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" 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. "

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Citizen

Desire

Him

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" Iran is an anti-Semitic, terrorist government. "

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" Terrorist organizations such as Hamas must be shut down. "

" I don't like this terminology that you have no choice. You always have a choice. "

Ehud Olmert

No Choice

Choice

" 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. "

" Israel always has to be in a position to defend itself against any adversary and against any threat of any kind. "

" I don't know that there is one serious American representative that will advise Israel to sit with a terrorist government and negotiate with them. "

" Stopping all the violent and hostile actions means ending the smuggling of arms into the Gaza territory. "

" My doctors say I am very healthy. "

Ehud Olmert

Say

Very

" For me, Arik Sharon - I remember his courage and inspiration. I want to remember him the way he really was, not as an aging 80-year-old man living in bed helpless and unconscious. "

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

" Many Palestinians have been living for decades in camps, disconnected from the environment in which they grew up, wallowing in poverty, in neglect, alienation, bitterness, and a deep, unrelenting sense of humiliation. "

Ehud Olmert

Poverty

Living

" The newspapers are always reminding the public that I am an unpopular prime minister. "

Ehud Olmert

Prime Minister

I Am

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" The State of Israel, in partnership with Project Better Place and Renault-Nissan, is set to become the first country in the world to initiate the mass deployment of electric vehicles. "

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Know

Unpopular

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" Israel is grateful that America believes in us. "

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America

Israel

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