Who is Ariel Sharon?
Ariel Sharon was Israel’s prime minister from 2001 to 2006. A former general, strategist, and member of parliament, Sharon had been a prominent figure in Israeli politics and military affairs from 1973 until a stroke forced his resignation in 2006. A controversial figure, he was born in 1928 and began his career towards the end of World War II. Ariel Sharon has been criticised as a war criminal for acts of violence, and was also responsible as prime minister for the withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005.
