Infidel Bloggers Alliance (Free subscription) | yesterday
Frimet Roth writes on FPM about Ehud Olmert's obsession with releasing terrorists. Indeed, that seems to be one of the few things he's "good" at, which gives some insight into just how demented his brain really is.
Signs of the Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Israel's prime minister says Washington has not rejected a request by Tel Aviv to take any action it deems "necessary" against Iran. Ehud Olmert, the outgoing premier, said Tuesday that he had extensively discussed Iran and its nuclear program with "Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and the (US) president". "There is a basic, deep understanding about the Iranian threat...
Rhapsodyinbooks's Weblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
In today’s New York Times, Op-Ed columnist Roger Cohen reviews outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s thoughts on Israel. Cohen writes the following: “In a frank September interview with the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth, reprinted this month by The New York Review of Books, the Israeli leader chose to exit with a mea culpa for [...]
Antony Loewenstein (Free subscription) | yesterday
An encouraging sign, from the International Herald Tribune’s Roger Cohen, that the Jewish state is dealing itself out of a viable future: Imagine Ehud Olmert, the outgoing Israeli prime minister, saying this to Barack Obama: “The United States has been wrong to write Israel a blank check every year; wrong to turn a blind eye to the settlements [...]
Vox Verax (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Ehud Olmert New York Review of Books (TM Note: see Roger Cohen piece, below.) On the eve of the Jewish New Year, Israel's most popular daily newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, published an extended interview of lame-duck prime minister Ehud Olmert by journalists Nahum Barnea and Shimon Shiffer. Olmert is a former mayor of Jerusalem (1993–2003), member of the Knesset, and cabinet-level official. In 2005,...
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From Haaretz : WASHINGTON - U.S. President George Bush believes that Israel is offering Syria the Golan Heights without getting anything in exchange, according to sources briefed on his White House meeting with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert last week. After Olmert updated Bush on Israel's indirect talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, the U.S. president demanded, "Why do you want to give Assad the...
Tel-Chai Nation (Free subscription) | yesterday
Frimet Roth writes on FPM about Ehud Olmert's obsession with releasing terrorists. Indeed, that seems to be one of the few things he's "good" at, which gives some insight into just how demented his brain really is.
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday harshly condemned the terrorist attacks in India's Mumbai, saying that it was a "terrible act" that takes Jews back to the worst moments in their history. At least six Israelis were among the 195 killed, with 295 others injured during the shocking incident after 10 gunmen stormed luxury hotels, hospitals, train stations and the Chabad House, a Jewish prayer...
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Israeli cabinet on Sunday approved the release of 250 Palestinian security prisoners as a goodwill gesture to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, local news service Ynet reported. The move was requested by caretaker Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who promised to set free another 250 Palestinian prisoners during his meeting earlier this month with Abbas,...
Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mumbai, India - A report in several media outlets that some of the killed during the terrorist raid of the Chabad House were found wrapped in prayer shawls is false, despite the credence lent it by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s repetition of the tale. “The pictures of the Jewish victims and this terrible image of [...]
Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday
DUBAI: Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has vowed to support Indian authorities in the investigations on the Mumbai terror attacks. Mr. Olmert said on Sunday Israel “would be happy to provide any and all information or specific ...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday he was pleased with India's cooperation throughout the deadly Mumbai attacks, toning down criticism voiced by Israeli security experts of the Indian military's handling of the standoff.
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
The Israeli cabinet has approved the release of 250 Palestinian prisoners after an earlier promise from outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. The prisoners, some of 11,000 held by Israel, will be freed in the West Bank. An Israeli official said the move aimed to help bolster Palestinian PM Mahmoud Abbas's West Bank administration against Hamas, which rules in Gaza.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
Israel approves the release of 250 prisoners after an earlier promise from outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
JERUSALEM, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The Israeli Cabinet Sunday approved the release of 250 Palestinian prisoners, but said it must be coupled with continued opposition to terrorism. The Cabinet approved the measure authored by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who pledged two weeks ago to free the prisoners while meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, the Jerusalem Post reported. Olmert said...
