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If [Mr Olmert] had stayed [in office] two or three months, we would have had an agreement.

For that reason, for his own political survival and because the United States is still giving him time, Mr Olmert is likely to fight on.

Speaking at the weekly Cabinet meeting, Mr. Olmert said he would urge Russia not to sell sophisticated weapons to Iran and Syria.

Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he has no objection to the U. S. plan for a new arms sales package for Arab countries.

What is required, as Mr Olmert might have said last September, is the imagination to see a future beyond military victories.

Olmert said he is innocent until proven guilty, and like other scandals that have dogged him, nothing would come of it.

Olmert said he was informing his cabinet about his decision to step down from his post as Prime Minister of Israel.

Ehud Olmert, the former prime minister, took the line of the Wall as his definition of what might be the borders of a Palestinian state.

White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said Mr. Olmert gave a renewed assurance Israel is targeting only Hamas and those affiliated with it.

As a son of a former Jewish resident in China, Olmert said he had a spiritual tie with the Asian country.

Mark Regev a spokesman for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says terrorist attacks like the one Thursday evening do not help the peace process.

Mr. Olmert said the decision was not made lightly and only after months of waiting and after hopes for calm were dashed.

The chances are the war will continue until Mr Olmert can point to some sort of achievement.

But I believe that the president will see from Prime Minister Olmert that they continue to negotiate in good faith.

Mr Abbas came close to agreement with Ehud Olmert, a former Israeli leader, at least on borders.

If Hamas holds its fire, the military "will weigh pulling out of Gaza at a time that befits us" , Olmert said.

The move was interpreted by some analysts as a consolation prize for Israel after Bush told Olmert of his opposition to an attack on Iran.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has hoped to secure the release of Shalit before he leaves office, within a few weeks.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says his country is willing to be a partner in peace with the Palestinians but can't wait forever.

If Mr Bush continues to instruct Israel to rebuff Mr Assad's overtures, Mr Olmert will no doubt obey orders.

Ehud Olmert, a former Israeli prime minister, previously negotiated the release of a larger number of Palestinian prisoners with Mr Abbas.

Mr Olmert has no interest in concessions that reinforce the idea that he led his warrior nation to defeat.

That did not, says Mr Olmert, amount to a "right of return" .

Their new-found trust was helped along by the fact that Olmert's wife is an artist whose work depicts the possibilities of peace.

And yet Mr Olmert has so far said no to talks.

Further complicating matters is the resignation of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert -- one of the key players in the peace process.

Olmert plans to stay on as caretaker of the negotiations while Livni works to set up a governing coalition.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert appeared at a Jerusalem court Friday for the first trial of a premier in the nation's history.

The attraction of weaning Syria from its spoiler role may have been best described by Israel's outgoing prime minister, Ehud Olmert.

Shortly after arrival, Mr. Bush is to meet with his Israeli counterpart as well as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem.

He and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met today and also talked about Israel's attempt to negotiate peace with Palestinians.

Olmert met Barak, foreign minister Tzipi Livni and his senior commanders for an apparently tense four-hour meeting on Tuesday night.

A stable majority is crucial to pushing through Mr. Olmert's plan to withdraw from parts of the West Bank and draw Israel's final borders.

Mark Regev, a spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, told VOA his government wants assurances that the funds will not be misused.

At the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert urged the public to be patient. Mr.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is also embroiled in a corruption scandal that could force him to step down.

Olmert said that "we have reached all the goals of the war" and Hamas had "suffered a major blow. "

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told newsmen after the Saturday night cabinet meeting, "All of our goals have been achieved successfully. "

Israel, Mr Olmert volunteered during an interview with the Yedioth Ahronoth* newspaper, had long looked to its military for answers.

The truth, as Mr Bush and Ms Rice, as well as Mr Olmert and Mr Abbas, certainly know, is starkly different.

Olmert even privately accepted "theright of return" to Israel for a certain number of Palestinian refugees.

The truce efforts come amid growing pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert who could be toppled by a corruption scandal.

Hanegbi, who heads the parliamentary Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, also denies allegations that Mr. Olmert mishandled the war.

But it is worth spelling out what Mr Olmert says he offered, in an account that other senior Palestinians have pretty much verified.

The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert castigated the people who celebrated the return of what he described as a beastly man.

If Mr Ayalon wins, he says he will take Labour out of the coalition unless Mr Olmert resigns, thus provoking a general election.

Mr Olmert wants strikes against Hamas to be more effective, which in theory means they would be forensically targeted.

Mr Hagee's brigades held numerous meetings on Capitol Hill; both Mr Bush and Mr Olmert sent messages to his rally.

She scheduled a second meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Olmert for Monday before her scheduled departure for Washington.

This is the self-defeating counsel of despair that Mr Olmert seemed to rebel against only a few months ago.

Ehud Olmert, Israel's inexperienced new prime minister, is discovering the old truism that wars are easier to begin than to end.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert hosted Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for three hours at his residence in Jerusalem.

But he seemed to hanker for the days when Mr Olmert, now mired in accusations of corruption, was in office.

Hanegbi, who heads the parliamentary Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, also denies allegationsthat Mr. Olmert mishandled the war.

As Israeli ground forces pushed deeper toward heavily-populated Gaza City, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert convened the Cabinet in Jerusalem.

To avoid these risks, Mr Olmert is therefore aiming for a middle way that may not exist.

He muffed a half-chance for a deal with Mr Netanyahu's predecessor, Ehud Olmert, three years ago.

Sanctions on Gaza may not work, but they look tough to the Israeli public, and Mr Olmert needs to look tough.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert are scheduled to meet Monday.

Plainly, Ehud Olmert, Israel's prime minister, should grab any opportunity to talk.

In the meantime, Mr. Olmert is widely seen as too weak to close a peace deal involving major territorial concessions to the Palestinians.

Until the new government is formed, Olmert, who was forced to resign amid a corruption scandal, will remain in office.

Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israeli forces will abstain from attacking the Gaza Strip if militants stop firing rockets.

Mr. Olmert's cabinet met Thursday, a day after Israel suffered its heaviest single-day losses in the more-than-two-week fight.

He and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met today and also talked about Israel's attempts to negotiate peace with the Palestinians.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told President Bush earlier this year that any peace deal must include all Palestinians.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told the Cabinet that Israel and the United States see eye to eye.

The attack brought a stern warning from Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem.

The same official also says that Ehud Olmert, the prime minister, has "adamantly requested that we all shut up" .

Mr. Olmert's office declined comment until official publication of the report on Monday. But his aides say he will not resign.

She met with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert about a possible peace plan to end fighting with Hezbollah.

Olmert's ideas "could lead to a two-state solution if a pathway to progress on the road map is not open in the period ahead, " Bush said.

The process of forming a coalition began after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert submitted his resignation Sunday following a corruption scandal.

Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel will abstain from attacking militants in Gaza if they stop their rocket attacks.

Mr. Olmert's office declined comment until official publication of the report on Monday.

Much of Israel's political establishment thinks as Mr Olmert has acted rather than spoken.

Olmert visited a China-Israel demonstration dairy farm in the eastern suburbs of Beijing two hours after his arrival.

It is Mr. Olmert's rapport with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that forms the peace pillar for this conference.

While the corruption scandal is embarrassing and damaging, it is still not clear whether Mr. Olmert broke the law.

In a televison address last night, the Olmert said Hamas's power was diminishing.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert agreed on July 24 to allow supplies to be airlifted.

Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and other senior government officials are monitoring Mr. Sharon's condition closely.

It is a routine drill, Mr. Olmert said at the weekly Cabinet meeting, adding that Israel does not want a war.

At the weekly Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced a $91-million plan to fortify homes in Sderot.

Mr. Olmert says he will not run in the Kadima Party primary and he will leave office once a new leader is chosen.

Bush, Olmert request "bombing of the suspect facility. "

The Olmert-Abbas talks have gained weight as the peace process falters.

One party in Ehud Olmert's coalition, Shas, has sworn to scupper the peace talks as soon as they get anywhere meaningful.

Israel has a lame-duck prime minister, Ehud Olmert, who may soon be formally charged with corruption.

Ehud Olmert's remarks come after he resigned on September 21 in the face of corruption allegations.

He must also buck up Olmert against those Israelis (and Americans) who want to retain most Jewish settlements.

The main reason for Mr Olmert's dramatic reaction, however, was political.

Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert welcomed Mr. Abbas's efforts, but says it is performance that counts.

These reports are "exaggerated and harmful, " Mr. Olmert said, adding that when there is a deal he will reveal it to the public.

Mr. Olmert vowed that the government did everything before deciding on this operation.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he plans to step down as prime minister in September.

Iran will top the agenda when Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert visits Moscow this week.

Mr. Olmert spoke hours after Israel launched a fresh wave of air strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza.

The race to succeed Ehud Olmert began even before his made his announcement to step down.

Five corruption cases are pending against Olmert, although he has denied all wrongdoing.

On Tuesday, Mr. Brown will welcome outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to 10 Downing Street for talks.

Mr Olmert is a lame duck who will leave office after Israel's election in February.

Mr Olmert has reportedly been rejecting the army's most ambitious plans.

On November 27, Bush will meet with Olmert and Abbas together before the opening of the conference, Welch said.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sought to ease tensions.

The talks are believed to have started last year after Mr. Olmert carried out a state visit to Turkey.

Every day that he staves off the immediate threat will be a victory, and knowing Olmert as we do, this is what he is going to try to do.

Mr Olmert, echoed by George Bush, says that Israel won because it has transformed Lebanon.

With his withdrawal from Ehud Olmert's coalition, the prime minister now has a majority of 67 seats in the 120-seat Knesset.

HASSAN NASRALLAH and Ehud Olmert both say they won.

But Prime Minister Ehud Olmert denied it.

however , olmert says lebanon will have to do its part in disarming the militant islamic group.

Olmert's room to maneuver is limited.

Mr. Olmert says that if indicted he will resign.

Mr. Abbas says he will meet with Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on April 7.

For example, Mr Olmert is willing to enrage Israel's right by talking about the need to share Jerusalem.

Jamal in his own way supports Hizbullah's right to act and sees that they are a strong foe that PM Olmert has to deal with

But Ehud Olmert, the prime minister, said yesterday he did not want a long war. The main scenarios are these

A prominent Israeli politician, Ehud Olmert, is accused of dishonesty

Both men are weak: Mr Olmert is accused of botching last summer's war against Hizbullah in Lebanon;

Lebanon War Inquiry Brings Calls for Olmert's Resignation

Israel's Olmert Resigns as Prime Minister