Ehud Olmert
Ehud Olmert
Ehud Olmert; born 30 September 1945) is an Israeli politician and lawyer. He served as Prime Minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009 and before that as a cabinet minister from 1988 to 1992 and from 2003 to 2006. Between his first and second stints as a cabinet member, he served as mayor of Jerusalem from 1993 to 2003...
NationalityIsraeli
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth30 September 1945
CountryIsrael
division jerusalem terrible
For me to propose a division of Jerusalem was really terrible. I did it because I reached a conclusion that without which there will not be peace.
israel emotion carried-away
In Israel we tend to be carried away by our emotions.
israel iran president
When the President of Iran talks about removing Israel from the face of the Earth and is building nuclear bombs with a range of 3000km, you have to be worried.
military successful israel
The military operation in Lebanon was the most successful military operation in recent Israeli history. Many in Israel don't recognise that.
people leader political
Political leaders can help change the psychological climate which affects the quality of relationships among people.
struggle rights israel
If the day comes when the two-state solution collapses, and we face a South African-style struggle for equal voting rights (also for the Palestinians in the territories), then, as soon as that happens, the State of Israel is finished,
israel ceasefire
There is no ceasefire. There will not be any ceasefire.
country
I love my country more than anything else.
thinking israel violent
I never thought that Syria and Israel should engage in a violent confrontation because I don't think that there is any particular interest for any of us to do it.
war iraq impact
I know the war in Iraq is controversial in the States, but for us in the Middle East it has made a great and significant impact.
promise prime ministers
A prime minister must not promise things that can't be fulfilled.
responsibility people ministers
Every prime minister... has the responsibility to provide security for his people.
country growing-up successful
Growing up in Israel, how can I not be an optimist? When you remember what Israel was 50 years ago and you see Israel now, one of the most successful countries in the world, stable, democratic, with an enormously stable economy despite everything that has happened in the global economy in the last few years, how can I not be an optimist?
emotional differences people
How are fears born? They are born because of differences in tradition and history; they are born because of differences in emotional, political and national circumstances. Because of such differences, people fear they cannot live together.