Press TV- Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has played down Tel Avivs ability to attack Irans nuclear facilities, saying the danger of such a move is much greater than any possible achievement. Olmert, who ordered an airstrike back in 2007 on a Syrian position which Israel claims was a nuclear reactor, said at the Jerusalem Post Conference ...

Raise would bring annual military funding to $4.5 billion; US, Israeli officials in talks for 10-year deal WASHINGTON Israel reportedly wants the US to increase its annual defense assistance package by half, to an average $4.5 billion. Defense News reported this weekend that Israel and US officials have in recent months begun negotiations on the ...

Israels former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been convicted in a bribery trial linked to a luxury property development in al-Quds (Jerusalem). On Monday, a Tel Aviv court found Olmert guilty of receiving two counts of bribes related to the construction of the massive so-called Holyland residential complex when he was mayor of Al-Quds. He was ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 2 (MNA) Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned that Benjamin Netanyahu's aggressive quarrel with the Obama administration over the agreement with Iran signed in Geneva endangers Israel, and panned Netanyahu for "losing his head." Olmert accused Netanyahu of "declaring war on the United States" and of attempting to incite the ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says his successor has severely damaged the country's relations with the United States. Speaking before a security conference, Olmert said Sunday that Benjamin Netanyahu's public criticism of the American-led nuclear deal with Iran was provocative and counterproductive. He said he ...

TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) Former PM says Israel's "rhetoric of war and confrontation" was not wise, gov't made a mistake ignoring Rouhani's talk of peace. According to Israel Radio, Olmerttold college students in New Hampshire that the Israeli government's "rhetoric of war and confrontation" was not wise, and that it made a mistake in ignoring "the Iranian ...

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel went on American television to remind the world (in case anyone had forgotten) that the threat from Iran remains very much alive. Speaking on Face the Nation, Netanyahu warned that the Islamic Republic is once again approaching a nuclear redline, and hinted that if the United States doesnt ...

A top security source told Channel Ten that despite appearances to the contrary, Israel's military option on Iran was very much alive, and that Iran was reaching the point where construction of a nuclear weapon was within reach. The official, whose identity was kept under wraps, is considered a highly placed, highly reliable source. The official said ...

In aftermath of Yadlin, Olmert comments, defense minister calls on formerofficials to "show more responsibility." Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon visited the Hatzerim air base in southern Israel on Tuesday, accompanied by IAF Chief Maj.-Gen. Amir Eshel, and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz. During his visit, when asked about recent comments ...

[caption id="attachment_24058" align="alignright" width="300"] Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu[/caption] (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on MondayIranhad not crossed the "red line" he set for its nuclear program, despite an assessment to the contrary by a former Israeli intelligence chief. At the United Nations in September,...

Habayit Hayehudi Chairman Naftali Bennett referred at the opening of the factional meeting, to statements made by former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in New York, regarding an exaggeration of all concerning the Iranian threat. "Unfortunately Olmert chose to light a fire in New York during Lag Ba'omer. This flame is erroneous and harmful and all the ...

Former Israel PM said he disagreed with the view that Iran in its uranium enrichment program has crossed the red line drawn by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and that the Iranian nuclear threat has been subject to exaggeration. Speaking from New York, Olmert added he believed Bashar Assad's regime will be toppled shortly, yet Syria is to remain ...

Israel has been quietly active over a long period in preventing Tehran from achieving its nuclear aims, former prime minister Ehud Olmert revealed recently to The Jerusalem Post in an interview ahead of next weekendssecond annualJerusalem PostConferencein New York City. We did many things quietly over a long period of time that certainly helped prevent ...

Senior military sources say the budgetallocationfor an attack on Iran was exaggerated, according to a Monday-morning report byKol Yisraelgovernment radio. The comments were made inconnectionwith claims of former prime minister Ehud Olmert that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu "spent 11 billion on hallucinations that did not come true." According ...

JERUSALEM(Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday dismissed allegations by predecessor Ehud Olmert that he wasted billions of dollars preparing for a strike on Iran that did not take place. Olmert, who once led the centrist Kadima party, told Israel's Channel 2 television on Friday that 11 billion shekels (about $3 billion) ...

The issue raised by Ehud Olmert should be at the forefront of this election campaign: Can and should Israel bear theenormous defense budget that has grown to unprecedented levels during Netanyahus term? Last year, Yair Lapid launched his campaign with a slogan-question: Where's the money? Last night,former prime minister Ehud Olmert provided the answer....

NEW YORK: Former Israeli Prime MinisterEhud Olmertsaid Monday that his country must work with theUnited StatesandEuropeto end the threat of a nuclear weapons-armed Iran. Olmert did not say if he will run against his bitter rival Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahuin Israel's Jan. 22 national election, but he certainly seemed to be campaigning to oust ...

Iranians desire to erase Israel from the world but it was faded during recent years while Israel's extreme positions strengthen Iran's will to wipe Israel off the scene of time. Over the past several years, Iranians are expecting to wipe the Israel off the face of the world. It dates back to before the Islamic revolution. In the past, Irans king ...

By Ynet News Former prime minister says discussion surrounding military strike 'creating massive public damage,' notes that Israeli officials 'trying to stir up overblown drama.' Olmert v. Netanyahu Former Prime MinisterEhud Olmerton Sunday leveled harsh criticism at PMBenjamin Netanyahuand the government's handling of theIranian nuclear issue,...

According to Nytimes, as several recently retired top security officials have done, Mr. Olmert urged Mr. Netanyahus government not to rush into unilateral military action against Irans suspectednuclear weaponsprogram. But Mr. Olmert went much further. Drawing boos from a largely American audience in New York, he fired off a wide-ranging broadside ...