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BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Israeli PM to quit in two months

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has announced he will stand down two months from now, as soon as his Kadima party chooses a new leader.

He defended his record in office, especially his work to strengthen the armed forces, when he spoke to reporters in Jerusalem.



Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed Jul 30th, 2008 at 01:32:44 PM EST
Does it make a difference which right-wing militarist supremacist takes over ? The chances of somebody who genuinely wants peace ever running israel is so close to zero as to be mathematically inseparable from it

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Wed Jul 30th, 2008 at 05:15:30 PM EST
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