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Ehud Olmert says goodbye
Attila Somfalvi
Published: 31.07.08, 09:40
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1. Shalom Habibi, May we never have the likes of you again!
(07.31.08)
2. One down - many more to go.
Terry ,   Eilat, Israel   (07.31.08)
The list is long - will we as a nation be able to rid ourselves of this disgusting collection of inept, unprincipled, self-serving parasites we call politicians? Will we be able to overhaul our dysfunctional political system that can only produce such third-rate political hacks? Olmert is a symptom - he is the product of a system, not an aberration.
3. good bye
colin   (07.31.08)
The corrupt Olmert says good bye. Again the lies,deciet and falsehood. He knows that there will not be a new coalition hence he stays on as PM until the election so what the difference that he resigned.
4. Enough!
Ariel Ben Yohanan ,   Kfar Tapuah, Efraim   (07.31.08)
Enough! Enough of this Hellenistic institutional structure! Israel needs a good Jewish king, a Sanhedrin and a well informend Jewish People to keep him within the Torah.
5. Yuval Hamebulbal for Next Prime Minister!
(07.31.08)
6. CLEVER PLOY
DAVID ,   JUDEA   (07.31.08)
Knowing Olmerd and the corrupt sytem that produced the likes of him, he will probally hold on to his seat for as long as another 6 months. That will give him and his "shalom cult" buddies enough time to piss away our inheritange in a set of horrible deals made with the devil , represented by Assad, Hamas and Hizbollah. By following the dictates of the Herzelist doctrine, one will see how Olmerd"s legal problems will vanish , like they did for Sharon with his Greek island affair. Anyone who believes in due process and Democratic principles here with the sate of Israel is either naive or needs to get his head checked, because we are geting roally screwed in a very clever way.
7. David the unwise
lawrence ,   zefat israel   (07.31.08)
If you were only more knowledgeable ,you would realise that Prime Minister Olmert,far from pissing away our inheritance ,has onthe contrary managed to keep it intact.He has given nothing away to either the palestinians ,syrians or anyone else and has withstood massive american pressure without caving in to the demands of u.s administration.
8. 4 -Moschiach ben David is on his way.
(07.31.08)
9. TO NR7 LAWRENCE
DAVID ,   JUDEA   (07.31.08)
Here is your typical vulgar Israeli arrogant response. You must be one of the 4% to approve of Olmert and his hencemen. It is good to know that all this media spinning has got your head spinning Mr Lawrence of Arabia. Obviously you have not travaled very much in your own country lately, because if you would have you would have noticed how our land is being over run by Arabs. If you wnat to be naive in believing that Olmerd would not give away Jerusalem, the Golan and other areas, that is your very wise choice. With all your knowledge you are telling 80% of us that we are pretty dum and should see your Idol Olmerd as a great satesman. It is understandable by your standards why we get so much garbage in our knesset. And yes he did lick Bush"s shoesclean all the time, that is why he boched the 2nd Lebanon war and in doing so laying the ground for a third one.
10. #9 David
Lawrence ,   zefat israel   (07.31.08)
My disagreeing with your point of view does not automatically render me arrogant as you put it but thanks for the compliment. yes ,I would assume you are pretty dumb,especially as you spell dumb dum.I doubt very much that mr. Olmert "botched" the Lebanon war ,as you put it ,it was the I.D.F who did that all on their own and with their incompetent generals .It will be a full moon soon and the weather will turn cooler in a month ,no doubt Mr. olmert is to blame for that also.
11. Did Tony Soprano give away parts of his enterprise?
Jake   (07.31.08)
As I recall he defeated his rivals and ended up in the position of "the winner takes it all". I do not recall Johnny Sack proclaiming "a divine victory", forcing Tony into humiliating exchanges. Olmert is the undisputed loser, and his only link to the Sopranos is his propensity for shady dealings. He is what Tony Soprano would call a "Stu'cats".
12. Lawrence, #7, all that may be true, but...
Jake   (07.31.08)
when Olmert signed and sealed a deal with Hizbullah exchanging the bodies of 2 Israeli soldiers whom he knew to be dead for one living convicted serial murderer, several living Hizbullah terrorists, and no information on Ron Arad, he put upon his own shoulders personal responsibility for a humiliating catastrophic Israeli defeat at the hands of an Islamist terror organization. Olmert may not have relinquished territory, but what he has done can best be described as throwing Israel with an exposed open wound into shark-infested waters.
13. To Lawrence #10, RE incompetent generals
Jake   (07.31.08)
"I doubt very much that mr. Olmert "botched" the Lebanon war ,as you put it ,it was the I.D.F who did that all on their own and with their incompetent generals" It is Olmert's responsibility as Commander in Chief to make sure the right generals are in charge of the job, and if he sees they are botching it, its is Olmert's job to fire them then and there and hire someone else promptly. Instead he let Dan Halutz, master of the stock exchange, have his way with the air war. If it had been Sharon in charge, he would never have relied on air power alone, and he would have ensured that Dan Halutz either complies or is immediately replaced, and he would have ensured that generals associated with the infantry are on the ground fighting shoulder to shoulder with their men. Face it. Olmert was out of touch.
14. #13 Jake
lawrence ,   zefat israel   (07.31.08)
Jake ,you are correct .The buck stops with olmert,however he was omly Prime minister for about 2 months when the war began .Not really enough time,Anyway ,who would have known how Halutz and the army would perform.Hindsight is a wonderful thing.As for Sharon,he was the one who unfortunately appointed Haluts as chief of staff because halutz would follow sharons orders regarding Gush Katif withdrawal and do as he was told.
15. # 12 Jake
lawrence ,   zefat israel   (07.31.08)
Exchanging live hizbullah men including a certain mr. Kuntar in exchange for two corpses almost defies belief .There is a strange logic to it ,Olmert seemed to cave in to pressure from the families Golwasser and Regev .However eve for this olmert is not solely to blame,it is the peculiar jewish obsession with bringing back body parts at any cost and olmert did not invent that.Israel has been doing bad deals for years and I repeat ,the rot did not begin with olmert and probably wont end with him ,sadly.
16. NR 10 lawrence
DAVID ,   JUDEA   (07.31.08)
Well again you prove my point that you are a vulgar Herzelist , that gives reason for the hatred against Israel all around the world. All you are capable of is below the belt remarks showing your lack of humanity like your buddy Olmerd who is a first class piece of garbage, the fine result of Israeli herzelism.
17. # 16 David
Lawrence ,   zefat israel   (08.01.08)
I have no desire to continus to make below the belt remarks,as you put it,and should you stop arguing with me for a minute you might realise that our views are actually more similar than you might have thought.You say Olmert is ''a piece of Garbage'' and you are entitled to your opinion but who is better? Bibi ,Mofaz ,Livni? please let's have some constructive criticism for a change which requires a little more effort.
18. TO LAWRENCE NR 17
DAVID ,   JUDEA   (08.01.08)
Well I do agree that there is no change coming with Livni,Mofaz or Bibi. Elections will not change a thing. How to fix this corrupt sytem is another thing, but for sure we have to make these jokers have to answer to us the voters and break their little kingdom. How to go about this is the great dillema. But for sure it will take all of us together to push through change. Shabbat Shalom Mr Lawrence.
19. ...and Israel says "good riddance"
Jack ,   San Diego, USA   (08.01.08)
20. Great people are always unpopular ,Sorry for Olmert
Sami Haddad ,   Canada   (08.02.08)
21. olmert departs
marcel   (08.02.08)
Who will want to hire olmert as his lawyer after his debacle as PM? If he is indicted and then convicted, he will be disbarred.He is likely to be convicted in the israeli tours doublebilling more than anything else.Who cares how he leaves. But that Israel could have such a dog as PM, confirms that israel is no light unto nations, that its moral code is bunk and self-defeating, and that the chosen people is rubbish. See how Olmert shrinks from challenge-Hezbollah-he does nothing about Hamas--Hamas rockets-he agrees to a one sided ceasefire. Jerusalem attacks- he says we will have to leave E. Jerusalem. Soon it will the the gallilee.This man is the book defintion of a coward, a sellout, no moral fiber. But it is israel who put him there. Anyways, he needs really to go to jail and think about what damage he he has done to Israel and the jewish people. Israel now is a pathetic laughing stock that runs to Paris to beg for Assad's handshake. On the other hand, mayb he is attracted to Asma Assad, which would be normal for most men.
22. olmert goodbye:not missed;not wanted;who cares?
yahn goodey   (08.02.08)
maybe his family thinks he is special-----no one i know could care less----we did not vote for him nor want him to start with as it was obvious he was/is a sycophant that took advantage of the weak and sickly;those that did not realize he was just pretending to be a saint.
23. Offending Tony Soprano
Abraham Bohadana ,   Nancy, France   (08.03.08)
Please, do not offend Tony Soprano. He helped an old woman to cross the street.
24. 23 , HE PARTICIPATED IN THE
AVROHOM BILGREI ,   ZION   (08.04.08)
MOTORCADE THAT RAN OVER A TEN YEAR OLD GIRL ! Claimed she was only mildly injured with a fractured pelvis, kidney trauma and a concoussion with amnesia ! We never heard any more on the story again ! HER NAME WAS HANNAH SOFER ! GOOGLE IT !!!
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