“The legacies of Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat, of Yitzhak Rabin and K...” — Ehud Olmert Quote

The legacies of Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat, of Yitzhak Rabin and King Hussein, stand as an inspiration for all who work for peace.

As a citizen of a democratic state, I have always believed that when a prime minister is elected in Israel, even those who voted against him at the polls are obligated to desire his success.

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.

I'm not saying it was wrong to intervene in Kosovo.

For all who love freedom and peace, the world without Saddam Hussein's regime is a better and safer place.

America was cool with Saddam Hussein when he was killing Iranians.

But, as you have intimated, I am among those who would be very wary of any military action in the light of Saddam Hussein's willingness to allow the weapons inspectors to go in.

If it was up to the U.N., Saddam Hussein would still be killing his own people.

The first Iraq War was one of necessity because vital U.S. interests were at stake, and we reached the point where no other national-security instruments were likely to achieve the necessary goal, which was the reversal of Saddam Hussein's invasion and occupation of Kuwait.