The history of the Zionist enterprise is well-known: surrounded and outnumbered by hostile neighbours, the nascent Israel was forced to defend itself… — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
Israel is prepared for a compromise. The majority of Israelis understand this compromise will be serious, will be meaningful, and will be… — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
The fundamental interest - long-range strategic interest - of the state of Israel is that we will have the international bodies and… — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
There is nowhere I encounter greater understanding for Israel's existential issues than in the Oval Office. — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
I'm entirely free of any suspicions or complaints about the Obama administration. I think the Obama administration is very friendly to Israel.… — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
If the Gaza ceasefire proves stable, Israel will not remain in the Strip. — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
I have reached a conclusion that when we have to make a choice between greater Israel or a Jewish democratic state -… — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
I am focused on what needs to be done for the people of Israel. Period. I do not pity myself and I… — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
We can never totally return to the indefensible pre-1967 borders, ... We simply cannot afford to make Israel 14.48 km (9 miles)… — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
Turkey is not an enemy of Israel. I have worked closely with the Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
The dreadful terrorism perpetrated by Palestinian terrorist organizations has affected thousands of Israeli citizens, has destroyed families, and has tried to disrupt… — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
The Palestinian Authority is ruled by Hamas, an organization committed to vehement anti-Semitism, the glorification of terror, and the total destruction of… — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
When the President of Iran talks about removing Israel from the face of the Earth and is building nuclear bombs with a… — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
Saudi Arabia is the country that in the end will determine the ability of the Arabs to reach a compromise with Israel. — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
If the day comes when the two-state solution collapses, and we face a South African-style struggle for equal voting rights (also for… — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
Palestinians want Israel to return back into boundaries, the width of which is 12 km., that can be cut into pieces within minutes. — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
We must give up Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem and return to the core of the territory that is the State of Israel… — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
I don't know that there is one serious American representative that will advise Israel to sit with a terrorist government and negotiate… — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
In Israel, we are sorry for the loss of life of Turkish citizens in May 2010, when Israel confronted a provocative flotilla… — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
Stopping all the violent and hostile actions means ending the smuggling of arms into the Gaza territory. — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
A bloc of states is emerging that understands that they may have been wrong to think that Israel is the world's greatest problem. — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
Don't fall in love with everything that you may have read and everything that you may have heard from any political leader, including myself. — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
How are fears born? They are born because of differences in tradition and history; they are born because of differences in emotional, political and… — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
Have I made mistakes in my many years of political activity? Of course! I am sorry and regret them. — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
There is a Western world. There is America. There is Great Britain and Germany and France and Russia and China and other nations. I… — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
As one of the participants in the Aqaba summit, I can testify that Israel fully expected the Palestinian Authority's newly reorganized and trained security… — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
The newspapers are always reminding the public that I am an unpopular prime minister. — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
Political leaders can help change the psychological climate which affects the quality of relationships among people. — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
