Nahum Barnea (Hebrew: נחום ברנע) (born October 23, 1944) is an Israeli journalist. Barnea writes for Yedioth Ahronoth. He won the Israel Prize in 2007. (wikipedia)
The stroke that Sharon suffered illustrated to Israelis how much they need him now. In the eyes of most of them, including many who support rival parties, he is the conclusive authority on security matters.
Voters love these kind of operations in which the enemy is humiliated and our forces return safely to base.
This was not an election stunt. All of the contenders in the race for prime minister would have almost certainly made an identical decision.
For two hours the country held its breath. The anxiety was real, both for the health of Sharon the man and for the competence of Sharon the prime minister.
All of these actions were understood as provocations by the extreme right.
