The article writes that Iran is Israel's most bitter enemy. This is not true. Israel and Iran are natural allies. The "danger" of a nuclear Iran to Israel seems more like spin than reality. The Arabs are Israel's most bitter enemies.

This is ironic. All the while Mr. Olmert is doing his utmost to endanger the lives of every Jew in Israel, he's doing his utmost to protect his own rear end from the very disaster he is inviting. Where did the Jews find such a horrible leader as this man?

Will family members, close associates, and pets be able to hide out in the bunker too? Honestly, it's no fun to be locked outside in 500,000 Celcius degree weather.

to be the only one in the world alive.

what's the point - isn't he going to resign just as soon as Winograd publishes his report???

Olmert, the SELFISH Prime Minister, whose ONLY CONCERN is HIS position and HIS life. Instead of securing those citizens who are under daily danger, he's securing HIMSELF!

this fool should resign soon.why israelis sit in silence ??get him out of goverment.with him around we wont have israel to visit

Need to protect the public.

HIS EMLOYEES; THEIR DISREGARD FOR LIFE ,BUT ,GREAT REGARD FOR THEIR PAY CHECK. HIS CONSTRUCTION CREW -EVERYONE A JEW OF COURSE FOR "HIS" BUNKER ! HE WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY !

Olmert's concerns are FOR HIMSELF while Rabbi Metzger's concerns are FOR KLAL YISRAEL http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3484684,00.html Pharaoh requested an interpretation to his dream but was unsatisfied until he heard the interpretation of Joseph. The necromancers interpreted the dream that seven good cows mean that Pharaoh will beget seven daughters; the seven ill-favored cows, that you will bury seven daughters. The seven full ears of corn, that you will conquer seven provinces; the seven thin ears, that seven provinces will revolt against you. Joseph’s interpretation: Joseph said to Pharaoh, the dream of Pharaoh is a single one. The seven good cows are seven years and the seven good ears are seven years. It is a single dream. Similarly, the seven emaciated cows that emerged after them and the seven scorched ears are seven years. There should be seven years of famine. Behold, seven years are coming of great abundance throughout the land of Egypt then seven years of famine will arise after them and all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten. How did Joseph understand to interpret Pharaoh’s dream? Joseph knew that A DREAM OF A KING (Pharaoh) IS NOT A PERSONAL MATTER BUT THAT OF HIS NATION. INDEED, JOSEPH’S INTERPRETATION LED HIM TO BECOME THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN EGYPT NEXT TO PHARAOH. SO DOWN WITH OLMERT & UP WITH RABBI METZGER!!!!

What about Sderot and Kiryat Shmona?

What is with the hundreds of thousands of Iranians in the streets shouting "Death to Israel!" led by Iran's president who calls for Israel's annihilation? Why all this 'death to the Jews, death to Israel' coming from Iran if Iran is a friend and an ally? What will you say when half of Tel Aviv is incinerated by a future Iranian first strike? You will say, "Iran is not the enemy." (?)

Amazing,if this is a true story,how can the money be found for this and not basic defence for the kids of sderot,,or even to pay the folks that were evacuated from gaza the money promised. to start a new life.This is not Judaism,its not even Zionism its so low it cannot be named.

in the last days of ww2 they found the remains of hitler and his friends at his bunker in berlin

because he is a coward at heart..... and he knows full well the road map to national suicide that he is leading everyone along is going to end very badly

Why begrudge Exc. Mr. Olmert a little bunker? Why not build BIG ones like America has FOR EVERBODY in the government? Of course, Russia has bunkers for everybody who is and who isn't in government. That's even better.

the most corrupt citizen of israel gets a bunker. what about the average citizen????? our lives r worth less??? DISGUSTING. i want to leave this place with my children and grandchildren. i m doing the best in preparing to leave.

Olmert and the rest of the Knessett should be ashamed of themselves spending money to build themselves and their families a Bunker while the people in Sderot are forced to do without, as is the North! Why would the gov need to survive a Nuke attack if the rest of the nation is destroyed, who are they expecting to govern our burnt corpses? If the Israeli public doesn't have the right to nuclear shelters or even regular shelters then neither does the government! We need to boot the whole lot of them out before it is too late, we need to build a gov from scratch, and have a nation in which everyone is equal, and has equal protection under the law!

He'd be the PM of himself.

Olmert cant find the money to make every single civilian shelter up to stadards where its fit for use. He cant find money to strenghen schools and hospitals in places like Sderot from rocket attacks. He did though find enuogh money to spend over $1 billion to build a neuclear bunker outside Jerusalem and now he has found the money to build himself a second private neuclear bunker. So if we have a neuclear attack Olmert & his corupt regime will be hiding away nice and safe in their billion dollar bunkers while the rest of the population wont even have a civilian shelter to go to.

What they need to deal with Iran because right now Israel doesnt have the hardware to practicly go it alone with the millitary option Instead of building himself a bunker so he can rule over a country of corpses once Iran gets their nukes why doesnt he give all this extra money to the millitary let them buy some American toys which have the capability to hit Iran. The F22 Raptor will be up for export soon enough to try cover some of the huge development costs .. this is the best jet in the world today ... stealth, fast, can carry plenty of bombs 3-4 of those armed with bunker busters they can fly right in drop their bombs and fly out before the mullahs know what happened. Jets like that would make an Israeli millitary option feasable then there would be no need for an expensive private neuclear bunker because the threat to the rest of the country would have been emiminated. Sadly there isnt enough money in the budget to even bother asking the Americans to sell some.