Ehud Olmert, current lame-duck Prime Minister of Israel, conceded yesterday in an interview with Yedioth Ahronoth that Israel will have to give up land in order to achieve peace with Palestine, specifically land in the Golan Heights, Jerusalem, and the West Bank. Summary quote:
“In the end of the day, we will have to withdraw from the most decisive areas of the territories. In exchange for the same territories left in our hands, we will have to give compensation in the form of territories within the State of Israel.”
His admission was not well received within Israel, and viewed as unconstructive. Palestinian officials were skeptical that this admission would bring any kind of result, as Olmert has no political capital to leverage in order to make any withdrawal or land swap a reality.
What more can be said, when a Prime Minister's swan song is to tell the truth about the negotiations, and is subsequently lambasted by both parties?
