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
advise government israel negotiate sit terrorist
I don't know that there is one serious American representative that will advise Israel to sit with a terrorist government and negotiate with them.
prime responsibility
Every prime minister ... has the responsibility to provide security for his people.
doctors healthy
My doctors say I am very healthy.
iran government terrorist
Iran is an anti-Semitic, terrorist government.
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.
israel ceasefire
There is no ceasefire. There will not be any ceasefire.
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.
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.
thinking israel differences
Who thinks seriously that if we sit on another hilltop, on another hundred meters, that this is what will make the difference for the state of Israel's basic security?
retirement thinking ramifications
I have to think about the possible ramifications of an early retirement.
country
I love my country more than anything else.
promise prime ministers
A prime minister must not promise things that can't be fulfilled.
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.