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Olmert’s Conversion From Pol to Leader
You have to judge politicians, especially those running for prime minister, without sentiment. And if they\’ve changed direction, you have to give more weight to what they\’ve done lately than what they did before. Unless the candidate is a truly malevolent character, you have to judge him or her on two things: leadership ability and political direction. And on that basis, I think Olmert is better suited to be prime minister than anybody else around.
Uncertain Time for Likud in America
The official American Friends of Likud organization, in the midst of a California and national expansion drive, has come down solidly in support of Benjamin \”Bibi\” Netanyahu, the new head of the Likud Party.
Clear Ideological Focus Marks Olmert
Olmert was one of the chief architects of Sharon\’s main foreign policy achievement — last summer\’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank. When Sharon broke away last November from his ruling Likud Party to form a new centrist party, Kadima, Olmert was one of the first to follow him.
Israeli Government Gets on With It
As the prime minister lay in a post-operative coma Sunday, his temporary replacement, acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, chaired the weekly Cabinet meeting.
\”We hope that the prime minister will recover, gain strength and with God\’s help will return to run the government of Israel and lead the State of Israel,\” Olmert said.
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