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
morning israel people
I am focused on what needs to be done for the people of Israel. Period. I do not pity myself and I do not pat myself on the shoulder. I get up in the morning full of energy to fulfill my mission.
country islamic russia
There is a Western world. There is America. There is Great Britain and Germany and France and Russia and China and other nations. I doubt that there is one country amongst those I mentioned which has a desire to see Iran, with its fundamentalist, Islamic, extremist government, possessing nuclear weapons.
retirement thinking ramifications
I have to think about the possible ramifications of an early retirement.
doctors healthy
My doctors say I am very healthy.
iran government terrorist
Iran is an anti-Semitic, terrorist government.
reality miracle looks
Look, miracles in the Middle East are a reality.
fighting impossible sometimes
When you fight for the impossible, sometimes you lose everything.
cutting roles world
The Palestinians are facing a historic junction at which they will have to decide whether they want to remain stuck in a corner of extreme fundamentalism, which will cut them off from the entire world, or whether they are ready to take the necessary steps. My role is to assist in building this process.
believe order people
There were certain people who were out to get me. I know who those people were. They exist, believe me. They know that I know. They spent millions of dollars in order to try to get rid of me. I'm happy they lost most of their money.
tired fighting winning
We are tired of fighting, we are tired of being courageous, we are tired of winning, we are tired of defeating our enemies, we want that we will be able to live in an entirely different environment of relations with our enemies.
believe reality destiny
Disengagement is a response to certain demographic realities, .. Within a few years, due to the higher Arab birth rate, Jews will become a minority in the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. I don't want [Israel] to be South Africa because we don't believe in apartheid. We simply have to separate from the Palestinians so that we can control our own destinies.
numbers borders jerusalem
The formula for the parameters of a unilateral solution are: To maximize the number of Jews; to minimize the number of Palestinians; not to withdraw to the 1967 border and not to divide Jerusalem.
leadership decision trying
Leadership is tested not by one's capacity to survive politically but by the ability to make tough decisions in trying times.
dream desire missions
There is nothing that I'd love to do more than negotiate with Palestinians. This is my desire. This is my dream. This is my mission.