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Focus reporter apologizes to PM's Office
Gil Yaron
Published: 28.04.07, 22:47
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1. Duh?
M. Hartley ,   Atlanta, US   (04.28.07)
What the hell, just make up a whole, new "interview." Maybe we just need to get rid of contexts. They certainly create a lot of problems
2. PROBABLY HE SAID 2000........:)
MAHMOOD ,   LONDON-UK   (04.28.07)
Translation was not the issue.He now realises that 1000 will not suffice.Probably 2000 will be needed.
3. this was a clear warning to IRAN
(04.28.07)
4. "shlemazzal"
Michael Saltman ,   Haifa   (04.28.07)
Olmert is the most pathetic shlemazzal to have ever held the Prime Minister's job in Israel
5. he should resign and GETsome one with little BRAIN
reuven   (04.28.07)
enough with this foolish man opening his mouth.we allmost lost the northen israel because of this fool.
6. IRAN has been warned...
Sabientje ,   Utrecht, NL   (04.28.07)
Whether the statements are disputed or not, let this be known...Iran's nuclear ambitions will be destroyed. It is 1,000 or 2,000 it doesn't matter. Iran's nuclear plants will be obliterated just like the ego of Ahmadinejad...
7. a ganiff but not a poker player
mike ,   Jerusalem   (04.28.07)
Old Merde knows how to steal but not how to play poker, only a schmuck shows his hand
8. "Oh no I didn't!" "Oh yes you did!"
Scooby ,   Ramat Gan   (04.28.07)
Can we get the Punch and Judy show out of the way? An examination of the transcript from a PM who never actually had an interview? I find it VERY hard to believe Focus would publish a report that didn't exist! Maybe the PM's office had better update their calendar.
9. who knows
Jackie ,   Nahariyaa, Israel   (04.28.07)
who knows these days, with such a corrupted government with corrupted politicans... we need a new government
10. Just like the yellow tabloids
Haifa, Israel   (04.28.07)
All of these reports about Israel supposedly planning to attack Iran or Syria - or the "you better not!"s are just like the seedy tabloid writers inventing stories and star pairings/break-ups in hopes they will incite some action through repeated suggestions. Anything to avoid actually being productive or getting a real life.
11. #9
James ,   Israel   (04.28.07)
You are right, but there is no one else. We have no one!
12. Germans vs. Jews
KREYNOLDS ,   OREM, US   (04.29.07)
So let me see if I got this right: The Germans are already blaming the Jews for a conflict that hasn't even taken place? That's just so uncharacteristic of those Brown Shirts.
13. Taheri ain't no reporter!
Persian CAT ,   Middle-o-Nowhere   (04.29.07)
Amir Taheri has never been a reporter. He used to be a propagandist for the Shah, he left Iran and continued to be a gossip monger in Europe. Olmert-the-motormouth may have met this character and run his mouth as usual about subjects way above his bald head. I am sure Olmert was suckered by this experienced spinmeister. But then what else is new?
14. #4, Define "shlemazzal"
Persian CAT   (04.29.07)
I like the sound of it.
15. All Israelis should be very very cautious of reporters
Otter ,   Canada   (04.29.07)
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. program As It Happens recently interviewed the lawyer for the Israeli women suing the bus company that serves Haredi riders and where women are made to sit in the back. The reporter was trying to get the lawyer to admit that it was just like the struggle for civil rights in the US South (the lawyer did not fall for it). On another question she wanted to get an admission that women had been physically attacked. The lawyer admitted there may have been one instance with one American woman. That was at least the second report they had on the same subject because it's one that makes Israelis look bad. Those are the ones the international press is interested in. And in this case, it's unfortunate that there was not a recording of the PM's interview.
16. Even Omert knows better than this - surprisingly enough !
redkmike ,   tel aviv - Israel   (04.28.07)
Olmert is unwanted and must go but even he knows that a "1,000 cruise missiles 10-day attack" is not needed. Estimates I believe are one day and nothing like thousands of missiles. There are 32 targets and it is probably not necessary to hit all of them in order to delay the project by several years.
17. Olmert is Muddled
Jim Silberman ,   New York, NY USA   (04.29.07)
Why is it when anyone talks to Olmert they come away confused, e.g. Nancy Pelosi. I believe that the answer lies in part, with the fact that Olmert is muddled and confused himself. Of course Israel's enemies love to make her the villain, but Olmert makes it all too easy. Ins Deutch, Olmert ist ein naar.
18. #14 Persian CAT
blue meanie   (04.29.07)
You mean to tell us you never watched "/laverne & Shirley" Schlemiel, schlemazzel, hossenpfeffer incorporated
19. When the Iranian students...
Rhett Butler ,   LA   (04.29.07)
When the Iranian students in their Levi jeans and hair nets and Ipods are convinced that the University of Teheran might well be vaporized one unsuspecting morning, the government will be overthrown. Anything short of that will be a nuclear tipped Iran with 5 to 7 years.
20. You need bebe now
Not Bill Clinton ,   Los angeles-USA   (04.29.07)
You need to get rid of Olmert. what a damm fool. Why is he talking to a Eur-O-Pee-On journalist for. the Eur-O-Pee-Ons want israel and the Us wiped off the map. The Israli's need to be very secretive about their plans, like they were in 1981 when the bombed the reactor site in Iraq in 1981, of course funded by and built by Eur-O-Pee-ons..............
21. old story
Ken ,   Gardner, USA   (04.29.07)
When are the Israelis going to come to their senses? Europe and the caliphate want them extirminated. The Germans are not their friends,the French are not their friends. And Iran has already made their feelings known. Wake up, Israel.
22. Another Media Bias
Don ,   Kalamazoo MI   (04.29.07)
This is your typical journalist and a typical media outlet. Full of outright lies -distortions-half truths - bias, but they think they have a noble cause and are without bias. There is no lower life form on earth than a journalist except maybe his/her editor.
23. Olmert is talker-not doer
Lee ,   Mayhill, NM, USA   (04.29.07)
24. Everybody knows,
Paul ,   Jerusalem   (04.29.07)
That Olmert and he criminal government is incapable of doing anything to protect their citizens, so no need for the bloodthirty enemies to worry. This government has bought into the 'sustained conflict' theory of allowing limited jihad so western governments can justify their military budget and control over power. Olmert doesn't have the guts to do what is good for his people.
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