it's not olmert, sharon, barak, bibi, peres, rabin, etc. the problem is that terrorists don't want to make peace (hence, the reason they are TERRORISTS). how about the palestinians wanting to make peace, for a change? if that ever happens, then they might have room to criticize israel for something like this. what hypocrites.

Interesting. The "Palestinians" attack Israelis at every opportunity, they fire rockets at us, they kidnap our citizens and then they say that we are interfering in their affairs. Sounds like the coal calling the kettle black.

To react to the subject of this article would be giving it validity. On the other hand, no one in power would do anything about the eternal problem of those who would erase this country from the world, even though some of the countries have erased us from textual maps. That erasure attempts to predict what the Palestinians and other sons of Ishmael expect to do in the future. How can any government of Israel talk to those who have already erased our existence?

remember and talk about why Barghouti is behind bars. The only war crimes if any are the ones that are being committed by the holders of the kidnapped soldiers. They are directing contravening Geneva convention rules by not allowing the Red cross or crescent access to them.. Abbas is just a big joke and Hamas should be eradicated in the name of the Palestinian people.

Mustafa Barghouti means that Olmert is too weak to persuade Israel to give the Arabs hard assets for empty rhetoric. Well, Mustafa may have a valid point. I think that at this stage nobody can do that, no matter how strong. I would advise Mustafa to offer what the Arabs would give Israel in return for what the Arabs want, or they will continue to get nothing other than more trouble and suffering.

Pera Adam

Olmert can´t make peace because of you terorrists, who chose a path of war, destruction, genocide, terrorism, hatred, antisemitism, since 1948. sick of you Long Live Israel

lucky are you PA, you who spend so much time killing each other, who have a gov, not even capable to say the same lie!!! could you imagine your fate if rezt had a strong leader PM???

Then sane people will help you.

Two different Barghoutis--Marwan is the one behind bars. I'm still puzzled as to why capturing a soldier, on duty, in uniform, carrying a gun is "kidnapping" and a war crime while jailing thousands of civilians without trial or public evidence is okay. Someone help me out here.

War crimes? Children??? And what about Palestinian children getting education of hatred and terror? What about Palestinian crimes? If IDF really makes "war crimes", the democratic State of Israel should do everything in order to investigate these ! I'm sure ISRAEL DOES... But I'm barely sure that a Palestinian terror government does the same in its own "house". The only way Palestinians can get some more money from America and the EU is the false propaganda and a well known "lies machine" they use against Israel. Now they say Olmert is weak.... He doesn't really want a Palestinian state? Well, great... ! I am "sure" Binyamin Netanyahu and Avigdor Lieberman would be "happy" to help grow HAMASTAN!

with a culture that teaches its children to hate...period!!! Palestinians will never have what they want until they change their ways.

The best Information minister we ever had, May Allah bless you

IF THE PALESITNIANS ACCUSE ISRAEL OF WAR CRIMES, THAT COULD BE TAKEN TO MEAN THAT THEY CONSIDER THEMSELVES AT WAR WITH ISRAEL. IF SO, WHY NOT WAGE A FULL WAR AGAINST THEM, AND LET THEM TASTE WHAT WAR IS AND WHAT IT MEANS. PERHAPS THAT WILL BRING THEM TO THEIR SENSES.

First of all, go to your international law dictionary and look up "war crime". There are some pretty thorough books written on this and you can learn about what a war crime really is. This article was about bringing about peace between the two sides, so let me help you out by reminding you to stick to the central subject of the issue - how to revive peace negotiations. You can help yourself by staying on topic. Playing word games about who's "war crimes" are worse will not get the two sides to the negotiating table - and that's what the desired goal (well, of some of us, at least) is.

Not to mention the representative of Fatah, a collection of terrorists, thugs, & thieves. What's his signature worth? It is true, however, that with a 3% approval rating, Olmert does not have the authority to negotiate ANY concessions. Nothing should be done until AFTER new elections.

take the 2000 peace plan of israel but with a palestinian charter that admits its crimes against humanity in blocking jewish escape from nazi europe to a minority area of palestine .ergo 1936 .

unfortunately it is very true and he is also busy with too many other private things to devote time to the needs of the country. a man that is involved inso many corrupt acts - how can he run a country like israel?????

in the streets of Gaza. They will tear him to bieces. We both know that. This has always been our tragedy, eliminating and destroying anything bositive, constructive and brogressive. Izrail or lands will not helb us, they are just an excuse to do more damage to our souls and future generations. Change must come from inside us and there is no chance that this will habben any time soon. Lots of thanks to our brothers the Arab nation/League that do not encourage us in the right direction, it is not in their interest. We are left alone by our brothers and have alienated the only beoble that can helb us: Jews.

You certainly sound like this and also with his dealings with human rights violator/murderer Fidel.