Watched this interview with Olmert on Dutch TV. He was the PM in the last invasion in 2006.
Former Israeli PM on escalation: 'Large-scale war is in no one's interest' Israel called up thousands of reservists today and the army is said to be preparing for a possible invasion of Lebanon. According to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, that would be extremely unwise.
From: The Guardian October 28, 2024 Former Israeli PM promotes two-state solution;
Ehud Olmert, the former Israeli prime minister, said the Israeli opposition parties needed to show the guts to speak out in favour of a two-state solution since they know it is the only alternative to more blood and killing.
His appearance in London at a conference this weekend did not go down well with some. first Israeli premier to be imprisoned Ehud Olmert is not an uncontroversial figure in Israel and internationally.
He was convicted of corruption in 2014 and in 2016 became the first Israeli premier to be imprisoned, capping a years-long legal saga that forced him to resign in 2009 during an intense round of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, then released early, in 2017
