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...Sderot, friends chat about how in past years they had their teeth checked by Gaza's dentists, who made house calls in Sderot. The producers admit they hoped such connections would reestablish empathy between enemies. "People were watching the other side on the Internet on a daily basis," says Arik Bernstein, head of Alma Films in Tel Aviv, which produced the Sderot stories. "It was an eye-opener for both sides...
...Olmert: I'm not certain that all those who are trying to be the authentic interpreters of Sharon's legacy can say with great accuracy what he would have done. When Arik collapsed, Hamas was not in power and the prospect of possible negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority was entirely different. This has changed as a result of Hamas coming to power. To continue the same old rhetoric only because I have to think what would Sharon have done is a mistake. I have to think about what is best to do under present circumstances - what...
...Olmert: Not at all. I have not been. I can't talk to him. He's unconscious. I talk to his doctors twice a week, so I know exactly what his situation is and I talk to his sons. For me Arik Sharon - I remember his courage and inspiration. I want to remember him the way he really was, not as an aging 80-year-old man living in bed helpless and unconscious...
...Prime Minister for three hours while he had the operation. He asked me to meet with him. I remember joking with him and saying, ?I'm not going to make any decision tomorrow except changing all your staff.? At the end of the meeting I stood up and said ?Arik, this country needs you. Stay well. Come back. I am looking forward to hearing your voice on the phone tomorrow saying ?Ehud I relieve you of your responsibilities. I'm back in town.'? Then I hugged him and he hugged me, and I said goodbye. I want to remember that...
Sharon, known as Arik to everyone, was just 14 when he joined the Haganah, a Jewish militia in British mandatory Palestine. Six years later he fought in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war that erupted after Israel declared its independence. As he rose through the ranks, he played a significant role in every one of Israel's wars. In 1967 he commanded one of three divisions that wrested the Sinai peninsula from Egypt. In 1973 he led a counterattack in Sinai that broke through Egyptian lines and ended up just 60 miles outside Cairo...