On War Criminals and Heroes: The #Whitewashing of Ariel #Sharon - Foreign Policy Journal | Foreign Policy Journal
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In his article, “Ariel Sharon, former Israeli Prime Minister, dead at 85”, Duke appeared to be confronting Sharon’s past head on. In reality, he cleverly whitewashed the man’s horrendous crimes, while finding every opportunity to recount his fictional virtue. “Many in the Arab world called Sharon ‘the Butcher of Beirut’ after he oversaw Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon while serving as defense minister,” Duke wrote.
Nevertheless, Sharon was not called the ‘The Bulldozer’ for being ‘a fearless leader’ nor do Arabs call him ‘the Butcher of Beirut’ for simply ‘overseeing’ the invasion of Lebanon. Duke is either ignorant or oblivious to the facts, but the blame is not his alone, since references to Sharon’s heroism was a staple in CNN’s coverage.
