--- title: "Best Israel Sayings by Ehud Olmert" description: "84 Israel quotes by Ehud Olmert. Plus more from Ehud Olmert and more Israel sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/133/ehud-olmert-2898_controversial_i-know-the-war-in-iraq-is-controversial_1948412.png" --- > [I know the war in Iraq is controversial in the States, but for us in the Middle East it has made a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-olmert/i-know-the-war-in-iraq-is-controversial-in-the-states-but-for-us-in/) [Ehud Olmert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-olmert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/133/ehud-olmert-2898_controversial_i-know-the-war-in-iraq-is-controversial_1948412.png) > [As a citizen of a democratic state, I have always believed that when a prime minister is elected in Israel, even those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-olmert/as-a-citizen-of-a-democratic-state-i-have-always-believed-that-when-a/) [Ehud Olmert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-olmert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/955/ehud-olmert-2898_desire_as-a-citizen-of-a-democratic-state-i-hav_906532.png) > [Many Palestinians have been living for decades in camps, disconnected from the environment in which they grew up, wallowing in poverty, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-olmert/many-palestinians-have-been-living-for-decades-in-camps-disconnected/) [Ehud Olmert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-olmert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93d/ehud-olmert-2898_bitterness_many-palestinians-have-been-living-for-d_2169126.png) > [Before I became prime minister, as mayor of Jerusalem, I became world-renowned because of my fight for the unity of Jerusalem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-olmert/before-i-became-prime-minister-as-mayor-of-jerusalem-i-became-world/) [Ehud Olmert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-olmert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f24/ehud-olmert-2898_fight_before-i-became-prime-minister-as-mayor_2590205.png) ## Other authors on Israel - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 283 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-w-bush-38036.jpg) George W. Bush 241 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/george-w-bush/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 161 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 136 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-benjamin-netanyahu-17175.jpg) Benjamin Netanyahu 120 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/benjamin-netanyahu/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bashar-alassad-16604.jpg) Bashar al-Assad 119 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/bashar-al-assad/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 111 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-ariel-sharon-14601.jpg) Ariel Sharon 107 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/ariel-sharon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-peter-bergen-74707.jpg) Peter Bergen 99 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/peter-bergen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tariq-ramadan-88946.jpg) Tariq Ramadan 95 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/tariq-ramadan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-elliott-abrams-32793.jpg) Elliott Abrams 88 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/elliott-abrams/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-richard-engel-78545.jpg) Richard Engel 73 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/richard-engel/) ## More by Ehud Olmert > [There is no ceasefire. There will not be any ceasefire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-olmert/there-is-no-ceasefire-there-will-not-be-any-ceasefire/) [Ehud Olmert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-olmert/) > [Stopping all the violent and hostile actions means ending the smuggling of arms into the Gaza territory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-olmert/stopping-all-the-violent-and-hostile-actions-means-ending-the/) [Ehud Olmert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-olmert/) > [A bloc of states is emerging that understands that they may have been wrong to think that Israel is the world's greatest problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-olmert/a-bloc-of-states-is-emerging-that-understands-that-they-may-have-been/) [Ehud Olmert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-olmert/) > [Everything that can strengthen Abu Mazen is favourable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-olmert/everything-that-can-strengthen-abu-mazen-is-favourable/) [Ehud Olmert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-olmert/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-olmert/don-t-fall-in-love-with-everything-that-you-may-have-read-and/) [Ehud Olmert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-olmert/) > [How are fears born? They are born because of differences in tradition and history; they are born because of differences in emotional, political and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-olmert/how-are-fears-born-they-are-born-because-of-differences-in-tradition/) [Ehud Olmert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-olmert/) > [Have I made mistakes in my many years of political activity? Of course! I am sorry and regret them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-olmert/have-i-made-mistakes-in-my-many-years-of-political-activity-of-course/) [Ehud Olmert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-olmert/) > [There is a Western world. There is America. There is Great Britain and Germany and France and Russia and China and other nations. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-olmert/there-is-a-western-world-there-is-america-there-is-great-britain-and/) [Ehud Olmert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-olmert/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-olmert/as-one-of-the-participants-in-the-aqaba-summit-i-can-testify-that/) [Ehud Olmert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-olmert/) > [The newspapers are always reminding the public that I am an unpopular prime minister.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-olmert/the-newspapers-are-always-reminding-the-public-that-i-am-an-unpopular/) [Ehud Olmert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-olmert/) > [I never took a bribe. This is the truth, and there is no other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-olmert/i-never-took-a-bribe-this-is-the-truth-and-there-is-no-other/) [Ehud Olmert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-olmert/) > [Political leaders can help change the psychological climate which affects the quality of relationships among people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-olmert/political-leaders-can-help-change-the-psychological-climate-which/) [Ehud Olmert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-olmert/) > [I can tell you that if I'd had an opportunity to meet with King Abdullah of the Saudis - which I have not -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-olmert/i-can-tell-you-that-if-i-d-had-an-opportunity-to-meet-with-king/) [Ehud Olmert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-olmert/) > [The United States provides Israel with crucial security and economic aid and invaluable political backing in the international arena.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-olmert/the-united-states-provides-israel-with-crucial-security-and-economic/) [Ehud Olmert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-olmert/) > [I'm not in the most comfortable position, but I think my government is very stable, perhaps more stable than any government in modern Israeli…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-olmert/i-m-not-in-the-most-comfortable-position-but-i-think-my-government-is/) [Ehud Olmert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-olmert/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/ehud-olmert/#itemlist", "name": "Best Israel Sayings by Ehud Olmert", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I know the war in Iraq is controversial in the States, but for us in the Middle East it has made a great and significant impact.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": 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