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How did Ariel Sharon deal with Palestinian resistance in the Gaza Strip in 1971 and 1972?
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Ariel Sharon
Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon, March 8, 2001.
During 1971 and 1972, while serving as the General Officer Commanding, Southern Command, Ariel Sharon was responsible for suppressing emerging Palestinian resistance to the ongoing Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip. In this capacity, he frequently employed brutal methods to crush these efforts.1