Likud Party leader and retired IDF general Ariel Sharon was elected Prime Minister of Israel on 7 February 2001. 62.6% of the voters supported him while only 37.4% supported Ehud Barak. Never before in Israel has a Prime Minister been elected by such a large margin of votes. His election represents a revolution in the attitude of the Israeli public. Never before in the 4,000-year history of Israel had any leader been ready to give the Temple Mount and Jerusalem to the enemies of Israel as Barak was ready to do. When enemies attacked Israel and tried to take any part of the Land from them, especially the Temple Mount, Israelis fought and gave their lives to defend it. The nation of Israel was shocked when Barak negotiated with terrorists to give it to them despite the fact that G-d had warned His people never to give away any part of the land. They could not accept it. It broke their hearts and they decided to say a resounding NO! to Ehud Barak and his government.

Ariel Sharon, ex-general and hero of the Israeli army, touching the talith-covered body of the 4-month old baby, Yehuda Haim Shoham, murdered by Arab terrorists. The body is being carried by his father at the funeral. The Israelis are calling on Sharon to stop his restraint after so many babies and Israelis have been murdered by the war-criminal, Yasser Arafat.

Ehud Barak was prime minister for only one and a half years, yet in such a short time so many bad things happened to Israel. The weakness of his government encouraged PLO terrorists to carry out attacks against Israel and to murder many innocent Israelis. For the first time Israelis started to feel insecure and believe that the State was in great danger. The Arabs started to feel that perhaps this was their opportunity to destroy Israel. Their voices could be heard all over the Middle East. Israel felt it was without a leader. Many said that our only leader was our eternal Father, the G-d of Israel. There is no doubt that the G-d of Israel saved us from this terribly dangerous situation. Barak's plans were not acceptable to G-d and He removed him from office as He did all the other Prime Ministers who tried to give away the land of Israel. This was especially true of Barak who tried to put his hand on the Temple Mount to give it to murderers. How could he commit such a terrible abomination to the holiness of the Temple Mount?

It was not an accident that the process that led to Sharon's election was his visit to the Temple Mount days before Yom Kippur. Sharon's visit itself was not an accident. G-d put it in his heart to go up to the Temple Mount to display the eternal sovereignty of G-d over this most holy site and to give a very clear NO! to the terrible plans to give it away. These enemies of Israel understood the meaning of Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount. They started the war against Israel with the encouragement of all the Arab countries and their many allies all over the world. When these events started, Barak became weaker and weaker as all the other parties in his coalition left him. This was the judgment of G-d, leading to the election by such a majority of the man who visited, fought, and demonstrated for Him and His holy mountain. It was also a clear message that G-d is determined to continue to save Israel and not to allow any enemy to put his hand on His holy mountain and His holy city Jerusalem. He showed everyone that — whether they want it or not — the Temple Mount will very soon be the site of His holy temple.

For all these purposes, G-d caused Sharon to be elected Prime Minister of Israel at a very critical time in her history. A great responsibility lies on the shoulders of Ariel Sharon. G-d has given him a great privilege and mission. If he will provide leadership in Israel and fulfill these purposes of G-d then he will have the blessings of G-d and the strength to do so.

The Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement calls on Ariel Sharon to be faithful to these prophetic end-time purposes for Israel and all the world. We call on everyone to encourage him and to stand with the people of Israel.