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.

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