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Ariel Sharon
Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon, March 8, 2001.
As Israelâs minister of agriculture, a position he held following the 1977 election in the Likud-dominated coalition government, Ariel Sharon focused on the expansion of Israeli settlement in occupied Arab territories.1
During his tenure, he actively sponsored the construction of these settlements as part of his political strategy. Sharon was a staunch opponent of the concept of a Palestinian state, famously adopting the slogan "Jordan is Palestine" to argue that Palestinian demands for self-determination could be met by Jordan.1