Arik - The Life Of Ariel Sharon (121 page)

On the dunes with Haim Bar-Lev, October 17. “I kept myself from hitting him.” (
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Command vehicle: M113 armored personnel carrier (
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Monster in place: the rolling bridge viewed from the Israeli side of the canal (
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With Dayan and Abrasha Tamir (top right). The superficial head wound dealt his rivals a mortal blow in the race for glory (
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With iconic wartime singer Yafa Yarkoni, in “Africa,” days after the canal crossing (
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“King of Israel”: reservists of the 143rd Division after the cease-fire (
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Together, in lockstep, for decades: with Yitzhak Rabin, prime minister, 1976 (
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Ministerial repast, 1978; lifelong yearning for falafel (
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“Aha, it’s you.” Egyptian president and peacemaker Anwar Sadat. (
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“A large Jewish settlement will surely arise near Nablus.” February 1981: the minister of agriculture and chairman of the cabinet settlement committee shows Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Interior Minister (and Palestinian autonomy negotiator) Yosef Burg (directly behind Begin) the site of Elon Moreh. Right, Gush Emunim leader Benny Katzover. (
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November 1981: now minister of defense, with young settlers at Maon in the Hebron hills (
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Going over the ground: with Egyptian officers near the canal during an official visit as defense minister (
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In pain, but in control: Begin with his defense minister, March 1982 (
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