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Major General Ariel Sharon, 11th Prime Minister of SPECIAL CANCELLATION†Ï·‰†˙ÚÙ‰φÚ¯ȇ†˙Ó˙ÂÁ the State of Israel, was born in Kfar Malal on February 26, 1928 and joined the Haganah at age 14. In May 1948, while serving as a platoon commander in the Alexandroni Brigade during the War of Independence, Sharon was severely wounded in the Battle of Latrun as he led the offensive that attempted to open the way to the besieged city of Jerusalem. In August 1953, Ariel Sharon established Unit 101 and served as its commander. This elite unit worked against Palestinian terrorism behind enemy lines. Although Unit 101 only operated for five months in the Golan, Galilee, Judea and Samaria, the Gaza and consisted of no more than 50 combat soldiers, Strip, the Negev and the Arava. it dramatically altered the IDF's capabilities and In June 1981, he was appointed as the Minister of achievements. The fighting spirit that Sharon brought Defense in Begin's second government. A year to the unit became the IDF's winning offensive later Israel entered into the Lebanon War. Within a combat doctrine and the basis for the establishment week the IDF reached the Beirut-Damascus road, of the military's special forces units. thwarted the terrorists and the Syrian army posts In January 1954, he was made Commander of the where the terrorists hid, removing the threat of Paratroopers Battalion, which became a brigade rockets toward northern Israel. The expulsion of under his command, and implemented virtually all 15,000 men from Beirut, 9,000 terrorists and over of the IDF's retaliation operations. In the 1956 Suez 6,000 Syrian soldiers began eleven weeks after the War, Paratroopers Battalion 890 parachuted into glory of the operation. The reign of PLO terror in Egypt near the Mitla Pass. Under Sharon's Lebanon was wiped out and the towns of northern command, the rest of the brigade traversed more Israel enjoyed years of quiet. In February 1983 than 200 kms inside Egyptian territory, capturing Sharon was forced to resign his position as Minster Egyptian posts along the way, and eventually met of Defense following the massacre of Muslims by up with the battalion that had parachuted. Christian Phalanges in the Sabra and Shatila In 1966, Sharon was promoted to the rank of major neighborhoods of Beirut. general. During the Six Day War he commanded Later Sharon served as Minister for Trade and Division 38, which broke through Egypt's key fortified Industry, Minister of Housing Construction and line in the Sinai. At the end of the war Sharon was Minister of National Infrastructure. In 1988 he was appointed as Commander of the Sinai. also appointed to the position of Foreign Minister. In December 1969, Sharon was appointed as In February 2001, he was elected Prime Minister Commander of the Southern Command. One of the for the first time by a large margin. Sharon led the most difficult tasks assigned to him was to rid the fight against rampant terrorism, Operation Defensive Gaza strip of terrorism. It took seven months of Shield and construction of the separation fence. intense activity, but from February 1972 onward, After his second overwhelming election victory in the area was quiet for ten years. January 2003, he initiated the plan for unilateral In July 1973, Ariel Sharon left the military and within disengagement from Gaza. As Prime Minister, a short period of time founded the Likud political Sharon enjoyed great public support. Terrorism had party. During the Yom Kippur War, on the night of been eradicated, the economy was growing and October 15-16 1973, the reserve division he Israel gained international prestige. commanded crossed the Suez Canal and led the On January 4, 2006 Sharon suffered a stroke and way to victory over the Egyptians. never regained consciousness. After the war Sharon was promoted to the position On January 11, 2014 Ariel Sharon passed away of Reserve Corps Commander. and was buried on a hillside near his home in Havat At the behest of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Sharon Shikmim. was appointed as the Prime Minister's Military Affairs Advisor in 1975. He filled this post until 1976. The portrait of Ariel Sharon featured on the stamp is based In 1977, Sharon was elected to the Knesset as a on a photograph by Saar Yaacov, GPO. member of the Shlomzion party, which he founded, and was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture and Chairman of the Ministers' Committee on Settlement Affairs in Prime Minister Menachem †≤∞±μ†¯‡ÂÈ ∫‰˜Ù‰ Begin's first government. 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