Complex sentence: There is a widely held misconception that former Israeli Major General and former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon also served in Sayeret Matkal, as a Major Sharon had founded the IDF's first special-forces unit (Unit 101) in 1953.
Split into simpler sentences: There is a widely held misconception that former Israeli Major General and former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon also served in Sayeret Matkal. As a Major Sharon had founded the IDF's first special-forces unit (Unit 101) in 1953.