Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon may not have died a physical death on Dec. 18, but his political career has passed away after he suffered a debilitating stroke. Analysts say that Sharon’s absence from the political scene would mean that a new stage would have to be built upon which Israeli inner politics would continue to wrangle with a Palestinian peace process.
This idea originated after Sharon defected from the Likud party he founded to establish a new political organization. His efforts brought new personalities from different political ideologies that sought to preserve their ideologies perceived to be under threat in the evolving Likud. Sharon’s motives were clear: The Likud party was in his opinion becoming an obstacle to achieving his vision of implementing Palestinian apartheid after getting his hands on Jerusalem and as much of the West Bank as possible in return for leaving the Gaza Strip.
Sharon’s plan was simple: Israeli expansion, first into Palestinian lands and then beyond. The difference between Sharon’s vision and that of the Liked is that Sharon wants to implement the expansion into Palestinian territory and beyond step by step while the Liked wants to take Palestinian lands in one step.
I disagree with those that say that Israeli policy will change with the absence of Sharon, whether locally or within the region. I disagree with them because Israel has one concept that will never change. The concept is establishing a state from the Nile to the Euphrates. The only difference is how to apply this plan.
Have Zionist goals changed? No, because the gang that has ruled Israel since it was planted in the Arab world have been terrorists and war criminals. The goal of colonizing has not changed since the establishment of Israel. According to the UN partition plan, the Israelis were to get 48 percent and the Palestinians 52 percent of the land. If we look in reality now, Israelis have stolen more than 60 percent from what the United Nation decided. This is in addition to the remaining land under the Israeli military occupation, which most Israelis say is theirs. Whether Sharon has died physically or just politically, the reality will not change.
There are reports that the Israeli establishment did not care for Sharon’s health. According to one of his doctors, he is suffering from an unknown brain disease. This reminds us very much of the way Yasser Arafat died from an unknown disease. A manager of a hospital in Israel criticized allowing Sharon to go to his farm in such a delicate state. The political death of Sharon has led to one change: Giving all power to his deputy Ehud Olmert. According to high security sources, the acting prime minister was given control of Israel’s nuclear weapons. Israel has confessed indirectly to its nuclear arsenal, which threatens Arab countries.
