by just calling it "delaying" and saying he's "not serious" without finding out for sure, then you are being a hypocrite. take olmert up on his offer and see for yourself, and show the entire world, if he is serious or not.

The idea is that Olmert to make peace with the Palestinians not with the Saudies.SO, if he is really serious and interested in peace as you suggest , he will talk to the Palestinians .Olmert is trying to be smart ass and the Saudies are not stupid to allow him to score points.

You are willing to live in eternal war because you think Olmert shouldn't be allowed to be a smart ass? It amazes me the price Arabs and their supporters are willing to pay to save face, their precious "dignity". Let's assume you're right, and this is all one great big bluff. Olmert doesn't mean it. Wouldn't the way to prove be as Mike said, to grasp at the chance of peace and show him for the faker you assert he is? I can promise you this - this taking people at their word and taking chances for peace is exactly what we've done with Arafat and the Palestinians, and you all know it. You know that Arabs are literally getting away and have gotten away with murder, and that they have NEVER taken any position that saw peace talks as anything other than a tactical means to obliterate Israel from the map. And it's your familiarity with the method that makes you doubt Israel and Olmert. The bottom line here is that the Saudis, Syrians, and Palestinians especially have all said that Israel refuses to negotiate, when it is Arabs who dictate uncompromising terms for peace. As long as you see the Arabs as the only aggrieved party for whom recompense can be "just", then the "just peace" you seek will always be lip service. THe precise same lip service you claim that Israel is serving up.

You know guys, one thing we agree on with the Israelis is about Olmert. The guy does not know how to run a country, not an army, nor a negotiation. He even has no success in bluffing the Arabs. Sorry Olmert, you can not make man from kid. Quit.... Quit.... We need real peace maker to talk peace not a child killer!!! 750,000 cluster bombs will not forgotten for few words of peace.

Olmert has become an embarrassment even to Israel's enemies. He's a dangerous idiot because he's determined to prove he's not an idiot before he leaves office.

should wrong decisions have to have AN EQUAL PRICE ? Politics...Probagandas...and all other daily painfull lie truths... I was having luch with some people. You got to see how empty talks, when you LOOK at them from far, you will think that such a big guys ! but when you hear from them ; ALL YOU SEE SOME WOODS. ALL YOU HEAR SOME WOOD VOICE. its almost impossible to meet someone who you can respect. --- LETS COME TO THE SUBJECT OF BEEN A PM OF ISRAEL ! what else have more importantance for world peace than been A PM of Israel, today ? If there is A HELL in other side ! those men who have chance in Rulling The Countries, they must have to be send to the deepest place of THE HELL. If you got no vision for the peace, why you accept the duty ! World leaders need to be taken into the courts when they failed. If we start do that, we can reach to some point ! if we dont we get f.....d and not get paid for it. Olmert and The Other ones (including all Islam ones) need to be taken to THE COURTS. The Reason : Raping the hopes of The Peace. Raping the minds of ordinary people. YOU JUST CANT RUN. YOU GOT TO PAY WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. No matter what people wish ! you the leaders have no chance to fail ! such a false prophets they are, Olmert and The others (including all Islamic ones) every country should build its own war courts ! Atilla Karagözoğlu

Hey,what's wrong with you all? If Arabs are so serious about peace, let them first come to Israel, start normaliztion, stop incitement, support of radicals, terror, recognize that Israel is here to stay, what's wrong with that? We all know the answer - Arabs will never come to Israel, and won't discuss anything.They seriously think they can fart off some silly statements in Riyahd, and Israel must run around with pants down?To No 7 - Olmert isn't embarrasment to our eemies in the way you think - he embarrasses them for they are - liars.

We won't foget and forgive as well your katyushas, our kidnapped soldiers, your Hizballah. We don't need to bluff you guys, you're bluffing yourself.

the peace initiative is very clear.There is nothing to negotiate about.So take it as whole or leave it. http://www.mideastweb.org/saudipeace.htm