In a Washington Post op-ed, Olmert criticized Obama’s focus on the settlements as leading nowhere and achieving nothing.
The former PM confirmed a long-standing rumor that he offered the Palestinians practically the entire West Bank, all Arab-populated parts of Jerusalem, the Temple Mount, and admittance for some number of refugees.
At the time, Olmert thought he was playing a PR trick with Abbas (who predictably refused the offer as he does not want formal independence, but rather to remain the focus of the world’s attention). Olmert’s offer, however, set a new benchmark for Israeli concessions, and subsequent governments would find it impossible to retract it.
The Temple Mount location confirmed, Israelis can now see that even the Jewish government doesn’t take into account the interests of the state they’re responsible for. The Temple Mount location confirmed, Arabs may feel free to do whatever they want.
And the government talks about fake holocaust survivors. Why wouldn’t they talk about fake government???