he is told to take up psychiatry. Oh, Olmert is experience OK, but not in many areas needed to be PM. Olmert is the utmost of self centered selfishness. He can't even poll in the double digits. The country wants him out, NOT by a landslide but an earthquake and a volcano. Remember, this is the idiot that put in a defense minister WITH NO! experience. What did Olmert think he was running, the country of Monoco? Omert has responsibility to his countrymen and other Jews. Even Washinton was frustrated. MAYBE OLMERT THINKS THE PM JOB IS LIKE OUTCOME BASED EDUCATION DEVOICE OF RESULTS. WILL SOMEONE PLEASE PACK THIS GUY'S SUITCASES. EVEN A DICTATOR DOING SO POORLY WOULD HAVE THE SENSE AND DIGNITY TO RESIGN!

Olmert says let him learn! This is not a job that gives on the job training. He proved that he was not ready and did enough damage. Enough is enough! We need somebody with experience. His tenure as Trade Minister was pockmarked and is unfit to serve as PM.

Despite all the hooplah and failures of the government... I'm glad we have an open democracy. This link on NY times website: http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Communiques/2007/Winograd+Inquiry+Commission+submits+Interim+Report+30-Apr-2007.htm

he must resign immediately. If he doesn't want to resign, he should be fired together with Peretz, Livni and all the other Kadima gangsters. Olmert is not a leader but a disgrace to this country. We must get rid of him before he ruins things more.

If you err and people die, then you need to get the F*** out of the way, how many more lives are to be ruined before you Israeli's kick Olmert and the rest of your corrupt "leaders" out, for goodness sake stand up and fight.

Step down with your dignity intact. You have given it a good shot. Now it is time for someone else to lead. You have sailed the ship of state as far as your skills will allow. A new commander is needed for the rest of the journey. No one in the world wants to see you removed kicking and screaming. No apologies needed. You are still a good guy. Maybe you will get another chance at the helm when the timeing is more suited to your skills and Israel is out of danger. Step down. Please !

Good Morning :) relax, I dont mean bad. Look at Katsav. I even got scare of His non-stop fighting. Well, Halutz did resign ! Is He real Jew :) love Atilla Karagözoğlu King of Israel

Need a glass of water? Start by sitting down and going though the lessons.

The country needs to learn from it's mistakes and elect competent, honest and intelligent leaders. Not the group of hacks that are currently running the country. Any corporation that had a CEO like our prime minister would be out of business in a heart beat or the share holders would vote him out.

Get raedy for more inane comments like these designed to twist your brain cells into pretzels with bubby logic.

By what right does Kadima have to call for accountability when Kadima took power without elections and has never held party elections? Its (Sharon's) modus operandi is/was to act without accountability to the electorate. Sharon disavowed the party charter and referendum and the election of Likud against the Mitzna plan to destroy Jewish lives. Sharon cleansed the cabinet to provide a veil of legitimacy to destroy Jewish lives. Sharon crates Kadiuma and simultaneously Kadima takes power without elections to only continue to destroy Jewish lives and endanger the rest of the country. Olmert takes power and continues to destroy Jewish lives, makes war without achieving objectives and destroys Jewish lives. Now Kadima wants accountability?

that needs to be corrected. So resign, you claim you care for the state yet by not stepping down you are showing contempt for Democracy and for the Jewish State of Israel.

He must be competent, secure, honest and 100% concern for its citizens prior to undertaking such a crucial job.

Yes I'm jealous of you. You have no economy You have no education system You have no order in society You have nothing Your entire area is based on who has a gun and rules that street. Your only effective means of fighting is by sending people to blow themselves up. And all current successes such as terrorization of sderot is only possible because we have an Prime Minister with a 0% approval rating.

fix it? huh? can't olmert's speechwriters do better?!

I believe the people of Israel should lern their lesson of backing a candidate whose only ambition to govern was because of his fullish childish jealousy of Bibi. He teamed up with up with Arik who wasen't less jealous of Bibi and so together they brought Israel to its knees.

To quote the Winograd report... "The minister of defense did not have the knowledge or experience in military,political or governmental matters"....(nor did he).."have good knowledge of the basic principles of using military force to achieve political goals"... Who appointed him? Both should have resigned...yesterday. I urge all to be proactive. Write letters; send telegrams; march and/or any other methods to make it clear to these men that we, the public, do not want them in office. I also urge the media not to let us, again, the public, be apathethic. Continue the pressure. Don't let the lapse of time to lull our anger. This time you are right on the money.