Ariel sharon

Israel’s election is being cast as a historic showdown - but four trends tell a different story

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: From rivalries within political blocs to polls that shape voter choices and coalition red lines, four trends reveal the challenges facing Israel’s next government.

OCTOBER 23, 2026|ByHERB KEINON

‘Politicians should leave room for compromise before the election, rather than making absolute promises they may have to abandon afterward for the good of the country.’ Will the challenge of building Israel’s next coalition government fall to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or Gadi Eisenkot?

Palestinians hurl rocks at Israeli security forces during clashes in the West Bank town of Hebron October 16, 2000.

On this day: Second Intifada triggered following Ariel Sharon's visit to Temple Mount

In total, more than 1,000 Israelis were killed by Palestinian terrorist attacks, which included suicide bombings, shootings, stabbings, and car ramming.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2026|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

Yisrael Beytenu leader MK Avigdor Liberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 6, 2026

Will Israel's 2026 election represent Liberman’s swan song? – opinion

The chair of Yisrael Beytenu still has one more goal to achieve before he bids farewell to his illustrious political career.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2026|ByORI WERTMAN

'My Israeli Journey': Shaul Mofaz recounts battles, politics, and family - review

My Israeli Journey one of the most accurate, non-academic records of the years in which Mofaz served in the IDF and in his post-army service to his country.

MARCH 21, 2026|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

This Week in Israeli History: Last Residents of Gush Katif Evicted, Guy Hever MIA and Emmanuel Moreno

AUGUST 19, 2015ByEYTAN MEIR

Former chief of staff: Ariel Sharon designed Gaza disengagement to save West Bank settlements

Former US President George W. Bush promised Sharon that the settlement blocs would be included within Israel’s final borders after revealing the Gaza disengagement plan, says Dov Weisglass.

AUGUST 16, 2015ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

A woman prays during the evacuation of Gush Katif in 2005.

'Ariel Sharon ignored IDF brass's opposition to Gaza withdrawal'

Maj. Gen. (res.) Yair Naveh served as GOC Central Command during Sharon's tenure as prime minister.

JULY 25, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF

Then-prime minister Ariel Sharon speaks to his cabinet in Jerusalem on September 25, 2005

Ariel Sharon's son: My father would have responded to Gaza rocket fire with full force

Gilad Sharon says his father's choice to disengage from Gaza saved hundreds of Israeli lives.

JULY 2, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon addresses the nation on the disengagement from Gaza, August 15, 2005

Books: Israel's Security Men

How Moshe Dayan, Yitzhak Rabin, Ariel Sharon and Ehud Barak transitioned from military careers to the political arena.

JUNE 11, 2015ByCOLIN SHINDLER

Moshe Dayan (left) and Ariel Sharon on the western side of the Suez Canal in October 1973.

Moshav baggage

The burden of pain shouldered for so many years, baggage that seemed long ago to have been left at the side of the road, made one last appearance before going the way of those who carried it.

JUNE 1, 2015ByGILAD SHARON