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" There were certain people who were out to get me. I know who those people were. They exist, believe me. They know that I know. They spent millions of dollars in order to try to get rid of me. I'm happy they lost most of their money. "

Ehud Olmert

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" I know I'm unpopular. "

Ehud Olmert

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Unpopular

" When the President of Iran talks about removing Israel from the face of the Earth and is building nuclear bombs with a range of 3000km, you have to be worried. "

" Maaele Adumim is part of Israel. Gush Etzion is part of Israel. "

" From the end of 2006 until the end of 2008 I think I met with Abu Mazen more often than any Israeli leader has ever met any Arab leader. I met him more than 35 times. They were intense, serious negotiations. "

" 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 history. "

" When it was not very comfortable, politically, for me, I said things which lots of people didn't like, some of them may have liked. I said my beliefs, my truth, and my convictions, and that's how I am going to continue to do in the future. "

" Israel will not tolerate a situation in which Iran has effective control of non-conventional weapons that can be used directly against the state of Israel. "

" There is nothing that I'd love to do more than negotiate with Palestinians. This is my desire. This is my dream. This is my mission. "

" I never thought that Syria and Israel should engage in a violent confrontation because I don't think that there is any particular interest for any of us to do it. "

Ehud Olmert

Interest

Thought

" Assad is the president of Syria. He enjoys fairly effective control over his country. "

" Already at the time of Israel's birth, Ben-Gurion extended his hand in peace to the Arab nations. His hand was rejected, but it remains extended. "

" When I addressed international forums as prime minister, the Israeli people expected me to present bold political initiatives that would bring peace - not arguments outlining why achieving peace now is not possible. "

Ehud Olmert

People

Peace

" Israel is prepared for a compromise. The majority of Israelis understand this compromise will be serious, will be meaningful, and will be painful. "

" I don't understand this pathetic need for luxuries. "

" Israel is grateful that America believes in us. "

Ehud Olmert

America

Israel

" Saudi Arabia is the country that in the end will determine the ability of the Arabs to reach a compromise with Israel. "

" We must give up Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem and return to the core of the territory that is the State of Israel prior to 1967, with minor corrections dictated by the reality created since then. "

Ehud Olmert

Reality

Return

" Mofaz was elected to head Kadima since the party had been shattered. "

" Barack Obama's journey to the White House has impressed and inspired the entire world. "

" 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 agencies to take harsh action against the rejectionists who sought to wreck the peace process. "

" Abu Mazen has deprived himself of all the practical authorities of government. "

" As long as there are no negotiations with the Palestinians, Israel is and will continue to be in a difficult situation. "

" I'm not in power, but my ideas are in power. And my ideas will prevail. "

" Politicians are strong to the extent that they are ready to take serious decisions and fight for it. "

" The history of the Zionist enterprise is well-known: surrounded and outnumbered by hostile neighbours, the nascent Israel was forced to defend itself against invasion and certain destruction. "

" The situation of any leader in the Middle East is not easy. "

" I want to lead. I want to change. And I'm going to do it. "

" I don't expect to be coddled, but I'm also a human being. "

" My doctors say I am very healthy. "

Ehud Olmert

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" Terrorist groups and their extremist state sponsors cannot be fought with kid gloves and flowery words of persuasion. As the U.S. has displayed in Afghanistan and in Iraq, only a vigilant and determined campaign of confrontation can deter and obstruct them. "