Israel is doing fine in the world diplomatically (so says #28) because Olmert is trying to murder it. The Talkbackers are right. The public wants Olmert OUT. Isn't there a way for the PEOPLE to bring the government down? The knesset won't do it --- they like their perks. And none of us knows who could/should/would take over when Olmert is out.

are not being judged. Olmert and his gang will win and all of you will bring him your profound appreciation. People divided on losers and rulers. Olmert is "ruler" and you, guys suck. There is nothing new under the Moon.

About this "fine" prime minister.

Evacuating Jewish settlements is insane. Ramon and Olmert appear sane only to delusionalists. They are self-serving politicos whose service to the Jewish nation is shortsighted with their intelligence coming from below their waist. Shrewdness in their twisted agendas is not intelligence or sanity.

Let's put aside the fact that, economically, Israel is reaping the rewards of economic reform during Netanyahu's time as Finance Minister. Is Olmert bad? Let me count the ways. * He assigns Ministerial posts irrespective of qualifications or commitment to the national interest * He has not just stood by as Israel's corruption ranking has risen, but actively opposed efforts to fight corruption * He has accepted the decline of the education sector, and tolerated its ideological corruption under Minister Tamir * He compromises the mission of the IDF, sacrificing the need to train against external enemies, by assigning them "evacuation" duties * He sacrifices Jewish cultural and historic interests, as by sanctioning the destruction of the Temple Mount and building of a new minaret * He sacrificed the lives of many soldiers by sending them into battle when the terms of the Lebanon ceasefire were already set * He directs untold sums to building a personal bunker for himself and his colleagues, while leaving border areas almost defenseless * He undermines Israel's most basic security interests by sanctioning the arming of Fatah forces, who then turn those arms on Israelis * Instead of deterring Syrian aggression, he allows Israel itself to be deterred, then turns around and offers to sacrifice the Golan for "peace" * He exercises "restraint" as Gaza is turned into a forward base for Islamic jihadists Need I go on?

"column" but Raymond from DC , beat me to it! I don't think he missed a single outrageous point in Olmerts failings!

Olmert is a traitor to the state of Israel and to the Jewish nation. If this does not become apparent soon to one and all, it will be crystal clear when we look back upon this period 20 years from now - if we as a nation are still around to do so. He arms our sworn enemies. He encourages and enables the enemy to destroy our precious historical artifacts on the temple mount (you don't have to be religious to appreciate the value of one's own history!) That's called aiding and abetting, making one as guilty of the crime if not moreso, as in this case. It's as if he were driving the ditch digger himself. What an affront and disrespect of the highest caliber to his own constituents!! Where is the outrage?

Haim Ramon will make Olmert's collapse even faster. He did it to Peres in 1996, to the health system, to the Histadrut (Union). Whatever Haim Ramon touches is being destroyed. Go ahead, Haim Ramon !

LEADERSHIP QUALITIES: 1.CHARACTER 2.CREDIBILITY 3.CHARISMA 4.POWER A GOOD LEADER HAS ALL 4. HOW MANY DOES OLMERT HAVE?

There should be a law here that if the current PM 's public support falls below 10%, there should be immediate elections!!!! Any PM should be working for the people, so the the people should have the right to decide! Thats what i call democracy, not the dictatorship we have at the moment!

This is another example of the fascists using the media in a desperate attempt to shape public opinion and serve the corrupt anti-Semitic political machine in power. Articles like these, and the motivation behind them, are an attack on the People of Israel. It is not because they voice their opinion, which is protected as freedom of speech in any self-respecting democracy, but because their intent is the intent of our enemies for some bizarre self-hating reason. They walk, talk and think like our enemies. Topple these little jewish Mussolinis and Chaucheskus. Rise up against them without mercy, and free Israel from an oppressive and dangerous foreign rule!!!

I assume that the knesset cafeteria is operating adequately and MP's have their preferential parking and other perks. so far as they are concerned, olmert is doing a good job. BUT LOOK AT THE COUNTRY, AT THE MILITARY, AT THE FAILURE TO SECURE RETURN OF ALL THE CAPTIVES, AT THE WAR, AT THE CORRUPTION, AT THE CONCESSIONS UNDER CONTEMPLATION, THE FAILURE TO STOP ROCKET ATTACKS, THE WILLINGNESS TO ALLOW THE waqf TO VANDALIZE THE TEMPLE MOUNT, ETC. is olmert good or bad? only a fool could ask the question.

not so good ,not so bad ... but to the hungry one and there is nothing only this meat // he is very good

Olmert is equivalent to King Saul

Please Please I beg of you. Organize the people of Israel. They need somebody to lead them into a mass demonstration and revolt. I have been reading the talkbacks on so many sites and the Israeli people agree, this goverment must go.....but there has been nobody to bring the people to the streets. You are right on, passionate and eloquent. You sound like you have the courage and charisma to help the Israelis save themelves from treason and inevitable terrorism and death. G-d bless Israel

I want to be able to go back and serve my country without being afraid that I;ll die in a terror attack or that some coward of a politician will send me to my death in a soft-hand war and then flush my sacrifice down the drain by retreating. I want for no one in the world to get awy wiht attacking my country. I want my country to have dignity and self-respect, to take what belongs to it and destroy its enemies. I want my country to have decency and compassion, to respect and be greatful to its allies and to value and protect those who risk their lives for it (instead of abandoning them to the wolves while runing with its tail between its legs). In short I want to be able to say that I am a citizen of Israel withought blushing, gagging, and having to explain that I am currently in exile because my country is firmly bent on SUICIDE!

...I'll say it anyway. Instead of asking the opinion all the people listed on this article, how about we ask the opinion of people who matter. How about we ask the 10,000 Jewish refugees that are still homeless as a result of the Gaza Expulsion. Or how about we ask the 100,000 people who participated in the anti-Olmert demonstration in Rabin Square. And who can forget the people of Sderot being bombed everyday. Here's the opinion of someone that matters. http://www.iitvnews.com/media/18/Sderot_Mom_/

the sooner the better this incompetent buffoon will give away everything sacred in order to please his masters

AHHH HHAAA. I had you fooled!! The reality is that the only Olmert supporter is Olmert himself!