Uri Dan was a trusted advisor to Ariel Sharon. This riveting combination of political history, narrative biography, interviews, and correspondence sheds new light on the conflict in the Middle East and provides an intimate, definitive and timely portrait of Ariel Sharon, a man whose life is inextricably intertwined with Israel's destiny.
'The words you have written over a period of more than fifty years captivatingly recount a personal experience that few others have enjoyed. Better still: they have timelessly captured the crucial moments in the historic process of the rebirth of the Jewish nation in its country.' - Ariel Sharon
'Uri Dan was closer to this great Israeli than any other advisor or unabashed journalistic supporter, and their 50-year collaboration comes through loud and clear in this insider's biography.' - William Safire, Pulitzer prize winning journalist and author
Foreword
1954: My First Meeting with Ariel Sharon
1948: The War of Independence
1956: The Suez Campaign
1957: An Outstanding Officer
1962: Adieu Margalith
1967: The Six Day War
October 1967: Gour's Death
1968: Repopulating the Promised Land
1969-1973: Sharon against the Bar-Lev Line
1970: Sharon Returns
1973: The Yom Kippur War
1974: Arik, King of Israel
1981: Destroying Osirak
1981: "Sharon Has Destroyed Yamit"
June 1982: The Lebanese War
1982: Sharon's Black September
December 1982-January 1983: Sharon Besieged
8 February 1983: The Kahan Commission Report
1983-1984: "Ariel, Don't Resign!"
January 1991: Scud Rain over Israel
1993-1994: Arafat Returns
October 1998: The Wye Plantation Agreements
February 1999: Lily Is Ill
28 September 2000: Controversial Visit to the Temple Mount
November 2000: Sharon Targets the Top * 6 February 2001: Prime Minister Sharon
2001: First Impressions
February-March 2001: Condoleeza's Legs
1 June 2001: Suicide Bomb at the Dolphinarium
October 2001: Afghanistan
December 2001: Christmas in Bethlehem
January 2002: A Boatload of Weapons
March 2002: Massacre in Pessah
April 2002: "Massacre" in Jenin
24 June 2002: Arafat Out
July 2002: Liquidation of Hamas Leaders
November 2002 - December 2003: Arik Corrupted?
June 2003: The Roadmap
December 2003: What's a Secret
September 2004: Plan for Israel
November 2004: Arafat's Death
September 2005: After Withdrawal
September 2005: Leaving Gaza
September 2005: December 2005-January 2006
Chronology
URI DAN was a reporter and contributor to the editorial pages at the Jerusalem Post, to the Israeli daily Ma'ariv and to the New York Post. He wrote a number of books including: The Mossad; The Eichmann Syndrome; To The Promised Land; Libel: The Inside Story of General Ariel Sharon's History-Making Suit Against Time Magazine.