Ehud Olmert Quotes

There is no ceasefire. There will not be any ceasefire.

Who thinks seriously that if we sit on another hilltop, on another hundred meters, that this is what will make the difference for the state of Israel's basic security?

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

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

Leadership is tested not by one's capacity to survive politically but by the ability to make tough decisions in trying times.

Israeli lives are worth more than Palestinian ones.

When you fight for the impossible, sometimes you lose everything.

The formula for the parameters of a unilateral solution are: To maximize the number of Jews; to minimize the number of Palestinians; not to withdraw to the 1967 border and not to divide Jerusalem.

For me to propose a division of Jerusalem was really terrible. I did it because I reached a conclusion that without which there will not be peace.

I dont know that there is one serious American representative that will advise Israel to sit with a terrorist government and negotiate with them.

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

Iran is an anti-Semitic, terrorist government.

I am focused on what needs to be done for the people of Israel. Period. I do not pity myself and I do not pat myself on the shoulder. I get up in the morning full of energy to fulfill my mission.

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

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

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

I want to arrive at the possibility of peace with the Syrians, and when I believe that the conditions are right, I will not miss the opportunity.

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.

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

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

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.

My doctors say I am very healthy.

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.

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

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

Look, miracles in the Middle East are a reality.

Peace is important for Israel.

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

I sometimes feel tired. But there are so many reasons for being tired.

I know I'm unpopular.

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.

I love my country more than anything else.

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.

Iran is a major threat to the well-being of Europe and America just as much as it is for 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 always wake up early Saturday morning, and I have a little bit more time, so I go to the gym.

Merkel is an amazing woman, very experienced in international politics.

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 trust the integrity of the British government and the British soldiers.