69 million page views

Israelis Want Olmert Out, But Is That Alone Sufficient To Do The Job?

Reader comment on item: What will the future political landscape look like in Israel in the aftermath of the Winograd report?

Submitted by orange yonason (United States), May 3, 2007 at 21:31

B"H

Unfortunately, I am inclined to agree with what Mark James said in his post's title.

These guys don't just walk away from power. It's like fly paper to them, and they are more devoted to acquiring and maintaining it than they are to using it properly.

But the mood in israel as I write this bears watching! I've just seen in the news that there are apparently around 200,000 ralying in Tel Aviv to remove Olmert right now (9:25 PM EST - 05/04/07).

But it isn't just Olmert, it's all the remnants of the Sharon Kadima Government that must go, because otherwise nothing will really change.

Submitting....

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".

Submit a comment on this item

<< Previous Comment      Next Comment >>

Reader comments (10) on this item

Title Commenter Date Thread
How israel can survive [103 words]skydiverMay 28, 2007 17:3595056
What about Kahane? [100 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
PTMay 10, 2007 00:1192322
Winograd report [42 words]jon purizhanskyMay 3, 2007 23:3891583
I Don't Know How Long It Will Be, But . . . [226 words]orange yonasonMay 3, 2007 22:5791578
Israelis Want Olmert Out, But Is That Alone Sufficient To Do The Job? [107 words]orange yonasonMay 3, 2007 21:3191561
In The End, Israel Will Do A France [33 words]AnneMMay 9, 2007 07:3891561
The Problem With Israel "Doing A France" [159 words]orange yonasonMay 10, 2007 20:1891561
Personalities and parties [49 words]David W. LincolnMay 3, 2007 12:3691494
Olmert has 2 years left on term, so he'll hold on and this will blow over [63 words]Mark JamesMay 3, 2007 00:4691425
The much hoped for demise of Kadima [161 words]Seamus MacNemiMay 3, 2007 00:4191422

Comment on this item

Mark my comment as a response to Israelis Want Olmert Out, But Is That Alone Sufficient To Do The Job? by orange yonason

Email me if someone replies to my comment

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".

See recent outstanding comments.

Follow Daniel Pipes

Facebook   Twitter   RSS   Join Mailing List

All materials by Daniel Pipes on this site: © 1968-2024 Daniel Pipes. daniel.pipes@gmail.com and @DanielPipes

Support Daniel Pipes' work with a tax-deductible donation to the Middle East Forum.Daniel J. Pipes

(The MEF is a publicly supported, nonprofit organization under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Contributions are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Tax-ID 23-774-9796, approved Apr. 27, 1998.

For more information, view our IRS letter of determination.)