Olmert’s Record in Term of Deeds, Not Words, Poor

Source: Al-Manar TV, 04-10-2008

Even in his last days at office, ‘Israeli' outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's ‘wisdom' remains subject of ‘Israeli' analysts' sarcasm and mockery.

‘Israeli' internet site Ynet published on Saturday an analysis of Olmert's words during an interview he gave to Israeli daily Yedihot Ahronot. According to the analysis, "it is very difficult not to feel great anger in the wake of the interview".

In fact, this interview is truly "infuriating," the analysis read. It criticizes the fact that "a few moments before he departs the political stage, two and a half years after he officially assumed his post, and after 30 months where he did nothing to advance all the beautiful notions he discussed in the interview, suddenly he has been instilled with wisdom and courage. All of a sudden, he speaks up in order to warn us and issue predications, advice and consult, outline a path, and discover "new" ideas, which in fact have been known for ages."

The analysis noted that Olmert could be forgiven if his problem was only "a complete diplomatic blindness and a special talent for failing to grasp reality around him". However, according to the analysis, the prime minister himself praises himself for saying "five years ago already," (in an interview with Nahum Barnea,) that time is running out, and that we must understand this, and that if we fail to grasp this, heaven forbid.

"Five years have passed since then, yet all those sensational insights remained tucked away in the drawer," the analysis said mockingly. "Apparently, he saved them for his final interview. Yet he did nothing to realize them, advance them, or promote them. The opposite is true: The occupation became more deeply entrenched, wickedness flourished, the malignant settlement "enterprise" worked full steam, and the disease that is prompting the State of ‘Israel's' demise became worse."

"Yet only now, when it is clear to both us and him that he cannot do anything, he decided to become a hero," the analysis continued. "Only now, when his bags are already packed, the outgoing prime minister seeks to depart with a bang. Indeed, his record in terms of deeds is quite poor, but when it comes to words, as usual, there's great richness there."