Ariel Sharon

He is the contemporary face of one of the world’s longest standing controversies. As the eleventh prime minister of Israel, Ariel Sharon’s political leadership has been the source of severely divisive criticism—both at home and abroad. As one of the architects of Israel’s West Bank settlement policy, Sharon continuously walks a political tightrope, trying to maintain Israeli security, while simultaneously offering Palestinians limited self-determination. A great military commander who scored impressive victories in the 1967 and 1973 Arab-Israeli wars, Sharon blundered in the ’80s as the mastermind of the disastrous Lebanon invasion. Join Biography for this evocative and comprehensive portrait of a man whose turbulent life and career have often echoed the deep unrest that has plagued his homeland for centuries.