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Why did Ariel Sharon oppose the Bar-Lev Line along the Suez Canal?
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Ariel Sharon
Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon, March 8, 2001.
Ariel Sharon opposed the construction of the Bar-Lev Line because he advocated for a more mobile and activist military strategy to counter Egyptian attacks, rather than relying on a static chain of fortifications. Despite his opposition, his view was overruled by the military leadership at the time.1