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The man who wanted to be king
Yigal Sarna
Published: 29.05.08, 09:51
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1. time to go old man.
god   (05.29.08)
the state of israel hates you. how do you sleep at night with this feeling?
2. first he was vice, then he got lucky to get prime
(05.29.08)
3. he wanted to be king
sas ,   israel   (05.29.08)
he is certainly to dumb and i am happy that he was caught now. who knows what other things he has done - beside the millions he has stolen for himself his wife and his children...........I wonder where they had to buy a flat on the upper east side????? the entire family needs to be investigated. he certainly makes me SICK and the sooner we see him off the political arena the better off we will all be. I HOPE HE PAYS for every bribe he took and for every penny he stole - even if he walks around naked.
4. Olmert
Hilda ,   US   (05.29.08)
Yuch, ugh peeu. Israel does not need that , Time is long due for him to leave.
5. Dod Ehud?
Gideon Reader   (05.29.08)
I love to posit famous and infamous personages as fictional characters. In this particular instance the author has correctly and with great humor cast Olmert the Failed as Tony Soprano's senile but slimey and venomous Uncle Junior. Now if only he, Olmert would meet the same fate as that person, Dominic Chianese, did in the Godfather II , Johnny Ola, I would be much more pleased.
6. The indictment will most likely be issued within 24 hours.
redmiike ,   Tel Aviv, London, LA   (05.29.08)
The police have more than enough evidence to charge Olmert with money laundering on a major scale. Later they will build their case and Olmert who is a textbook megalomaniac will be dragged off to prison perhaps wearing a straightjacktet and not the latest Rolex. Amen. Mike
7. #3 - all you say is true but he is not dumb! He's a fox!
redmiike ,   Tel Aviv, London, LA   (05.29.08)
He didn't become PM because he is dumb but because he is smart and wily! We should never underestimate our 'enemies'. His time has come and he will most likely be indicted within the next 24 hours. Mike
8. Olmert Alter Ganef!
Efroim ,   Wshington DC   (05.29.08)
A Schtik Dreck! Typical though of what goes on in Israel. Hes a lawyer. What do you expect? How do we stop this sort of thing to happen again and again?
9. Olmert - the Leader of Israeli Left
Miri ,   Tel Aviv   (05.29.08)
Olmert is the Leader. He survived because NO Israeli paper would publish anything against him. No investigative reporting, nothing. Because he is the last hope of the Left.
10. Free ride
Ofer from Ofer ,   Israel   (05.29.08)
This incompetent corrupt hack was given a free ride by the press because he was "pursuing the peace process". The press should share equally in the guilt.
11. Enough of this SLIME MINISTER.
Yitz ,   Israel   (05.29.08)
12. No US Zionists should expect to get to heaven
Chanalau, Tova ,   London, UK   (05.29.08)
One simple question asked at the pearly gates is likely to cause all aspiring Zionist candidates for entry into heaven to head off in another direction: What part did you (or your money) play in the dispossession of my Palestinian People?
13. Yigal, heaven is not a country club where membership is
bought! ,   Maurie, Israel   (05.29.08)
14. Finally, a begining to the end!
miriam ,   migdal Israel   (05.29.08)
15. Olmert
Nancy Hook ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (05.29.08)
Amen to Yigal. Where have you been?? Will you be Prim Minister?
16. I am shocked. Incredible.
Ron ,   Tel Aviv   (05.29.08)
Olmert is a crook and nobody knew it. Neither His boyz: Schneller, Mofaz, Sheetrit. His girl Livni. His buddies Barak, Peretz. His wife was totally unaware. Poor children kept in the dark. Unbelivable1. Soon we discover that Prez of Iran is a Jew. I knew it all along.
17. Na,na,na,nah,na,na,na,nah, hey, hey, good-bye!!!!
Maurie ,   Israel   (05.29.08)
18. to No.12
steve ,   london, england   (05.30.08)
What pearly gates!? Jews don't believe in a mythological heaven and hell is a fictitious abode created by Christians, not GOD. All that exists is the Cosmos. GOD can put souls wherever GOD wills. The deciding factor in the tragic and painfull dispossession of Palestinians from the lands they were associated with before Israel's independence was the decision of Arab leaders to declare a war of annihilation on Jews. There was no Jewish money or Zionist idealism behind that decision. It was a decision against GOD, against a people calling themselves Israelites, a people with a real faith in GOD. Faith more than belief. Faith beyond belief even. Especially considering the pain Jews have endured merely to hold onto their faith. So your people and our people are not strangers to pain. Turn your intelligence to the facts and your heart away from anti Jewish feeling. Palestinians have only to renounce terror and warfare against us and peace and prosperity will be theirs. Look how much money the oil rich Arabs are making these days. How much are they giving your brethren in UNRWA camps? Check the UNRWA website and compare the amounts of money different nations donate in comparison to the sums donated by Arab nations. You will see a great imbalance of faith in the ideals of humanity and humanitarianism. Make peace with Israel and find an ally in your struggle against Arab corruption and Arab manipulation of Palestinian destiny. War could have been avoided 60 years ago. It can be avoided today. Embrace non violence and GOD's blessings will embrace you and all your honest people. Amen
19. Talansky
chuck ,   jerusalem   (05.30.08)
News today is: Olmert wants Talansky to return earlier to Israel to be cross-examined. I bet Talansky will be offered by Olmert tit-for-tat first class seating on El-Al with a week in Tuscany /Sienna on return flight. Although Ehud demanded it, Moishe will turn it down. Go figure the difference between Israeli post Zionist Politician and American Zionist contributor.
20. to the ignorant #12
Jay3 ,   Israel   (05.30.08)
Where were these imaginary Palastinians prior to Arafat? Funny how very few Arabs would even consider themselves Palastinian before that! Your hatred of Israel overides any common sense. You would have to be one of the most ignorant talkbackers that regularly posts here. Go back to school idiot!
21. king
alex   (05.30.08)
Various reports have speculated suffers personality disorder. Look, now he wants to bring down livnin and sucks up to Mofaz who didn't say a word during the lebanon war.Olmert is also denying his predicament. he considers it a rite that people gave him money for cigars, pens, watches and best food. israel must not allow to seal treaties,a s he figures he is being destroyed, he will sign israel's deep assets away.
22. News Flash: Olmert is a pig; Chana-louse is an idiot.
Andy ,   ramat hasharon   (05.30.08)
23. ohlmert
fdf ,   israel   (05.30.08)
the man and his wife belong in one place - behind bars for life.
24. #12 And no LAZY,LATHARGIC,COMPLACENT Jew should expect to go
there either!! Stand ,   up & fight u bastard   (05.31.08)
25. Olmer
Jack Glasner ,   USA   (06.01.08)
He should have gone long ago...matter of the whole gang should go...and start afresh...as it is we have no current leaders.... what a shame/ J.
26. hail king of the lemmings
yahn goodey   (06.01.08)
make sure you tell us when your treachery is completed with your boyfriend abbas so we know when to follow you into the sea for our drowning ceremoney
27. Never liked Olmert
Dorothy Friend ,   Tel Aviv   (06.01.08)
I still remember when he was mayor of Jerusalem he had a street named after a Jewish terrorist who not only killed the British, but killed Jews as well. He also mocked Sinead O'Conner instead of saying, as a person in favor free speech would, that he disagrees with her but is ashamed of the death threats Jerusalemites made when she was planning to come.
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