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
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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.
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In the coming period, we will move to set the final borders of the state of Israel, a Jewish state with a Jewish majority. We will try to achieve this in an agreement with the Palestinians.
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The direction is clear: We are headed toward a separation from the Palestinians. We are headed toward the determination of a permanent border for the state of Israel. We will protect Jerusalem's unity. We will hold onto the main settlement blocs. But the borders we have in mind are not those Israel has today.
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Every prime minister ... has the responsibility to provide security for his people.
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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.
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I will very much try to ensure the formation process is calm.
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I think there is an opportunity now that never existed before. This is due to a combination of public opinion in Israel, my commitment and the understanding and hopefully future support of President George W. Bush.
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I think there was a decision to freeze it,
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Otherwise there can be no progress with an administration in which there are terrorist organizations as members.
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We clarified that without a clear abandonment of the path of terror, a recognition of Israel's right to exist in security and peace ... Israel won't have any contact with the Palestinians.
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We had hoped to celebrate the Israeli democracy today in a different atmosphere, and now we are again forced to cope with murderous terror. The government of Israel will do what must be done in order to deal with the terrorists and those who dispatch them.
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We are happy to announce that immediately after the president empowers me to put together a government we will start coalition talks ... to establish as quickly a possible a government with the Labor Party as the senior partner.
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It's right that in certain polls there has been a little downturn, but I am sure that no one doubts who will form the next government.
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The new government will face complex challenges ... I believe it will be sworn in.