Talk:Ariel Sharon

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"He was shot in the groin, stomach and foot by the Jordanian Arab Legion in the First Battle of Latrun, an unsuccessful attempt to relieve the besieged Jewish community of Jerusalem. Sharon wrote of the casualties in the "horrible battle," and his brigade suffered 139 deaths.^{[citation needed]"}

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"He was shot in the abdomn, upper thigh, and genitals by the Jordanian Arab Legion in the First Battle of Latrun, an unsuccessful attempt to relieve the besieged Jewish community of Jerusalem. Sharon wrote of the casualties, includnig many he considered a second family." Source: 1989 memoir pages 62-63 AND

["His brigade suffered 72 deaths and 140 wounded during the operation." Source: 1948 by Benny Morris] OR

["Israeli forces suffered at least 168 deaths during the battle." Source: Anita Shapira, L'imaginaire d'Israël : histoire d'une culture politique (2005), Latroun : la mémoire de la bataille, Chap. III. 1 l'événement pp. 91–96.] Bantry345 (talk) 03:20, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

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Politicide perpetrators

Would the Politicide perpetrators be an appropriate category here? There’s already a book titled Politicide: Ariel Sharon’s War Against the Palestinians by Baruch Kimmerling that claims his actions at the very least as Minister of Defense warrant Politicide. https://online.ucpress.edu/currenthistory/article/104/678/25/108501/Politicide-Ariel-Sharon-and-the-Palestinians 2600:382:2B23:35A1:2D40:A390:508D:E712 (talk) 01:03, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 18 November 2025

Add citation to the second paragraph of Early political career section 1974–2001, specifically the sentence about the formation and end of Shlomtzion and Sharon's appointment as Minister of Agriculture: - Pedazhur, Ami, 2012, The Triumph of Israel's Radical Right (Oxford University Press), Chap. 3, pp. 51-52. Poricsky.junak (talk) 20:01, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. NotJamestack (✉️|📝) 20:13, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Why is the date missing?

He became the leader of the Likud in 1999, and in 2000, amid campaigning for the 2001 prime ministerial election, made a controversial visit to the Al-Aqsa complex on the Temple Mount, This took place on 28 September 2000 - is that a secret? John.St (talk) 11:26, 3 June 2026 (UTC)