That Sharon’s stroke could be compared – in terms of political consequences – with the assassination of Yitzak Rabin demonstrates that his personality had become associated with hope and security. The “bulldozer” had become the grandfather of most Israelis and the last card of Western diplomacy, for Americans and, surprisingly, for Europeans, too.
沙龙中风在政治后果方面足以和拉宾遇刺相提并论，足见其人格已经和希望与安全关联起来。这部“推土机”已经成为大多数以色列人的祖父，和西方外交的最后一张牌—对于意料之外的美国人和意料之中的欧洲人都是如此。他单枪匹马似乎就足以成为强大的安慰力量和背负以色列人实施单边脱离的愿景的化身。