Arutz-7 spoke today with Eli Landau, whose resume includes Chairman of the Israel Electric Company, a former military correspondent, ex-Mayor of Herzliya, and good friend of Arik Sharon. \"Many people ask themselves today,\" Haggai Segal said, \"\'What happened to the fighting spirit of Sharon? Where is the old Arik Sharon?\' What can you tell them?\"
Landau: \"I don\'t understand those people. We are facing a situation that the world has never known - young people, taught hatred by their religious leaders, blowing themselves up in population centers. Even the kamikazes in World War II were a question of an army against an army, while this is totally different. It is a big problem - but it is not a threat to the very existence of the State. Sharon knows, just as we do, that if he wants, he can conquer all of Gaza and the rest of the PA areas tomorrow - and then we\'ll have peace? We all know that the entire Western world is fighting a world war against terrorism. Since Sep. 11, the rules of the game have changed. Israel cannot act alone. Iran and Iraq are much more dangerous, and they will have to be dealt with - not by us, fortunately. Sharon correctly reads the map, he knows that he can\'t operate alone in the world, and he has three million Arabs for whom in the end we will have to find a solution… He knows that not everything can be solved by force. … In difficult times, serious nations have serious media organizations that give backing to their leader. That is not the case here. This is a period that we have to unite around the Prime Minister. And you at Arutz-7 must also know: Now is not the time to always talk about new elections, and what will be, etc. Now is the time to unite. We are going through difficult times, but I have no doubt that if we show unity, we will win.\"
Landau: \"I don\'t understand those people. We are facing a situation that the world has never known - young people, taught hatred by their religious leaders, blowing themselves up in population centers. Even the kamikazes in World War II were a question of an army against an army, while this is totally different. It is a big problem - but it is not a threat to the very existence of the State. Sharon knows, just as we do, that if he wants, he can conquer all of Gaza and the rest of the PA areas tomorrow - and then we\'ll have peace? We all know that the entire Western world is fighting a world war against terrorism. Since Sep. 11, the rules of the game have changed. Israel cannot act alone. Iran and Iraq are much more dangerous, and they will have to be dealt with - not by us, fortunately. Sharon correctly reads the map, he knows that he can\'t operate alone in the world, and he has three million Arabs for whom in the end we will have to find a solution… He knows that not everything can be solved by force. … In difficult times, serious nations have serious media organizations that give backing to their leader. That is not the case here. This is a period that we have to unite around the Prime Minister. And you at Arutz-7 must also know: Now is not the time to always talk about new elections, and what will be, etc. Now is the time to unite. We are going through difficult times, but I have no doubt that if we show unity, we will win.\"