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Yourish.com —
Judging from many of the reactions to PM Olmert’s announcement that he would not run again to lead his party, Kadima, it would possible to say that he’d envy President Bush’s level of popularity.
Yossi Klein Halevi writes (h/t Shalem Center):
Olmert is the embodiment of what has been, for Israel, the year of scandal: a president accused of rape, a finance minister accused of massive embezzlement, a deputy prime minister found guilty of forcing his tongue into the mouth of a young woman soldier. Olmert, two years after ...
Hugh Hewitt: "Olmert is the first Israeli leader--perhaps the first democratic leader anywhere --to threaten his own country with destruction if it rejected his policies."
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog —
Thursday, July 31, 2008 "Olmert is the first Israeli leader--perhaps the first democratic leader anywhere --to threaten his own country with destruction if it rejected his policies." Posted by: Hugh Hewitt at 9:27 AM The New Republic's Yossi Klein Halevi on the long goodbye of Ehud Olmert. Email It | Print It | Comments (1) | Trackbacks (0) [image] Thursday, July 31, 2008 Obama and the Don't Drill Democrats [image] [image] The Latest on TownHall.com Jon Voight On Obama Rove On Obama's Canceling A Visit To ...
What Olmert has done to Israel
Israel Matzav —
... I thought that Yossi Klein HaLevi did a pretty good job of summing up how Israelis feel about their eventually resigning Prime Minister and his continuing scandals ( Hat Tip: Suzanne B ). Olmert is the embodiment of what has been, for Israel, the year of scandal: a president accused of rape, a finance minister accused of massive embezzlement, a deputy prime minister found guilty of forcing his tongue into the mouth of a young woman soldier. Olmert, two years after assuming office and promising to make Israel a more "fun" place to live, leaves us a nation in shame. He went to ...
