to keep opinions about his successor to himself. Olmert's criticism seems like jealousy of Bibi's achievements. In comparison, Bush's refusal to criticize the current President (although many Americans wish he would) demonstrates that he is a man with class.

and the two states are not vital for Israel's existence as Olmert says. Why give back land that G_d gave you and you had to fight in order to obtain. Modern Israel has existed for 63 years without the two states and its security is better now than it was prior to 1967.

And shameless to boot.

What kind of justice system do you have in Israel?? Crooked politicians, rapists, thieves... all walking the streets and giving speaches to the press. No wonder people laugh at Israel.

Often in Leftist arguments, they use wide-ranging statements like "Everybody knows..." or "everyone in the world agrees"....because they have no real facts in which to base their opinions on in the first place. Leftists are usually correct in their argument in that they weed out EVERYONE who disagrees with them so when presented with the small minority of people with shared opinions, it becomes the boundaries of their myopic world, hence "everyone in the world...." Olmert is no different.

Olmert lied! Canada stood up for Israel again today - this time at the G8 Meeting and demanded that reference to the 67 lines be taken out of the G8 statement about the Arab-Israeli conflict. Canada won this battle! Canada has been standing up for Israel in recent years more than any other country on Earth. CANADA has the moral clarity to stand with Israel. If Olmert thinks peace is so easy, why didn't HE get a peace deal in 2008?

Palestine, in its entirety, from Mediterenean Sea to Iraq, is a Homeland for the Jewish People world wide, by international Law, the San Remo Conf. Decision, 1920, Adopted by the UN, as a "Trust of Civilization", the Agreement between Witzman and King Feisal, the Agreement by Amir Abdula and Israel, American Law, The Anglo Americasn Convention. Olmert does not have a mandate by the Jewish people worldwide to give up their rights to their Homeland.

not giving opinions

no US conservative or christian believed anything this man said and we don't have anything but a criminal trial to remember him by. liberalism always fails why do you mr olmert want that for every man but yourself?

Look folks, Israel is caught between a rock and a hardplace (the Med and the Jordan River). Time is not on its side. Whateve it does, will be risky. Doing nothing,..the Pals get a state at the UN, with states acting accordingly (embassies, etc.), perhaps military attaches in the W. Bk and Strip not occupied by Israel. Israel secures the borders..(with Jordan/Strip) but when a state is declared? Will the UN members employe embargoes, trade restrictions..even open warfare? Olmert is not accouting for ALL the Pals red lines including right of return, treaties, absorbtion of Muslims, trade/commerce with the wider world. Also, who will enforce weapons ban? He says the US. Come on guy, be real. Obama will NOT send the marines in. Land swaps are okay, if there is a true peace. Will E. Jerusalem Arab agree to lose all their benefits? Will the Israeli-Arabs want to live under Hamas/Fatah? The problem just may be not solveable. Like Bush, Olmert should retire and write his memoirs. Like Livni and JSt..he is mudding the waters.

why does Ynet use the term ''premised on'' in virtually every op-ed. The simple english term ''based on'' is usually adequate and perfectly appropriate to express the same thought. Did Obama say a peace should be ''premised on'' 1967 borders? No he said ''based on''. If he had said ''premised on'' most english speakers would have called him a silly prat.

That will not get you anywhere, only for a moment will the world remember the speech. The problem still remain the PA does not want a peace with Israel, but Israel. Feel good while you can, for it is not going to last long.

Second lebanon war.dont comment about benjamin speech,we believe him as the father of israel.

1. Maybe that was God will that you don't screw Israel. The same goes for Livni. Maybe this is why she did not succeeded in becoming PM 2. Abbas did not come back to finish the deals you offered him. Tht is what you recently claimed. How much more you have to beg? You offered, Bark offered, the PALS want 4 million refuges to install in Israel. 3. There is no Pal leader willing to sign a peace treaty because he is afraid of being killed by the extremists. 4. Finally you are completaly jelouse of Nataniahu's Stand, you were not as popular, you became PM because of Sharon's Health

This idiot nearly gave up all of Israel and all of Jerusulem, How dare he speaks and tells Netaneyahu what dammage has been done with our relations with the US and Europe.This was Olmert's weak point. We have to belive in our self and not bow down to pressure. All previous aggrements and signed documents at OSLO, with Egypt or the 1948 UN resolutlon have been dishonoured.Obama dose'nt even want to recognise what his own previous Presedent/s aggreed upon.

What Hurts Olmert, is the fact that Netaneahu's Speach was in perfect English. This is Something he, and Many other Isralie Politicians can't ,and wont Evan make an effort to do. the Wepon of the next Genaration Is WORDS ! Hebrew is the word of GOD ! But it wont win Wars with the International Comunity.

Do you think ANYONE AT ALL - aside from your wife - cares about what you have to say? Check out the talkbacks...they're not very positive for the former mayor of Jerusalem and former premier. You jeopardized everyone except your friends in Ramallah. Maybe you'd be happier there instead of in the house all Israel paid for with its classy bunker!

I remember when I made Aliyah in 2006 just before the Leb II. At that time Olmert handled that war abysmally putting the entire country at risk as he panicked, mismanaging the entire event. Hzballah should've started another war immediately during your reign Olmert because that was their best chance - they knew it!! You are an incompetent, dishonest, idiot that refused to leave even when the entire country wanted you to because of your own selfishness. I remember when you left stating "Israel will have to give back land in order to achieve peace" - you said that on purpose to screw the next leaders of Israel in the spiteful, dafka way that only you know how. Thank God... that you are gone. You incompetent. You're a disgrace!! And I hope you're really ashamed of the mess you caused.

wasn't the Olmert period the very nadir of Israel's image in the world?

What an affront to voters in a democracy... This guy (similar to his mentor, A. Sharon) change their stripes once elected and in office, just as it suits them to pander after international acceptance. (Is it coincidental that both were in need of diverting attention from their dogged personal scandals/investigations during their tenure?) Now Mar Olmert wants to tell us that he is not only wiser than the pions of the electorate (note: “I don’t know what the people want; I know what the people need.”) but this is how Israel's "democracy" works. Run as a hawk, and then run a fire-sale on Eretz Yisrael (G-d Forbid!) once in office!

olmert and his spawn never defended Israel. We need the land. It is our land and not the land of illegal arab settlers. If olmert wants a land swap, no problem. We can swap his home for a nice prison cell and release into the general population.

winograd said olmert is a failure, followed by peretz and halutz. Livni is the male version of olmert with no guts period who sat there like a dolt negotiating away israel's security.

With that war, this horrible person,Olmert,brought Hisballah to Israel's borders,gravely endangering and letting the country extremely vulnerable. Olmert was indeed an idiot ,who reacted impulsively to an Iran trap in Israel's border, bringing a danger that Israel must deal up to now . Olmert is disgusting and should leave the public area because only looking at him is traumatic. He,Livni and their likes must disappear from public's eyes.