[With video link] Ironic interview: former PM Olmert explains his peace
proposal

Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 5 February 2011
[For video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH2Hr1H7OOc ]

When former PM Olmert interviewed the idea of basing the “solution” for
Jerusalem on the assumption that Israel could count on the current regimes
ruling Jordan and Saudi Arabia continuing forever may not have sounded so
silly.

Now it sounds silly to most Israelis, so Channel 2 Correspondent Udi Segal
was kind enough to former PM Olmert to explain that the interview took place
before the disturbances in Egypt.

Former PM Ehud Olmert interviewed by Channel 2 Correspondent Udi Segal
Broadcast 5 February 2011
[IMRA translation of excerpts]

Interview took place before the disturbances in Egypt.

Olmert: With regard to the Holy Basin I showed him[Mahmoud Abbas] the area
of the Holy Basin on the map. I told him that this is in the trust of 5
nations – 3 of them Moslem: Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the Palestinian state that
would be established, the U.S. that also represents the Christian world, and
of course Israel.
…
Segal: Tell me. But this map isn’t dangerous? It isn’t very dangerous?

Olmert: We know how to protect ourselves. I believe we can better defend
ourselves when we are in territories that the entire world recognizes as our
territories if we are attacked within out territories.

Segal: It seems to me that the main concern in Israel is that we make a deal
with Abu Mazen and then a year or two later Hamas comes and takes over the
state..

Olmert: We left Gaza. Hamas came. We went in Gaza. We hit them as needed
and we left Gaza.

Segal: Hamas remained

Olmert: That’s because of various reasons this is not the place to go into
them We didn’t complete this mission

Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis)
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