Politicians are dragging their feet. The prime minister [Ehud Olmert], who pledged to get Gilad released ... might not be determined enough, otherwise he would have resolved the issue 
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Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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A woman collects drinking water from a tube well at the flooded village of Godadhar in Faridpur July 27, 2008. Several areas in north and northeastern Bangladesh remain inundated with floodwaters after the embankments of the rivers Jamuna and Padma collapsed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week.
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LONDON - JULY 25: Reese Hoffa of United States competes in the Men's Shot Put Final during day 1 of the Norwich Union Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace Stadium on July 25, 2008 in London, England.
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Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, who is also Patron of the Alannah and Madeline Foundation, back left, stands with Australian sporting legend and Foundation Chairman John Bertrand, back right, Isabella, front left, and Harrison at the foundation office in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008.
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People hold up the proposed new constitution during a ceremony at the presidential palace in La Paz, August 28, 2008, where Bolivian President Evo Morales signed a decree to approve a national referendum to seek approval for a new constitution. Morales on Thursday set the date for a national referendum to seek approval for a new constitution strongly opposed by his rightist rivals.
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Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention 2008 at the Invesco Field in Denver, Colorado, on August 28, 2008. Obama accepted the party's presidential nomination before a capacity crowd of 75,000 delirious supporters, becoming the first-ever black major-party White House pick, exactly 45 years after Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" anthem to racial harmony.
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SIERRA MADRE, CA - MAY 29: Seventieth anniversary cans of Spam, the often-maligned classic canned lunch meat made by Hormel Foods, are seen on a grocery store shelf May 29, 2008 in Sierra Madre, California. With the rise in food prices, sales of Spam are increasing as consumers look for ways to cut their food bills. According to the US Agriculture Department, the price of food is rising at the fastest rate since 1990. Increasingly expensive staples include such items as white bread, up 13 percent over last year, butter, up nine percent, and bacon at seven percent. The increasing sales have translated to 14 percent higher profits for Hormel. Spam was created in 1937 and was popularized as a staple food for World War II Western allied forces.
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Egyptian Coptic Christians demonstrate in front of the White House in Washington,DC on July 16, 2008. The protestors were demonstrating against recent attacks against Copts in Egypt and what they allege is forced Islamization.
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PHOENIX, AZ - AUGUST 25: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) speaks during a news conference at Central High School August 25, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona. Sen. McCain made an appearance with Puerto Rican reggaeton musician Daddy Yankee.
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PHOENIX, AZ - AUGUST 25: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) greets students during a news conference at Central High School August 25, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona. Sen. McCain made an appearance with Puerto Rican reggaeton musician Daddy Yankee.
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Quotes about Ehud Olmert
We will not hesitate to pay a price for what we believe in; we will not budge one inch and vow to move forward. Jerusalem is within the Arab-Islamic community's rights until the end of days, and we will not hold any negotiations on it; the occupation is temporary ... Hear this Barak and (Prime Minister Ehud) Olmert: Our journey to Jerusalem, which began in 2000 (eruption of second intifada) will continue and grow stronger. If until now 30 buses arrived at the Al-Aqsa Mosque (to defend it) each day, inshallah 60 buses will arrive from now on.
was said
in Ynetnews
Russia's President Dmitri Medvedev called Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday evening. The two discussed in length several regional and bilateral issues
said Mark Regev
in Malaysia Sun
Quotes from articles mentioning Ehud Olmert
correct and brave decision for the State of Israel, the Kadima movement, and himself personally.
was said
in Xinhua
It proves that despite his personal crisis, he sees what is good for the state, and in this difficult hour he has made the right decision
said Shaul Mofaz
in Xinhua
When a new Kadima party chairman is chosen, I will resign as prime minister to permit them to put together a new government swiftly and effectively
was said
in Xinhua
I have decided I won't run in the Kadima movement primaries, nor do I intend to intervene in the elections
said Ehud Olmert
in Xinhua
I may attack a certain point of view which I consider false, but I will never attack a person who preaches it. I have always a high regard for the individual who is honest and moral, even when I am not in agreement with him. Such a relation is in accord with the concept of kavod habriyot, for beloved is man for he is created in the image of God.
was said
in Jew School
