(Ha'aretz) Bradley Burston - Ariel Sharon turned 75 Wednesday. No living Israeli politician can claim the length and breadth of Sharon's military-political background. Sharon biographer Uzi Benziman recalled "the roles he played in the 1950s, which changed the IDF's entire conception regarding fedayeen [Arabs who crossed the border to attack Israelis], the roles he played in the wars, his roles in politics, as the founder of the Likud, in establishing settlements, as prime minister."
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