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Olmert: No peace without dividing Jerusalem
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Israel News, Jerusalem 

Outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned on Friday that it would not be possible to reach a peace accord with the Palestinians if Israel did not cede part of Jerusalem to them.

"There won't be peace if part of Jerusalem does not become the capital of the Palestinian state," said Olmert, speaking at Kibbutz Yifat in the Galilee.

During Israeli-Palestinian peace talks that were relaunched in 2007, though are currently stalled, the Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority demanded parts of Jerusalem as the capital of a future state.
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The demand is highly contentious in Israel, with many rightist politicians stating their total opposition to any division of the city.

In a wide-ranging speech, Olmert also mentioned Israel's recent offensive against Hamas in Gaza.

He said that the Israel Defense Forces was continuing to operate in the South, and that the campaign was not yet over.

The prime minister's comments came after Palestinian militants in Gaza fired a mortar round into the western Negev on Friday. The attack caused no casualties.

On Thursday evening, Palestinian militants fired a Grad rocket that struck a synagogue in the southern town of Netivot, causing light damage to the building. The Israel Air Force retaliated shortly after the attack, striking four smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip, the army said.


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      1.   Funny how the right when in power... 18:57  |  D 06/03/09
      2.   Olmert`s desire to be knocked off 19:01  |  Reality Bytes 06/03/09
      3.   Your Deadlocked Situation 19:09  |  Shimon Cleopas 06/03/09
      4.   Tell it like it is......... 19:15  |  Swiss (Dino 06/03/09
      5.   Olmert tells the truth. Whole truth is that Settlements must go. 19:16  |  Ivar 06/03/09
      6.   HE HAS BEEN WRONG, AND HISTORY PROVES IT. 19:18  |  jewish doctor 06/03/09
      7.   Consider the source 19:21  |  Jen 06/03/09
      8.   Olmert is wrong! 19:23  |  Brod 06/03/09
      9.   this guy is a thief 19:25  |  jay 06/03/09
      10.   In a divided house 19:29  |  Shimon Cleopas 06/03/09
      11.   I am dreaming for that one day 19:30  |  Chris 06/03/09
      12.   Olmert can`t erase 2000 years of waiting ! 19:37  |  Akram Zekaria 06/03/09
      13.   Division of Jerusalem should happen today 19:37  |  binny 06/03/09
      14.   FROM AN INDICTED POLITICIAN 19:45  |  ALBERT 06/03/09
      15.   civil war before peace 19:47  |  ben 06/03/09
      16.   After a divided Jerusalem, 19:49  |  Hub 06/03/09
      17.   # 4 akram 19:53  |  Axel 06/03/09
      18.   Olmert says the opposite of truth. 19:53  |  Yesh 06/03/09
      19.   Same talk from outgoing Israeli Prime Ministers 19:57  |  Anis 06/03/09
      20.   No peace this way 19:59  |  Johan Broos 06/03/09
      21.   A Divided Jerusalem 20:02  |  Shimon Cleopas 06/03/09
      22.   Joint condominium 20:04  |  Rex Solomon 06/03/09
      23.   Why did he wait so long to come to this conclusion 20:07  |  KR 06/03/09
      24.   He`s right 20:08  |  Giora Me`ir 06/03/09
      25.   peace or piece? 20:09  |  ben 06/03/09
      26.   From a Muslim 20:10  |  Muslim 06/03/09
      27.   the voters do not agree 20:10  |  vik 06/03/09
      28.   Olmert`s `parting` Shot.... 20:13  |  Henry 06/03/09
      29.   Jerusalem Wall WIll Go the Way of the Berlin Wall 20:22  |  Binyamin 06/03/09
      30.   NO PEACE WITH DIVIDING JERUSALEM EITHER, ONLY WORSE WAR 20:26  |  Jacob 06/03/09
      31.   Jersusalem is like a small town - too small to have 2 capitals 20:27  |  ZISD 06/03/09
      32.   That is why Prime Minister Olmert is being expelled from office 20:38  |  Damon 06/03/09
      33.   Divide Jerusalem For Peace?---NO WAY! 20:39  |  David Stone 06/03/09
      34.   1~ Swiss: Dreams always visit when the eyes are closed. 20:42  |  Akram Zekaria 06/03/09
      35.   Jerusalem 20:47  |  Bill 06/03/09
      36.   Absolutey not. No division, no retreat. 20:49  |  Stephen. 06/03/09
      37.   Akram Zekaria did you wait 2000 yrs? 21:06  |  you are a joke 06/03/09
      38.   JERUSALEM IS SHARED NOW 21:07  |  David M 06/03/09
      39.   IT IS ALREADY DIVIDED 21:08  |  michael 06/03/09
      40.   Thank G_D for Bibi! 21:11  |  4:20 06/03/09
      41.   Did Palestinians claim itbefore Israel made Jerusalem its capital 21:18  |  Joe 06/03/09
      42.   Olmert is right! 21:22  |  Giora 06/03/09
      43.   Binny for President!!!! 21:23  |  Hanna 06/03/09
      44.   Now we see what the bribes Talansky hand-delivered were for 21:29  |  Dr. L. Brnd 06/03/09
      45.   #15 Stephen the Israeli from Switzerland... 21:30  |  Hanna 06/03/09
      46.   A meaning-less outgoing PM statement 21:31  |  musa atef 06/03/09
      47.   akram 2000years how old are you 21:32  |  Reza Shah 06/03/09
      48.   olmert from jail 21:35  |  mark 06/03/09
      49.   Correction to last post. 21:38  |  flyingdoc57 06/03/09
      50.   # 15 Stephen 21:39  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/03/09
      51.   Olmert`s blasphemous statement 21:44  |  Jack Cohen 06/03/09
      52.   #12: Do you suggest the same for the 58 Islamic nations? 21:46  |  Bennie 06/03/09
      53.   Jerusalem division is at the bottom of quartet road map agenda, 21:52  |  Sarah 06/03/09
      54.   The great pity is that Olmert no longer has any clout... 21:55  |  Esther 06/03/09
      55.   Very interesting! 21:57  |  Elliot 06/03/09
      56.   Jerusalem is Israel if you devide Jerusalem.... 22:02  |  Daniel 06/03/09
      57.   Akram #8... nobldy is "prevailing" over Israel... 22:03  |  Esther 06/03/09
      58.   Peace? 22:03  |  Max 06/03/09
      59.   pathetic 22:04  |  ronnie 06/03/09
      60.   Nafal ha asimon 22:05  |  Northern 06/03/09
      61.   " 1 Swiss Dino 22:09  |  Maureen 06/03/09
      62.   Bill in NYC 22:09  |  Timothy Dugas 06/03/09
      63.   Shimon Cleopas 22:11  |  Timothy Dugas 06/03/09
      64.   Akram Zekaria 22:12  |  Timothy Dugas 06/03/09
      65.   When did it become 22:16  |  Darlene Wallach 06/03/09
      66.   Why do we care 22:18  |  Josh 06/03/09
      67.   was this another brown envelope speech ?? 22:18  |  v hardman 06/03/09
      68.   Goodby Olmert - Get Lost! 22:21  |  Jew 06/03/09
      69.   Ethnic cleansing of Jews 2005, Lebanon 2006, Gaza 2009... 22:31  |  bat yam 06/03/09
      70.   this is why he`s leaving in disgrace 22:35  |  Marco 06/03/09
      71.   Seems as jail gets closer, Olmert`s statements are more bizzare? 22:51  |  just wondering 06/03/09
      72.   No peace even if you divide Jerusalem 22:51  |  King Tut 06/03/09
      73.   When will this clown get off the stage already? 22:59  |  Orkochav 06/03/09
      74.   Olmert is an idiot; but he`s right about Jerusalem 23:01  |  Yitzhak 06/03/09
      75.   The truth is the only path to follow 23:07  |  Unchel Ben-Joseph 06/03/09
      76.   This guy is going to jail, dont get your hopes up arabs... 23:11  |  Jordan 06/03/09
      77.   olmert can`t wait to give away what worthier men fought &died for 23:14  |  dante 06/03/09
      78.   Breaking the " JERUSALEM COVENANT "?? 23:16  |  Bill 06/03/09
      79.   G-D`S WORD IS TRUE - WE REAP WHAT WE SOW ?? 23:19  |  Bill 06/03/09
      80.   Fleas 23:21  |  Muslim 06/03/09
      81.   Give away the Temple Mount and the Western Wall 23:24  |  stella 06/03/09
      82.   #.20. Dino. 23:25  |  Stephen. 06/03/09
      83.   1~ Swiss: Dreams always visit when the eyes are closed. 23:27  |  Akram Zekaria 06/03/09
      84.   1~ Swiss: Dreams always visit when the eyes are closed. 23:27  |  Akram Zekaria 06/03/09
      85.   This Harms Does Not Help Peace 23:44  |  Baruch Gold 06/03/09
      86.   Jerusalem 23:49  |  cwarn 06/03/09
      87.   To Muslim. Jews also want to pray freely ON the Temple Mount! 00:01  |  Jew 07/03/09
      88.   Olmert was never right in anything ! 00:05  |  Akram Zekaria 07/03/09
      89.   BLIND POLITICAL LEADERS 00:21  |  Victor 07/03/09
      90.   Dear Mr. Olmert 00:28  |  Albrecht Klein 07/03/09
      91.   Big mouth 01:01  |  Nechama 07/03/09
      92.   #6 Shimon Cleopas 01:16  |  BDS 07/03/09
      93.   Olmert on surrendering land for peace(HaHa)?? 01:19  |  Heraklios 07/03/09
      94.   No Peace WITH dividing Jerusalem 02:09  |  Baruch Gold 07/03/09
      95.   Better suffering and death than any compromise? 02:10  |  Mark Lincoln 07/03/09
      96.   Temple Mount 02:21  |  Great White North 07/03/09
      97.   Bottom line 02:27  |  Farooq 07/03/09
      98.   Incompetent 02:32  |  Ron 07/03/09
      99.   Olmert: "Divide Jerusalem" 02:47  |  paul Frenkel 07/03/09
      100.   To Bennie #22: You Bet 04:00  |  Binyamin 07/03/09
      101.   Scandal ridden PM has foot in mouth disease 04:04  |  bernard ross 07/03/09
      102.   Peace agreement entails compromise with Jerusalem 04:54  |  Smadar 07/03/09
      103.   Blow Peace out Your Pipe 07:12  |  UsedToPostHere 07/03/09
      104.   Jerusalem was only divided for 20 years 07:59  |  Gregor 07/03/09
      105.   Co-existance can only exist amongst moderates 08:00  |  Palestinian Brit 07/03/09
      106.   Baruch Gold on Berlin 08:05  |  Palestinian Brit 07/03/09
      107.   Jerusalem Muslim Council: Temples in Jerusalem `Beyond Dispute` 08:05  |  Jean Van Daem 07/03/09
      108.   Swiss cheese knowledge of history... 08:09  |  Angel of Oregon City 07/03/09
      109.   Olmert tries hard 08:58  |  lexie 07/03/09
      110.   Olmert: No peace without dividing Jerusalem 09:39  |  ollie 07/03/09
      111.   # 45 Angel of Oregon City, I`m afraid it`s not a...... 10:06  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/03/09
      112.   # 43 Smadar (1) 10:16  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/03/09
      113.   # 43 Smadar (2) 10:21  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/03/09
      114.   Re: "Tell it like it is........." 10:49  |  Miron 07/03/09
      115.   #43 Smadar 11:13  |  Baruch Gold 07/03/09
      116.   Stephen. 11:17  |  lady from USA 07/03/09
      117.   There will be no Israelis if Jerusalem isn`t divided. . 11:31  |  Dutch 07/03/09
      118.   Peace when Arabs stop violence accept Jewish sovereignty! 12:21  |  Bezi 07/03/09
      119.   Olmert`s words... 13:55  |  David Nigel Braham 07/03/09
      120.   No Divided Jerusalem Without Israeli Ratification 14:11  |  Jeff Northridge 07/03/09
      121.   Smadar # 43 Logical But Not Practical 15:22  |  Jeff Northridge 07/03/09
      122.   #7 Chris, I too am dreaming for that day. 16:03  |  John Allen 07/03/09
      123.   elementaryand aged,but who wants peace? 16:05  |  arti shocconer 07/03/09
      124.   #29 Swiss (Dino) 16:15  |  John Allen 07/03/09
      125.   #38 Farooq I would agree with you but,..... 16:22  |  John Allen 07/03/09
      126.   #48 & #49 Swiss (Dino) 16:23  |  Smadar 07/03/09
      127.   Swiss (Dino) # 48 & 49 What Does Hamas Have To Do With This? 16:38  |  Jeff Northridge 07/03/09
      128.   Jeff # 50 17:10  |  Peter Mall 07/03/09
      129.   #50 Jeff re: Jerusalem`s sovereignty 17:12  |  Smadar 07/03/09
      130.   NY DOCTOR? 17:26  |  jim the mechanic 07/03/09
      131.   So lets build another 73,000 illegal settlements 18:19  |  Labhras 07/03/09
      132.   Dividing Yerushalayim 19:14  |  Yirmeyahu Hoyt 07/03/09
      133.   Sharing site of Temple would be a step in right direction 19:46  |  Miron 07/03/09
      134.   41 you did pay 20:26  |  Frank 07/03/09
      135.   # 30 Akram Zekaria (2nd try) 21:54  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/03/09
      136.   # 55 Good morning, Jeff, maybe you should read once again.... 21:56  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/03/09
      137.   # 52 John Allen, if only the word "if" would not exist..... 21:57  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/03/09
      138.   Better no peace than to give up Jerusalem without a fight 22:05  |  Jehu 07/03/09
      139.   Smadar # 57 Jurisdiction Does Imply Sovereignty 22:50  |  Jeff Northridge 07/03/09
      140.   When did the `Palestinians` ever own Jerusalem? 23:12  |  Gee 07/03/09
      141.   For Swiss Dino 00:07  |  Star of David 08/03/09
      142.   #63 Jeff I guess it`s a matter of interpretation... 00:38  |  Smadar 08/03/09
      143.   Let Mr. large cede his own house first 00:42  |  divided we fall 08/03/09
      144.   # 65 Star of David, still some work to do for you, I`m afraid.... 01:04  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/03/09
      145.   64 - Gee 01:17  |  Mandelarab 08/03/09
      146.   Mandelarab #76 01:34  |  Gee 08/03/09
      147.   #15, 29, Stephen 01:36  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 08/03/09
      148.   To the Ancient History Wonks 01:48  |  Binyamin 08/03/09
      149.   Binyamin - I absolutely agree with you 02:06  |  Mandelarab 08/03/09
      150.   To Swiss (Dino # 89). You`re ridiculous :) :) :) :) 02:49  |  flyingdoc57 08/03/09
      151.   Smadar # 81 03:21  |  Jeff Northridge 08/03/09
      152.   Ramallah 03:43  |  Bob 08/03/09
      153.   Mandelarab ......YOU`RE BLIND! 04:19  |  MMM 08/03/09
      154.   lets be realistic here 04:29  |  Darlene Wallach 08/03/09
      155.   Mandelarab #140 04:45  |  Gee 08/03/09
      156.   Binyamin # 142 Ignore History At Your Peril 05:08  |  Jeff Northridge 08/03/09
      157.   mandelarab.....you don`t know your history! 05:24  |  MMM 08/03/09
      158.   #1 Swiss (Dino) 06:01  |  Jasper 08/03/09
      159.   olmert speaks! 06:44  |  Moshe 08/03/09
      160.   The palestinian gerusalem must be freed from occupation 06:48  |  S Awaad 08/03/09
      161.   129~Swiss (Dino) " What you have to do" yourself (Dino).. 06:58  |  Akram Zekaria 08/03/09
      162.   141~ Cipora Sweet & proud ! 07:08  |  Akram Zekaria 08/03/09
      163.   To #81. Friend Jew 07:24  |  Muslim 08/03/09
      164.   #100 Palestinian Brit on Jerusalem 08:05  |  Baruch Gold 08/03/09
      165.   Does another city exist on this planet that is divided? 08:14  |  common sense 08/03/09
      166.   To Muslim 153 08:26  |  Frank 08/03/09
      167.   Jeff Northridge and his 2/3 resolution 08:52  |  ELIAS KHOURY 08/03/09
      168.   It will happen 09:32  |  Paul 08/03/09
      169.   # 157 Jasper 11:21  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/03/09
      170.   # 160 Akram Zekaria 11:37  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/03/09
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