Olmert's office on housing report: It's time to admit that Netanyahu failed
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert also offered his response Wednesday to a report outlining the policies which led to the current housing crisis, released by the state comptroller.
"According to official statistics from the Central Bureau of Statistics, in the four years that Olmert served as finance minister and later on as prime minister there was a real decline that included a 2 percent reduction in housing prices.
"The dramatic, and destructive rise in the price of housing occurred during Netanyahu's governance. However, like always, everyone except for Netanyahu is blamed except for the sitting prime minister for the past six years. Instead of running away from responsibility, and making up embarrassing excuses, it has come time for Netanyahu to look at the Israeli public straight in the eyes and admit that he failed."
