada. From the beginning
of his career Sharon was regarded as the most brutal deceitful and unrestrained of all the
Israeli generals and politicians. A man of monstrous vision his attempts to destroy the
Palestinian people have included the proposal to make Jordan the Palestinian state and the now
infamous invasion of Lebanon in 1982 which resulted in the Shabra and Shatila massacres.
Baruch Kimmerling’s new book describes Sharon’s quest to reshape the whole geopolitical
landscape of the Middle East. He describes how Sharon is committed to politicide the
destruction of the Palestinian political identity and how he has won the support of powerful
elements within Israeli society and the present American administration in order to achieve
this. At this time of crisis Kimmerling exposes the brutality of Sharon and his junta’s
¿solutions¿ and constructs a devastating indictment of a man whose cruelty and ruthlessness
have resulted in widespread and indiscriminate slaughter.
