I do hope that PM Olmert is able to succeed in bringing meaningful peace and justice for jews and palistinians a lot closer. And that he has the ability to defend and protect the citizens of his country, in all relevant spheres. One, b'cos isrealis and palistinians need someone who can give them peace and justice and two b'cos i think the personal attacks against the PM are "politically" motivated and unjustified. If he succeeds on the rigth path, then his detractors would retract.

dont give anymore jewish land to the arabs you will pay a heavy price for that. just as sharon and rabin did

999 for exchange of Shalit. 0.999% Golan for exchange of peace !

Remember what dinijad has been saying with "count down". Recent visits into Syria by Iran officials tying up ends. Full re-armament of hizbollah. UN trial of Hariri murder implicating Syria. Olmert and Israel now perceived to be the weakest Israel has EVER been after last debarkle in Lebenon. Theyre almost ready to strike so Olmert wants to get in first with the appeasing statement in case war breaks out saying Israel had always intended relinquishing the Golan. Most have been predicting war this summer.

Is is possible that Olmert is a pawn in a game by players whose interests would be served by Syria severing its ties with Iran? If true, land-for-peace is an excellent idea. Offer the Syrians Mecca. Or Tehran.

A long line of losers and appeasers who follow a failed peace plan have ruled Israel and ther is no peace anywehere. Return to Hashem !

I always thought you were as dumb as you looked

Is there no end to this man's corruption? Is obvious to blind Freddy that Olmet is only trying to divert attention away from the Winograd Report in which he was deemed to have been incompetent in respect to the Lebanon War. Israel must never give away the Golan Heights or any other part of the Land of Israel.

Well, if war breaks out isreal would at least say that it reached out sincerely for peace, so gloves off. The situation in lubnan was probably a strategic multi-objective "test" to prepare for the real war to cut-off supplies from/thru syria to militants in the territories. Perhaps the PM being a true zionist would use the capital of the victory to first unite jewish support behimd him and then jusitfy a bold peace initiative with the arab nations. First wage the diplomatic war, which included, the lubnan war showing how vulnerable isrealis are to militants armed by/thru syria, and no including the peace overtures, and then next, wage the real war of stopping the folw of support to anti-isreali militants. Perhaps iran may be included on the target list. Surely the right-wing can see thru this possible plan and should throw thier support behind the PM rather than trying to hinder him from doing his job.

It is the people of Israel who can make such a determination and NOT one person. Such simplistic solution by one person can damage Israel's national security. The Golan is part of ancient Israel which Israel liberated from the Islamist-Jihadist occupiers in 1967. It's strategic value to the defense and security of Israel is of vital importance.

it is mathematically impossible to go below 0% in opinion polls.

and Olmert with giving away the Golan Heights. We are in trouble It seems both for the same reasons to save their skin. Look where Sharon is Look where Olmert will be

Why not Jerusalem, why not the entire country? Between the political situation, the gay parade, gaza and the syrian border how much more of a hole can the country withstand before collapse.. Maybe we have to reach this point to wake everyone up, sadly!!

Of course a comprehensive peace with Syria involves giving them BACK the Golan (which is SYRIAN territory according to every single person on the planet except, strangely, some Israelis). The only reason why it makes sense for Israel to stay in the Golan is because if a military threat by Syria. But if a comprehensive peace is concluded, there is no need to occupy that region anymore, A peace agreement could also make of the Golan a demilitarized zone. Israel did exactly the same with Egypt and the Sinai, and it worked perfectly.

get off your assses you Sheinkin Street posers !! omlet fudd and Uncle simon are surely ready to give away your sacred street to the arabians for another piece of paper (aka: an attack)

Israel is about to be attacked on two fronts from Lebanon and the occupied territories. And instead of dealing from a position of strength, this coward offers to give back land that Israel won in a war that others started. Maybe the United States should give all of its land back to the Mexicans and the Native Americans. Maybe then those bad, mean, whittle terrorists would leave us alone. Nuts! Both we Americans and Israelis are acting like gun-shy cowards! Enough already!

New Elections are needed to elect a better leader. Bibi

Olmert is an idiot!

Untill the last few days, I thought that the majority of israelis were pragmatic and realistic. That they didn't claim all palestinian lands nor Golan (and Sinaï). But obviously I was wrong. On this site and on many others, I find a majority of extremist israelis, all craving for land they didn't own 50, 100 years ago. So my question to you (all): "How big do you consider Israel to be? From the Nile to the Euphrates? And what about the arabs?"

Ya ehud! thank you new golan peace! we luve you and when we get land we make peace like gaza. You make smart idea for you. sign fast so we vist tel aviv and haifa and jaff very soon.

olmert is like sharon at his time ,sharon was never elected with a mandate to desengage from gaza but he did it it was no democratic !! olmert was elected with a clear program to desengage from judea and samaria so olmert didn't receive a mandate from the people of israel to desengage from the golan and we all know that he has no legitimacy to run the country with only 3% popularity and to desengage from the golan !!