And an increasing number believe that he once more has his sights fixed on destroying Israel.

"The history will write Sharon is the first one who started destroying Israel," he told me.

We could destroy Israel, certainly a very large part of it.

As you know, there are countless numbers of terrorists from many different countries who make it their goal and mission to destroy Israel.

"A return to the 1967 borders will destroy Israel," he said.

We did not fight in order to destroy Israel.

Ahh, you say, but that's because they really want to destroy Israel.

Or is it more interested in continuing its campaign to destroy Israel?

"Iran has a plan for how to destroy Israel," he said.

This could be misunderstood and read as a call to destroy Israel consistently.