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The Last of the Patriarchs
(Foreign Affairs) Aluf Benn - Israelis have stubbornly clung to 74-year-old national father Ariel Sharon, one of the few figures remaining from Israel's early days. Sharon has profited from two precious assets: a national consensus over Arafat's blame for the failure of the peace process, and a strong popular belief that the Palestinians are indeed out to destroy Israel.