Quotes by Ehud Olmert

About Ehud Olmert:

Ehud Olmert is an Israeli politician and lawyer. He served as Prime Minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009 and before that as a cabinet minister from 1988 to 1992 and from 2003 to 2006. Between his first and second stints as a cabinet member, he served as mayor of Jerusalem from 1993 to 2003.
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I'm not in power, but my ideas are in power. And my ideas will prevail.

Ehud Olmert

Political leaders can help change the psychological climate which affects the quality of relationships among people.

Ehud Olmert

The military operation in Lebanon was the most successful military operation in recent Israeli history. Many in Israel don't recognise that.

Ehud Olmert

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.

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 national circumstances. Because of such differences, people fear they cannot live together.

Ehud Olmert

I was not born to be prime minister, and I'm not going to stay here until the end of my life. I'm too young for that.

Ehud Olmert

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.

Ehud Olmert

I love my country more than anything else.

Ehud Olmert

Every prime minister ... has the responsibility to provide security for his people.

Ehud Olmert

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.

Ehud Olmert

Growing up in Israel, how can I not be an optimist? When you remember what Israel was 50 years ago and you see Israel now, one of the most successful countries in the world, stable, democratic, with an enormously stable economy despite everything tha...

Ehud Olmert

It is important that democracy in Lebanon is protected and that Hezbollah will not be supported by outside forces like Syria and Iran.

Ehud Olmert

In Israel we tend to be carried away by our emotions.

Ehud Olmert

A prime minister must not promise things that can't be fulfilled.

Ehud Olmert

A prime minister has to keep a certain balance when dealing with sensitive issues.

Ehud Olmert

I think the attempt to draw a comparison between Iran and Syria is false, misleading and dangerous.

Ehud Olmert

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

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

Ehud Olmert

Look, miracles in the Middle East are a reality.

Ehud Olmert

I have to think about the possible ramifications of an early retirement.

Ehud Olmert

Author Bio

  • NameEhud Olmert
  • DescriptionIsraeli politician, prime minister of Israel
  • BornSeptember 30, 1945
  • CountryIsrael
  • ProfessionPolitician