# Kahan Commission finds Sharon personally responsible over Sabra and Shatila

Date: 1983

On 8 February 1983 Israel's Kahan Commission found Defence Minister [Ariel Sharon](/people/ariel-sharon) bore personal responsibility for ignoring the danger of the Sabra and Shatila massacre, and he resigned as defence minister.

## People

- Ariel Sharon: https://factrail.ai/people/ariel-sharon

## Sources

- https://www.hrw.org/news/2014/01/11/israel-ariel-sharons-troubling-legacy

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/kahan-commission-sharon-responsibility-1983-02-08