Frida Ghitis : Ariel Sharon reflected the history of Israel -- its trauma and its creativity . He took bold , risky action and made brilliant moves and disastrous mistakes , she says . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Frida Ghitis . Ghitis notes Sharon 's military wins , his reckless decision that ended in a massacre . But he also had to deal with an internal crisis over whether or not to go into Lebanon after the first Gulf War.
Frida Ghitis : Ariel Sharon reflected the history of Israel -- its trauma and its creativity . He took bold , risky action and made brilliant moves and disastrous mistakes , she says . Ghitis notes Sharon 's military wins , his reckless decision that ended in a massacre . But he also had to deal with an internal crisis over whether or not to go into Lebanon after the first Gulf War.